Production Manager
Ref: AS4042779
Oxford, UK
£45,000
- Permanent
- Lean Manufacturing
- Operational Improvement
- Precision Engineering
About the candidate
This candidate is an experienced production leader with a strong background in manufacturing environments, including metal components, precision engineering and additive manufacturing. They bring a practical, hands-on leadership style and are confident managing busy production teams while keeping safety, quality, cost and delivery targets on track.
They are used to working closely with engineering, quality and supply chain teams to improve workflows, solve operational challenges and build a culture of continuous improvement. Based in Oxford, UK, they are looking for a permanent opportunity and can start in two weeks.
What makes them great?
- Improves Operational Performance: Delivered around a 15% uplift in production efficiency while helping to reduce defects in a busy manufacturing setting.
- Strengthens Delivery Reliability: Helped improve on-time delivery rates by around 20% through better capacity planning, resource allocation and Lean manufacturing principles.
- Builds Capable Teams: Has a strong track record of training and developing team members, creating accountability and keeping teams engaged in fast-paced environments.
Areas of expertise
- Production Leadership: Experienced in overseeing day-to-day manufacturing operations, managing technicians and ensuring output meets quality, safety and delivery expectations.
- Lean & Continuous Improvement: Confident introducing process improvements, Lean ways of working and practical workflow changes to improve efficiency and reduce defects.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Works well with engineering, quality and supply chain teams to support capacity planning, resource allocation and consistent customer delivery.