Production Manager

Ref: AS8881394

Luton, England

£80,000

• Permanent
• Lean Manufacturing
• Production Planning
• Team Leadership

About the candidate

An experienced manufacturing professional with over five years’ experience across production supervision, planning and shop floor operations. They bring a strong mix of hands-on manufacturing knowledge, people management and practical production planning experience gained across consumer goods, electronics and automotive parts environments.

They are confident leading teams, improving processes and working cross-functionally with engineering, quality and supply chain teams to keep production moving. Available to start in two weeks, they would suit a permanent role where they can drive efficiency, support team development and help deliver consistent production performance.

What makes them great?

• Improved production efficiency: Helped reduce production time by around 15% through the implementation of lean manufacturing principles, while also improving product quality.
• Strong delivery performance: Worked closely with engineering and quality teams to resolve bottlenecks, contributing to an approximate 20% increase in on-time deliveries.
• Systems-focused approach: Supported ERP integration to improve inventory management and increase order accuracy by around 30%.

Areas of expertise

• Production planning: Experienced in managing schedules across varied product ranges, aligning production priorities with supply chain capacity and operational targets.
• Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement: Practical experience applying lean principles to reduce production time, improve quality and remove operational bottlenecks.
• Team leadership and development: Confident leading shop floor teams, delivering training and building a positive culture focused on performance, safety and improvement.