Production Manager

Ref: AS7009929

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

£55,000

• Permanent
• Lean Manufacturing
• Operational Excellence
• Team Leadership

About the candidate

A seasoned production management professional with strong experience across manufacturing, automotive supply and electronics environments. They bring a hands-on management style, clear planning skills and a strong focus on keeping production moving efficiently while maintaining quality and safety standards.

This candidate has led teams in fast-paced production settings, coordinated activity across shifts and worked closely with purchasing and quality teams to resolve issues quickly. They are well suited to a permanent Production Manager role where continuous improvement, team leadership and operational delivery are key.

What makes them great?

• Lean Manufacturing Impact: Implemented lean techniques that delivered a 20% reduction in waste and improved overall production efficiency.
• Improved Throughput: Played a key role in streamlining production processes, contributing to a 15% increase in throughput across multiple shifts.
• Delivery Performance: Supported workflow and quality improvements that helped achieve a 10% uplift in on-time delivery rates.

Areas of expertise

• Production Planning: Experienced in developing and maintaining schedules to meet tight deadlines while balancing quality, safety and output requirements.
• Continuous Improvement: Strong exposure to lean manufacturing, workflow optimisation and process streamlining across busy production environments.
• Team Leadership: Confident leading, supporting and training production teams, with experience managing up to 12 employees directly.