A long established and growing business based in the West Midlands are looking for a hands-on Production Manager to lead a multi‑discipline manufacturing operation. You will own day-to-day production performance, ensuring work is delivered safely, on time, to cost and to the right quality standards. Reporting into the Managing Director; the ideal candidate will have exposure to heavy engineering such as Fabrications, Pressing, Forging, Stampings, Sheet Metal & strong on process flow and capacity planning and strong in leading and developing teams.
The business have a clear expansion plan and are looking to grow further but will need a good Production Manager to help this growth.
Role: Production Manager
Salary: up to £53,000 per annum + benefits
Location: West Midlands (commutable from Dudley, Kingswinford, Kidderminster, West Brom, Wolverhampton)
Responsibilities of the Production Manager
Plan and control production schedules across all manufacturing areas
Lead both pre‑production planning (ERP/MRP scheduling, resource planning, material readiness) and live production execution on the shopfloor.
Work hard to develop & ensure a safe working environment, audit readiness, clean (5S) work areas and robust corrective actions.
Monitor labour efficiency, scrap, machine utilisation, overtime and budget performance, identifying and delivering cost and productivity improvements.
Oversee multi functional teams across the business
Work hard to create a robustness around KPIs and SOPs.
Collaborate with all internal stakeholders to maintain a strong process flow
Lead, coach and develop production teams, set clear objectives, run reviews, and maintain skills matrices and cross‑training plans.
Requirements of the Production Manager
Proven experience in a production leadership role within a heavier manufacturing environment
A qualification in Engineering would be ideal (ILM Level 3 to 5)
Good understanding of Metal based manufacturing
Strong analytical skills, comfortable working with KPIs & SOPs
Strong Lean toolbox (Kaizen, Six Sigma, CI Skills)
A modern direct line management approach
This is a great opportunity to work with a business that is looking to develop and is looking for a Production Manager who is looking to grow with them. There is a good package & good benefits.
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