Manufacturing Manager
Job ID: 492320
Posted since: 28-Jan-2026
Organization: Siemens Healthineers
Field of work: Manufacturing
Company: Siemens HC Ltd. MR Magnet Technology
Experience level: Experienced Professional
Job type: Full‑time
Work mode: Office/Site only
Employment type: Permanent
Location(s)
* Bicester - United Kingdom
* Oxford - United Kingdom
Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.
Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions. Siemens Healthineers MR Magnet Technology is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of superconducting magnets for magnetic resonance imaging – over a third of MRI scanners installed worldwide have at their heart a magnet manufactured in our Eynsham factory. The business has been awarded several Queen’s Awards for export success, two Best Factory Awards, and an IMechE Manufacturing Excellence Award, and is justifiably proud of its engineering and manufacturing heritage. We are now entering a key stage in our growth with the addition of our brand new, £250m, state‑of‑the‑art facility in Bicester that will be producing our new DryCool technology, which will power the future of truly sustainable MRI. This role can be based at either site.
As a Manufacturing Manager, as part of an overall manufacturing/production team of more than 300 people, you’ll be responsible for providing day‑to‑day management and guidance to a team of 60 via 4 direct reports, ensuring performance and output targets relating to quality, safety and cost are consistently met. Key to delivering this will be your ability to manage both labour planning and resource strategies. You’ll be expected to drive year‑on‑year productivity improvements and will play a lead role in continuous improvement activity for your specific area, as well as supporting manufacturing as a whole. You’ll be a conscious leader, someone who listens to feedback from your team and ensures they have a voice. As we continue planning for the opening of our brand new facility in Bicester, you’ll support the development of the transition strategy, defining criteria for selection and balancing the split of skills across new and existing operations. Due to the nature of the work involved, this is a fully site‑based role.
Responsibilities
* To comply with, and support the Health, Safety & Environmental policies and procedures, ensuring that all H&S audits are carried out accordingly and that any EHS incidents are investigated professionally to the required standard.
* Deploy the Business Strategy, Implementation and Communication. Act as the first point of contact for issues and seek resolution by using the skills and resources of your team, minimising the need for further escalation.
* Provide clear direction and act as an inspirational leader and coach to the manufacturing unit.
* Work with support functions to ensure that the customer’s needs are met with an emphasis on meeting the customer’s expectations.
* Implement schedules, methods and processes, allocating manpower and resources.
* Actively support and drive Continuous Improvement and a structured problem‑solving culture.
* Identify opportunities for business improvement through the analysis of current operational performance using the relevant Key Performance Indicators, and maintain highly visual manufacturing deployments of state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing philosophies.
* Motivate and continuously develop the team, comprising cell leaders and lead technicians.
* Ensure all manufacturing activities are resourced and managed appropriately, including the introduction of new products and processes.
* Own the definition and control of the operational budgets and costs.
* Achieve business and departmental objectives, e.g., quality, productivity, output.
* Develop people and team performance, including training, coaching and performance management.
* Ensure clear team objectives are set and that performance is reviewed on a regular basis.
* Establish regular departmental performance reviews with the cell leader and lead technicians.
* Prepare the cost‑centre budget proposal and manage expenditures against budget.
* Apply HPS methods where applicable.
Skills & Experience
* Proven experience in a similar manufacturing environment, with proven leadership skills, a highly efficient organiser and motivator.
* Excellent facilitation abilities that communicate effectively at all organisational levels and with external parties such as customers.
* Experience managing manufacturing processes within a technical production environment.
* Positive attitude and ability to identify solutions to problems.
* Proven knowledge and use of Lean and Business Improvement techniques, and self‑motivated with the ability to motivate your team members to meet the team and business objectives.
* Minimum of GCSE grade C or equivalent in English, Maths and Sciences; evidence of qualifications in Lean or Six Sigma application desirable. A business or engineering qualification to degree level desirable.
* IT skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) required.
Benefits
* 26 days’ holiday with the option to buy up to 10 additional days or sell up to 5.
* Up to 10% employer pension contribution.
* Share and bonus scheme.
* Access to flexible benefits from private medical insurance to dental cover.
* Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities including 2 paid volunteering days per year and support from our 24/7 employee assistance programme.
Who we are
We are a team of more than 73,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they face. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision‑making and treatment pathways.
How we work
When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become part of a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals and skilled specialists who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We come from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.
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