Production Manager
Posted on June 5th, 2025
Coventry
£45, per annum
Type of Job: Permanent
Role: Production Manager
Location: Coventry
Salary: £44,000 - £47,000 + 15% bonus
Shift: Mon – Fri (8am – 5pm)
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Production Manager to join a market leading engineering company based in Coventry
The Production Manager will be accountable for the effective use, of all resources personnel, plant and equipment, ensuring they are effectively and efficiently deployed in order to achieve output to plan, on time and within budget.
Main responsibilities:
1. Responsible for maintaining, improving and promoting a world class H&S environment in all plant areas.
2. Day to day supervision and care of all site personnel in your team, communication, appraisal, training, disciplinary matters, employee hours and shift working arrangements
3. Delivery of the training plans (assessing, recording and ensuring delivery of training requirements for all production employees to ensure they meet the required level of capability)
4. Supporting the Quality function and have a “right first time approach”
5. Manage the provision of consumable/materials for site and maintain all baskets and fixturing equipment to ensure we maximise fixture life and tooling costs
6. Regular contact / communication with all site leaders to ensure daily plans and targets are understood including organising the morning meetings
7. Management and reporting of cost, quality and delivery KPI’s
8. Managing customer service levels and developing business through good customer relationships
9. Direct involvement in Continuous Improvement activities
Qualifications, experience and skills:
10. Engineering / Process/ Manufacturing background, in a regulated industry
11. The ability to act decisively and solve staff or equipment-related problems
12. ICT literacy to deal with various technologies and programmes
13. Customer focussed approach to ensure high levels of quality and service
14. The ability to communicate clearly and persuasively with your team, managers and clients
15. Leadership skills and the ability to motivate others to meet deadlines
16. Understanding of H&S requirements
17. Good problem solving skills (root cause), with a results driven approach
18. Continuous improvement and Lean tools experience is desirable
package:
19. Eligibility to annual bonus
20. Pension – match contribution from 4% – 10%
21. Employee assistance program including wellbeing app
22. Life Assurance – 2 x annual salary
23. Free parking on all sites
24. Free refreshments provided
25. An entitlement to full pay whilst off sick for a limited number of days (in addition to your statutory sick pay entitlement)
26. 25 days holiday plus national holidays