Excellent opportunity for an experienced production leader to join a manufacturing business with 100 year reputation of innovation and quality based near Milton Keynes. Client Details Michael Page are working exclusively with an established manufacturing organisation who lead the market across a specific high SKU product range supplying infrastructure products in the UK and around the world. Based in Milton Keynes, the organisation boast a wealth of pedigree across product innovation, quality and delivery. Description Reporting into the Operations Director the Production Manager will be responsible for a manufacturing team of c40. You will have full autonomy for a suite of metrics (including OTIF), building and delivering production plans and leading the production and planning teams. As Production Manager you will challenge all current production, planning and inventory systems providing leadership and development across the function. Day to day responsibility will include: Ownership of MRP systems and production plan Consistent scrutiny of metrics driving ownership and accountability across the teams Providing process expertise and capacity development Supporting NPD and commercial teams on product development and introduction Team training Profile The successful Production Manager will posses a range of the following: Strong working knowledge of manufacturing processes ideally across fast paced manual environments Excellent understanding of inventory control and MRP (or similar) systems Proven leadership skill set A pragmatic approach to problem solvingJob Offer As Production Manager you will receive a £50-55k salary with a 10% bonus opportunity and a contributory pension