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Production Manager

Job Posted: 8 days ago

Salary: £ 50,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Weymouth

Expire in: 19 days

Job Description

Production Manager
Weymouth
Production Manager salary: £50,000 – £60,000

Please note: only applicants with the full-time, permanent right to work in the UK will be considered.

Production Manager Overview:

Own production planning, capacity and schedule adherence to protect OTD
Lead the machine shop day-to-day across milling, turning and secondary operations
Drive right-first-time output through strong process control and quality discipline
Improve efficiency using lean, CI, and practical shopfloor problem-solving
Manage and develop the team, setting standards, pace and accountability 

 This Production Manager role is with a precision CNC machining business in Weymouth supplying high-quality machined components into specification-driven industries, operating to AS9100 aerospace standards. The Production Manager will take full ownership of production planning and delivery performance, while leading the shopfloor to run efficiently, safely and consistently. The Production Manager will work closely with engineering, quality and commercial teams to keep priorities clear, reduce disruption, and improve throughput, yield and on-time delivery.

Day-to-day responsibilities of a Production Manager

Own the production plan, sequencing and capacity planning across CNC milling and CNC turning operations
Drive schedule adherence and daily execution, adjusting priorities to protect customer delivery
Lead daily production governance: plan vs actual, bottlenecks, actions, and escalation
Manage labour and resource utilisation across shifts, including overtime planning where needed
Ensure production readiness: work orders, tooling, programmes, fixtures, materials, and inspection requirements
Coordinate subcontract and finishing stages to protect end-to-end flow (treatments, coatings, external processes)
Drive right-first-time output through process discipline, first-off checks, and robust quality controls (including FAI packs where required)
Lead root cause and corrective actions for downtime, scrap, rework and repeat issues
Implement and improve standard work, KPI tracking, and continuous improvement activity
Manage people performance: targets, 1-to-1s, training, cross-skilling and day-to-day accountability
Maintain Health & Safety standards and safe working practices across the shopfloor 

 What they’re looking for - Production Manager

Proven experience as a Production Manager (or equivalent) in precision CNC machining or a similar manufacturing environment
Strong production planning, scheduling and capacity management capability
Confident leading a machine shop across CNC milling and turning, with practical understanding of constraints and flow
Quality-led mindset with strong process control and improvement discipline (AS9100 exposure beneficial)
Data-led, organised, and able to make clear decisions under pressure to protect OTD
Comfortable driving CI and lean improvements on the shopfloor
Strong leadership and communication, able to set standards and hold pace across the team 

 What’s on offer - Production Manager

Production Manager salary: £50,000 – £60,000
High-impact Production Manager role with full ownership of planning and delivery performance
Precision engineering environment with modern CNC capability including 3, 4 and 5-axis milling and 24/7 automation capability
Opportunity for a Production Manager to drive measurable improvements in throughput, yield, and schedule adherence 

 How to apply for the Production Manager position

 If you’re interested in this Production Manager role, get in touch with Hayden at Holt Engineering on (phone number removed) to run through the role

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