Production Manager

Production Manager

Location: Plymouth
Salary: Excellent salary + bonus - please contact to discuss

Permanent role, career growth opportunities, great benefits

Butler Rose is delighted to be recruiting for an experienced Production Manager to join a well-established manufacturer renowned for producing premium, high-quality products. This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven operational leader to take ownership of a large-scale manufacturing operation, combining modern manufacturing techniques with a strong focus on quality, craftsmanship, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will lead a substantial production workforce, driving performance across productivity, quality, safety, and cost whilst developing a culture of accountability, engagement, and operational excellence.

The Role

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading daily manufacturing operations to achieve production, quality, service, and cost targets.
• Developing and implementing production plans aligned with customer demand and business objectives.
• Ensuring products are manufactured to the highest quality standards.
• Monitoring operational performance through KPIs and implementing corrective actions where required.
• Working closely with Planning, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Commercial teams to optimise performance.
• Driving Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives to improve productivity, efficiency, and throughput.
• Identifying opportunities to reduce waste, improve material utilisation, and enhance manufacturing processes.
• Optimising workflow, workshop layouts, workstation design, and production sequencing.
• Managing production costs and supporting inventory and stock control activities.
• Utilising MRP and other manufacturing systems for planning, scheduling, labour deployment, and reporting.
• Developing capacity and resource plans to meet changing customer demand.
• Leading, coaching, and developing a large production team.
• Building a high-performance culture focused on safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Managing workforce planning, training, succession planning, and employee development initiatives.
• Supporting apprentice development and knowledge transfer programmes.
• Championing a quality-first culture and driving right-first-time manufacturing.
• Maintaining exceptional Health & Safety standards across the operation.
• Promoting world-class housekeeping standards through 5S methodologies.

About You

To be successful in this position, you will demonstrate:

• Significant experience in a senior manufacturing leadership role.
• Proven success managing large production teams within a manufacturing environment.
• A strong track record of delivering operational improvements and driving business performance.
• Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, workforce management, and performance optimisation.
• Experience using ERP systems.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and people development skills.
• A hands-on management style with the ability to engage and motivate teams at all levels.

• Experience working within a quality-focused manufacturing environment.

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to join a highly respected and growing manufacturing business.
• Significant leadership responsibility within a large-scale production operation.
• A business committed to quality, continuous improvement, and employee development.
• Competitive salary and benefits package. Contact to discuss
• Long-term career development opportunities.

If you are an experienced manufacturing leader with a passion for operational excellence, continuous improvement, and developing high-performing teams, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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