Production Manager
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Job Summary
Job Description
Production Manager
Location: 5 miles from Southend-on-Sea (commutable from Southend-on-Sea Rayleigh Hockley Leigh-on-Sea Basildon Wickford Canvey Island Chelmsford)
Salary: Up to 45000 per annum (dependent on experience) benefits
Start Date: ASAP (notice periods considered)
This role would suit an experienced shop floor Production Manager or senior aerospace engineer who is comfortable leading from the front with a strong background in CNC machining and people management within a precision manufacturing environment.
Syntech Recruitment is working with a well-established aerospace precision engineering manufacturer based in Rochford Essex part of a wider engineering group supplying safety-critical components into the aerospace sector. This is a key leadership role within a modern machining facility offering long-term stability autonomy and the opportunity to shape production performance.
As a Production Manager youll be responsible for coordinating daily production activity managing workload and job flow and leading a skilled shop floor team to deliver quality on-time output.
Production Manager Benefits
Salary up to 45000 depending on experience
MondayThursday working week (06:4516:30) 37 hours
Overtime available
16 days holiday 8 bank holidays
Pension plan
Health Cash Plan
Life Assurance
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Shopping and lifestyle discounts
Stable profitable aerospace manufacturer with continued growth plans
Production Manager Responsibilities
Plan prioritise and delegate production workload on a daily basis
Coordinate job running update load lists and manage production working order
Lead motivate train and develop the shop floor team
Manage attendance holidays sickness absence and cover planning
Set and run machinery where required including:
Sliding and fixed head CNC machines
Fanuc-controlled lathes
Drilling and tapping operations
Carry out first-off and job run inspections of machined components
Monitor and report on monthly production KPIs (OTD arrears quality profitability)
Manage tooling requirements and liaise with tooling representatives
Oversee machine maintenance and action production-related issues
Support recruitment interviewing and onboarding of new team members
Drive continuous improvement and promote a right first time culture
Work closely with the General Manager and Operations leadership
Production Manager Requirements
Proven experience in shop floor / production management within aerospace or precision engineering
Strong hands-on background setting and running CNC machinery
Experience with sliding head and fixed head CNCs using Fanuc controls
Confident coordinating workload production schedules and priorities
Strong people management skills with the ability to motivate and train teams
Good understanding of quality systems KPIs and manufacturing best practice
Proactive organised and solutions-focused approach
Simply apply today to speak with one of our consultants.
All candidates must have full right to work in the UK. No sponsorship is available for this role.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Continuous Improvement
- Lean
- Management Experience
- 5S
- Operations Management
- Production Planning
- Production Management
- Kaizen
- Supervising Experience
- Manufacturing
About Company
Syntech is a technology company that sources and distributes industry-leading products & brands from around the world. We work with key resellers to deliver solutions that add value to the market and enable them to win.
