Production Operations Manager

Production Operations Manager

Location: Banbury (On-site 5 days per week)

Hours: Monday Friday 9am 5pm

Salary: negotiable depending on experience

Reports to:Managing / Operations Director

We have partnered with a market leading businessoperatingin a specialist high-demand niche market. What started as an entrepreneurial founder-led operation has grown quickly They are now looking for a forward-thinking production manager to play a key role in their operations department contributing to the overall growth and expansion of the business.

This is a great opportunity to join a performance-driven environment where outputqualityand teamwork matter. This will be largely focused on building stronger leadership layers implementing clearer processes and consistent performance standards across production.

A hands-on manager role focused on stabilising day-to-day operations strengthening wider team leadership and embedding structure as the business scales. This position balances operational execution with people leadership and continuous improvement.

This is a pivotal moment forthe business and the Production Manager will sit at the heart of that journey.

Key Duties:

• Day-to-day leadership responsibility for six functional leads across encapsulation quality assurance dispatch/logistics and supporting operational areas. The indirect team size is approximately 4045 employees within fast-moving production functions.
• Directly manage and develop functional leads building accountability and ownership
• Create structure clarity and consistency in team operations
• Oversee workflow management production planning and operational coordination
• Ensure delivery against quality productivity and turnaround targets
• Partner with the Managing/Operations Director to introduce scalable operational processes
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency and quality
• Maintain strong alignment stable and predictable production output and quality standards.
• Improve visibility and tracking of performance metrics
• Strong visible leadership presence on the production floor

The Ideal Candidate:

• Production or operations leadership experience in fast-paced high-volume environments
• Background in manufacturing logistics or similar operational settings highly desirable
• Experience within scaling or growing businesses
• Proven track record of managing teams and improving performance
• Comfortable in hands-on non-corporate environments

Leadership & Style:

• Visible people-focused leader who leads from the front
• Direct communicator who builds trust and accountability
• Confident real-time decision-maker
• Resilient pragmatic and solutions-driven
• High ownership mindset with strong emotional intelligence

Technical Capability:

• Experience in KPI-driven environments
• Strong workflow and productivity management
• Familiar with performance tracking and reporting
• Process improvement mindset (Lean desirable)
• Exposure to quality or compliance-focused environments beneficial

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