Production Manager - Permanent Role
Location:Essex
Salary: £45,000-£55,000 (DOE)
Hours: 37.5 per week
Holiday: 24 days + bank holidays

Are you an experienced production leader looking to take ownership of a busy manufacturing operation?
Our client, a respected manufacturer within coating sector, is seeking a Production Manager to oversee all on-site production activities at their facility.
This is an excellent opportunity to step into a high-impact role where you'll lead a team, drive production efficiency, improve processes, and ensure a safe, compliant and high-quality manufacturing environment.
If you're confident managing people, solving operational problems, and continuously improving production performance, this could be the ideal next step in your career.

What you'll be doing:

• Taking full responsibility for day-to-day production operations, ensuring manufacturing runs smoothly, safely, and to the expected quality standards.
• Identifying issues on the plant and working with teams to remove bottlenecks, prevent downtime, and keep production on schedule.
• Reviewing production data and KPIs to highlight opportunities to raise output, improve processes, and enhance overall efficiency.
• Leading the production team by setting clear expectations, supporting development, and managing training.
• Ensuring all colleagues follow site procedures, HR policies, and workplace standards, promoting a fair and positive working environment.
• Working collaboratively with other functions such as Quality, Maintenance and Planning to meet wider operational targets.
• Taking an active role in quality and compliance by supporting internal audits and maintaining alignment with ISO and other regulatory requirements.
• Organising and delivering training to ensure staff have the skills needed to support production demands.
• Setting high standards for safety and housekeeping and ensuring all activities comply with company EHS expectations.

???????What we're looking for:

• Experience in a production or manufacturing leadership role, ideally within inks, chemicals, coatings, or another process-based industry.
• A confident people manager who can build trust, motivate teams, and foster a positive working culture.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a practical mindset for improving processes and resolving operational issues.
• Comfortable working with production metrics and using data to guide decision-making and performance improvements.
• Familiarity with ISO standards, quality systems or similar frameworks.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to manage training, development, and performance within a team environment.

If you'd like to apply, please use the link provided or email your CV to . For more information, please contact Tom on .
If you have a scientific or manufacturing background but this role isn't quite right, feel free to get in touch or visit to explore other opportunities.
Keywords:
production, manufacturing, operations, ink, paint, resin, polymer, coatings, chemicals, plant manager, production supervisor, leadership, ISO, process improvement, continuous improvement.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.