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.

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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.