428 Production Manager jobs in the United Kingdom

Production Manager - Vehicle Manufacturing
Rugby Up to £50,000 Permanent Full-Time

We're looking for an experienced Production Manager to lead the operations of a busy vehicle manufacturing workshop in Rugby. You'll oversee production planning, health & safety, stock control, and preventative maintenance all while supporting a skilled team of fabricators, fitters, welders, commercial bodybuilders and sprayers.

This is a hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone from a fabrication, commercial vehicle, or bodybuilding background who thrives in a practical environment and enjoys solving problems on the go.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage day-to-day workshop operations
• Oversee production schedules, stock levels, and maintenance planning
• Ensure health & safety and quality standards are met
• Liaise with engineering to ensure smooth builds
• Open and close the site, monitor output, and remove production bottlenecks
• Support and motivate the production team to meet deadlines and targets

What Were Looking For:

• Previous experience as a Production Manager in manufacturing or vehicle build
• Strong knowledge of welding, fabrication, and ideally bodybuilding or spraying
• Experience with PPM schedules, stock control, and workshop supervision
• Proactive, organised, and calm under pressure
• Confident leading teams and collaborating across departments

What's On Offer:

• Salary up to £50,000
• Long-term, secure position with career growth potential
• Positive and supportive team culture
• Real work-life balance not just a buzzword

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven Production Manager who wants to be recognised for their leadership, knowledge, and hands-on expertise.

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Production Manager – Fixed Term Contract

Closing Date : 03/09/2025

Location : Birmingham

Salary : £39,000 – £50,440

At BIMM University, we're more than just an educational institution – we're a vibrant community dedicated to nurturing creativity and empowering students to reach their full potential. With campuses across the UK, Ireland, and Germany, we offer a diverse range of courses in modern music, performing arts, filmmaking and creative technology. Our commitment to excellence in creative arts education sets us apart, providing students with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to succeed in their chosen fields.

About the Role

As Production Manager, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of student productions across campus, supporting everything from initial planning to final performance. All while fostering an inclusive, safe, and professional learning environment that reflects industry standards and supports the creative and professional development of our students.

What You’ll Do:

• Project manage and lead the technical realisation and delivery of performance events, ensuring excellent production values throughout.
• Collaborate closely with the Head of School and Course Leaders to support educational objectives through production activities.
• Plan and implement detailed production schedules, risk assessments, and resource management.
• Manage and support freelance creative and technical teams, as well as in-house staff and students, throughout the production lifecycle.
• Liaise with external venues and stakeholders to deliver smooth, professional-standard performances.
• Oversee budgets, procurement of set, props, and costumes, and ensure accurate inventory and maintenance of equipment.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our theatre spaces and technical infrastructure.
• Play a key role in additional events such as graduation and national showcase performances.
• Ensure best practices in Health and Safety, safeguarding, and equality, diversity, and inclusion are maintained throughout all activities.

What You’ll Bring:

• A degree or equivalent professional experience in production management or a related field.
• Strong track record in managing theatre productions or similar performance-based events.
• Experience leading teams, managing schedules, and delivering to tight deadlines under pressure.
• Excellent understanding of Health and Safety practices in theatre or public performance venues.
• Exceptional organisational and communication skills with a collaborative, problem-solving mindset.
• Proven ability to manage production budgets effectively and maintain high-quality standards.
• A commitment to supporting and mentoring students in a creative, inclusive environment.
• Flexibility to work non-standard hours in line with performance demands.

This role is offered on a fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover, starting in early November 2025 and running through to July 2026.

Why BIMM University

We are a values-led organisation, meaning our core values underpin all that we do:

Believe in Everyone. Challenge the Norm. Grow Together. Do the Right Thing. Own It.

In addition to joining a committed and dedicated team, you will have access to:

• 25 days holiday per year (FTE)
• SMART pension
• A comprehensive benefits package

We continually strive to create a culture of inclusivity so that we truly represent our diverse communities. We particularly welcome applications from people of colour who are underrepresented in our organisation.

We are committed to promoting the safety and welfare of our students therefore, all successful applicants are required to complete a basic DBS disclosure. Depending on the role, you may be required to complete an enhanced check / enhanced check with barred list if required by statute and internal policy.

How To Apply

Interested in this opportunity, click apply and you will be redirected to our careers website to complete your application.

Production Manager

45,000 - 50,000 + Days-based + Progression + Bonus + Benefits

Newcastle upon Tyne (Commutable from: Cramlington, Blyth, North Shields, Morpeth, Ashington, Gateshead, Sunderland, Prudhoe)

Do you have Production or Operations Management experience looking to join an industry-leading manufacturing, offering clear progression across a varied and autonomous role?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a nationally-renowned business, where you will lead, manage and develop your own team. You will be given training opportunities across Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement and Operations.

This multi-million pound Engineering business supply high quality and specialist products to high profile sector like Medical and Pharmaceutical. This role is due to continued growth.

This is a Monday - Friday days based role out of their large, purpose built and modern facility. You will be directly responsible for managing a team of approx. 100 operatives / support staff whilst implementing Lean, CI and Operational policies.

This role suits a Production Manager looking to work within a secure and successful business offering clear development and training.

The Role

• Leading, managing and developing your own team.
• Dealing with Operational, Lean Manufacturing and Production Improvement duties.
• Monday - Friday days (flexible working).

The Person

• Manager, Director, Supervisor, Team Leader.
• Manufacturing, Production or Operational background.
• Commutable to Newcastle.

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Production Manager

Chirk, Wrexham

Full-time

About Us

Kronospan is a world-leading manufacturer of wood-based panels with over 40 sites worldwide employing 15,000 people. Our private ownership structure fosters a culture of ambition and entrepreneurship, which sits at the heart of Kronospan's vision and values.

To help take the department forward, we are now looking for a skilled and knowledgeable Production Professional, eager to lead a team and optimise processes in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. We're searching for a passionate and highly motivated Production Manager to join our dynamic team at our Chirk, Wrexham site.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

In this role, you'll be the driving force behind our production, taking ownership of:

• Leading the departmental production process, from raw materials to finished product.
• Being responsible for all environmental, and Health and Safety specific matters within your area.
• Optimising production efficiency and yield, ensuring we meet targets and deliver on time.
• Managing and motivating a team of Skilled Operators to achieve exceptional results.
• Implementing and maintaining strict quality control procedures.
• Collaborating with other departments to ensure smooth workflow and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• A degree-level qualification or relevant technical qualifications in a manufacturing or engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a supervisory or management role within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record of successfully leading and motivating teams.
• A strong understanding of wood-panel production is highly desirable for this position, but not essential.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• A proactive and results-oriented approach.

What We Offer:

• Highly competitive salary and bonus package.
• 20 days' paid holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 25 days plus bank holidays with service.
• Access to an employee discounts platform.
• Salary-sacrifice schemes.

Please note: This position is Monday to Friday, 07:30 - 17:00 (42.5 hours per week), with a management meeting happening on the 1st Saturday of every month.

Click apply and you will be taken to our careers site to complete your application.

Production Manager

Commutable from Burton on Trent, Litchfield, Coalville, Hatton, Derby, Willington, Ashby de-la-Zouch and Tamworth

50,000-55,000 + Mon-Fri (5am-3pm) + Early Finish + Performance Bonus (up to 10k) + Career Progression

Are you an experienced Production Manager from the food industry looking to step into a high-impact leadership role?
Do you thrive in process-driven environments, with a passion for Lean Manufacturing, food safety, and continuous improvement?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing food manufacturing business that's heavily investing in infrastructure and talent.

The company is seeking a forward-thinking leader with a strong background in food or meat processing, who can apply Lean Manufacturing principles to introduce change, drive improvements, and ensure compliance with food safety standards.

In this role, you'll oversee three manufacturing sites and lead a small but experienced team, including site supervisors and a technician. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you'll focus on improving processes, optimising efficiency, ensuring food safety compliance, and using data analysis to implement effective changes that support long-term business growth.

This is more than just a management role - it's a chance to make a genuine impact and help shape the future direction of a business on the rise. It's ideal for someone ambitious, analytical, and hungry for progression, who is excited by the challenge of leading change in a fast-paced food production environment.

The Role:

• Oversee production across three manufacturing sites (Mon-Fri, 5am-3pm)
• Manage and support a team of supervisors and a technician
• Drive performance, quality, and production efficiency
• Lead and implement Lean Manufacturing practices and process improvements
• Report directly to the Operations Manager

The Candidate:

• Strong background in the food industry, ideally meat processing
• Proven experience in Lean Manufacturing and process optimisation
• Confident in implementing continuous improvement initiatives
• Knowledge of HACCP and food safety standards
• Full UK Driving Licence

Reference Number: BBBH(phone number removed)
To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Mark Wild at Rise Technical Recruitment.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications, and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Production Manager

40,000 per annum, Permanent, Mon - Fri, 38 hour week (early finish Friday), no shifts, BS3 Bristol, 33 days holiday, Pension, Parking.

Established manufacturer producing a variety of components and parts from different materials in a fast paced volume manufacturing environment are recruiting for a production manager This role offers the opportunity to utilise your existing experience and knowledge. This role reports to the operations manager.

Areas of responsibility for the production manager or production team leader role:

• The role will involve leading an established team of around 20 production operatives, team leaders and stores colleagues.
• Adhering to production deadlines and quality standards to ensure production targets are met.
• Utilising Microsoft suite including Excel and word for reports and recording information.
• This is a hands on management role working closely with production operatives and production team leaders.
• Communicating effectively with the team leaders, operatives and stores team.
• Daily meetings and regular reporting to senior management.
• Responsible for H & S checks and risk assessments.
• Investigate trending issues, one-off concerns or opportunities for process and continuous improvement.

Skill set required for the production manager or production team leader role:

• Previous experience in a production manager or production team leader role
• Experience in high volume production environments
• Experience with managing teams in fast moving production environments
• Planning and scheduling labour resources
• Strong attention to detail
• Possess a good level of communication to interact with colleagues
• Good problem solving skills working to strict time frames
• Familiar with daily and weekly reporting to management
• Computer literate

This is an excellent opportunity for the production manager or production team leader, to make this their own role to support the site in a successful and established business. You will be able to manage an established team to ensure that production output and quality standards are maintained and adhered to.

Benefits for production manager or production team leader Include:

• Salary of 40,000
• Bristol BS3
• Monday to Friday (early finish Friday) working 38 hour week
• No shifts
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays
• On-site parking
• Pension

Please apply for this role through the job board or apply direct to (url removed) or for further information, please call (phone number removed).

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Are you an experienced Production Manager or Production Supervisor looking for a new role within Lincolnshire? This company are a small manufacturing business with approximately 65 staff in total looking for someone to join the business who can support the current team getting their hands dirty as well as supporting the Engineering team with the implementation of a new product into manufacture. You will have experience of working within the 'high care' food industry. You will be managing x3 Supervisors on an afternoon shift, Monday to Friday 1.30pm - 5.30pm. Offering a salary of 40K + 33 days holiday + many more excellent benefits. This is ideally a temporary to permanent position, but happy to speak to people who are looking for a purely temporary position and permanent position.

This organisation has been rated in the Top 10 of Best Company to work for within the Food and Drink industry.

If you are interested in this role, please 'APPLY NOW' via the job board

Role Duties:
Managing a team of x3 Supervisors on the afternoon shift
Shift hand-overs
Plan production runs to minimise waste and maximise product life
Liaise with Despatch to ensure the pack product is available on time
Work closely with Engineering, agree and implement improvements to existing processes and production lines to maximise machine productivity and minimise downtime
Order packaging and stock as per business needs and highlight stock level concerns
Follow the companies H&S guidelines
Monitor KPIs identified by the Site Manager and work towards achieving and surpassing the agreed targets
Identify training needs within the department and develop existing members of the team
Undertake internal audits including HSE audits
HR duties within the team - managing holidays, disciplinary etc


Suitable Production Manager

Experience of managing supervisors / team leaders within a high care food manufacturing environment
Strong communicator who can gain honest relationships with peers and other departments within the business
Keen eye for detail with a 'right first time' attitude
Must be able to drive product quality, integrity and trace ability
Strong people manager
Mentor capabilities

W Talent Manufacturing is supporting a leading manufacturing company based in Leicestershire who are now looking to recruit a highly talented, Shift Production Manager to drive manufacturing and OTIF improvements across the site. My client is dedicated to delivering a high-quality service to customers worldwide and have recently gone through a strong growth period over the past 2 years.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be accountable for shift performance, including KPI deliverables covering safety, quality, productivity, and cost.

Managing the Production department and safely achieving the plant operational targets within budget.

Developing and maintaining engaged Production Teams, to ensure the people, process, and plant are continuously improving and optimized.

Input to the Site Operational strategy to ensure optimisation of the people, plant, and processes.

Freedom to act within the role's responsibilities and budgets and set communication principles, as agreed with the Operations Manager.

Drive a culture of Health and Safety, ensuring that all accidents are adequately investigated.

Manage and enable all Risk Assessments and Standard Operating Instructions to be reviewed and updated as per the agreed review timescale, or when a change is required.

Develop and communicate the manufacturing plan to the team.

Define clear metrics for each manufacturing area and ensure all Production Team Leaders drive improvement in those metrics through regular review and agreement of key actions.

Create ownership within each production department with the goal of each area being self-managed (people management, planning, and continuous improvement) by the team leaders.

Drive standards on the shopfloor through regular review and target setting to achieve the objectives and results required.

Work with the Process Engineering Manager and the Quality and Development Manager to optimise formulations and support technical and aesthetic developments.

Empower, engage, manage, organise, and develop the department Team leaders and their team members, in a safe working environment with optimal working conditions.

Key Requirements:

To apply for the Shift Production Manager position based in Leicester, you will ideally have 5+ years of managerial or supervisory experience with the ability and desire to work 6am - 2pm Monday to Friday. Other requirements include;

Strong leadership skills and focused on training & development of production employees.

Technical Competence and understanding of Production Machinery would be an advantage.

Ability to work in a manufacturing industry and the pressures associated with high-volume manufacturing.

Excellent people manager with change management experience, ideally from a unionised environment.

Excellent planning and organisational skills, including data analysis.

Cable of allowing and empowering teams to create their scope and direction.

Able to manage, direct, engage, and drive a diverse group often with conflicting interests to achieve a common goal.

What's on Offer:

Monday to Friday, 6am - 2pm.

Salary up to 45k DOE

33 days holiday

Enhanced company pension

Employee Assistance programme

Private medical

Life assurance

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented Production Manager to join an exciting business in the FMCG Sector. This will be overseeing the Monday-Friday team on the 15:15-23:45 shift.

You will need to ensure that all production in your team is completed in a timely manner to cope with customer demand. Part of your role will be to lead and coach your team to hit KPI's that already exist in the business and new ones that you will implement through strategic thinking which will help to maximise productivity.

You will also need to coach and develop members of your team and promote a continuous improvement culture to increase performance and drive down costs.

Ideal Candidate
* Experience in a Production Manager or Shift Manager role in an FMCG company
* A strong leader and character with excellent communication skills who can engage with their team to drive performance levels.
* Proactive rather than reactive to resolve issues from arising.
* Strong understanding of Continuous Improvement and implementing new processes.

If you believe you have the skills and personality to fit these requirements, please get in touch with Will Malcolm at (url removed) or call (phone number removed) for more information.