Production Manager

Are you an experienced production manager with a background production planning, or leading assembly or machining departments?

Do you have proven experience with improving quality, productivity, and ability to establish clear standards and processes?

Then get in touch! Kingston Barnes is recruiting for a production manager for our client in the Bristol area.

The Company

A successful, secure and growing manufacturer and engineering business supplying their products to a variety of industries. Their recent successes are allowing them to grow and develop their business. Due to an increased demand and workload, our client needs an experienced production manager to improve quality, productivity, and operational discipline to ensure customers receive their orders on time and in full.

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead daily manufacturing operations across Assembly, CNC Manufacturing and Production Planning.
• Deliver customer orders safely, on time and to quality standards through effective planning and resource management.
• Manage, develop and motivate production teams, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Coach and support supervisors, building capability and succession within the team.
• Drive improvements in productivity, efficiency, quality and operational performance.
• Monitor and improve key manufacturing KPIs, including On-Time Delivery, productivity, quality and schedule adherence.
• Work cross-functionally to resolve production issues and optimise workflow.
• Champion health, safety and compliance, ensuring a safe and efficient working environment.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste, improve processes and maximise operational performance.
• Maintain overall accountability for manufacturing performance, inventory control and work-in-progress (WIP).

About you:

• Proven production or manufacturing leadership in a multi functional manufacturing environment
• Experience across assembly, machining, production planning, scheduling, and ERP/MRP
• Track record of improving performance, developing supervisors, and strengthening production teams
• Strong people management skills
• Confident decision maker with strong problem-solving skills
• Committed to coaching, improvement, and operational excellence
• Engineered to order or low-volume, high-mix manufacturing experience
• Lean, Six Sigma or continuous improvement training
• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent
• Engineering or manufacturing-related qualification

Benefits:

• Up to50,000 per year-
• Monday to Friday 39 hour week
• 39 hours a week
• Free parking on site (BS1)
• Wellbeing scheme
• 25 days + 8 banks
• Pension

If you are interested, please call Josh Hoyle on (phone number removed) or apply online

*Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this position*