Permanent
Production Manager
Pivotal Recruit
Devon
Posted: 29 June 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 29 July 2026
Ref: 225305065
Production Manager Location: South Devon Salary: Up to £60,000 D.O.E Job Type: Full Time | Permanent
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Production Manager to lead manufacturing operations within a successful manufacturing business in South Devon.
You will be responsible for driving production performance, leading teams, improving operational efficiency and ensuring quality, safety and on-time delivery objectives are achieved.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations.
- Develop and execute production plans.
- Monitor production performance and capacity.
- Identify bottlenecks and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Lead CAPEX projects.
- Work collaboratively with Supply Chain, Procurement and Quality teams.
- Lead, coach and develop production teams.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety and quality standards.
- Analyse production data to support operational improvements.
- Production Management experience within Manufacturing or Engineering.
- Strong Production Planning and Capacity Planning experience.
- Knowledge of Six Sigma methodologies.
- Change Management experience.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams.
- Leadership qualification such as CMI, ILM or equivalent.
- Strong communication and people management skills.
- Six Sigma qualification.
- Competitive salary
- Healthcare
- Pension Scheme
- Company mobile phone
- IT equipment
Interested? Apply today
Pivotal Recruit, a brand of Pivotal Partnerships Ltd, is acting as an Employment Agency and advertising for this vacancy on behalf of their client.
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