Handley James
Production Manager
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Production Manager Opportunity in St Helens
We have been retained by one of our key clients to recruit a Production Manager for an established heavy engineering manufacturing business in the St Helens area. This is an excellent opportunity to join an ambitious organisation that is investing in its operations to support its future growth. Operating on a 4 day week.
This is a senior appointment and a genuine opportunity to shape a manufacturing operation. The business is investing in its people, processes, plant and facilities as part of ambitious growth plans, and requires a visible, hands-on production leader to help deliver that development.
Role Responsibilities
To lead, transform and systemise the fabrication operation, ensuring it performs safely, efficiently and in line with customer requirements.
You will be responsible for:
- Leading the day-to-day production operation, with responsibility for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people performance
- Owning the production plan, capacity, and resource requirements to achieve on-time delivery in full
- Introducing tiered operational meetings, visual management, and production KPIs from first principles
- Implementing and sustaining continuous improvement initiatives across layout, flow, standard work, productivity, quality, and waste reduction
- Providing operational input into contract reviews, estimating, production lead times, and performance against quoted hours
- Developing supervisors, team leaders, and a skilled, engaged, and accountable shop floor workforce
- Leading capital projects and identifying opportunities for mechanisation, automation, and increased manufacturing capacity
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Qualifications and Experience
You will currently be an experienced production or manufacturing leader within heavy engineering, structural steel, or a fabrication environment. You will have the shop floor credibility to lead skilled, time-served employees and a track record of implementing operational improvement. Strong planning, commercial awareness, and experience of contract reviews, estimating, and production lead times are essential. You will be data-driven, with the ability to challenge established practices, develop people, and secure buy-in for change. A practical fabrication or welding background, experience of ISO 3834, multi-site working, and developing a continuous improvement strategy would be advantageous.
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What We Offer
In return, you will receive a salary of £60,000 to £65,000, a strong benefits package, and a four-day week. More importantly, you will join an ambitious and well-invested business where you can have a significant influence on the operation and its future growth.
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