Production Manager – Norwich
Position Type
Full Time
Location
United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive Salary
Sector
CEM
Working Model
Office Based
A leading electronics manufacturer is seeking a Production Manager to oversee and coordinate all aspects of manufacturing operations. This role will manage planning, scheduling, and production activities to meet cost, quality, and delivery targets, while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. The Production Manager will act as the key link between sales, commercial, quality, and engineering teams, supporting new product introductions, driving continuous improvement, and leading tendering and re-quote activities for assembly and engineering projects. With responsibility for guiding design input, optimising manufacturing processes, and ensuring ISO-compliant practices, this role is central to delivering customer projects on time and supporting the growth of the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with sales, commercial, quality, production, and materials teams to define and deliver customer cost and schedule requirements.
- Oversee planning, scheduling, and manufacturing processes to meet business, safety, quality, and financial objectives.
- Act as the main contact for manufacturing engineering activities, contributing to project planning, cost reviews, and progress updates.
- Lead tendering and re-quoting for new and existing assembly and engineering projects.
- Manage new product introductions, ensuring tooling, machinery, and processes are in place from project launch.
- Advise engineering on design concepts and specifications to maximise the use of equipment and manufacturing capabilities.
- Monitor operations for compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
- Support leadership excellence by contributing to the recruitment, retention, and development of technical and management talent.
- Provide manufacturing engineering expertise to expand business capabilities and opportunities.
- Ensure testing is carried out at all production stages, troubleshoot issues, and drive effective solutions.
- Maintain compliance with laws, regulations, ISO standards, and company procedures, while promoting safe working practices.
- Conduct customer visits and technical discussions on engineering projects.
- Carry out additional duties as required to support the success of operations.
Requirements
- Proven experience in a production, manufacturing, or operations management role, ideally within electronics, electrical, or related industries.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, methods, and best practices, including lean principles and continuous improvement.
- Ability to plan, schedule, and coordinate production activities to meet cost, quality, and delivery targets.
- Experience managing new product introductions, including tooling, machinery, and process implementation.
- Familiarity with ISO standards and regulatory/safety compliance in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong leadership and people-management skills with experience in recruiting, developing, and motivating teams.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to work cross-functionally with sales, commercial, quality, and engineering teams.
- Problem-solving ability with a hands-on approach to troubleshooting production issues.
- Strong commercial awareness and experience with project costings, tenders, and quotations.
- Competence in using ERP/MRP systems and production planning tools.
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