Production Manager
Posted 21 days 5 hours ago by Select Appointments
Location: Thetford
Salary: £45,000 plus bonus
Hours: Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week (flexibility required)
We are recruiting on behalf of a well established manufacturing business on the outskirts of Thetford for an experienced and hands on Production Manager. This role plays a key part in leading high volume technical assembly operations - ensuring output, safety, and quality standards are consistently achieved while driving continuous improvement across the site.
You'll oversee daily production planning, resource allocation, workforce development, material flow, and performance leadership. A strong knowledge of MRP systems, production planning and Excel is essential.
Key Responsibilities- Oversee daily production operations across multiple technical assembly lines
- Develop and deliver weekly and daily production plans using MRP system
- Maintain stock accuracy and ensure smooth material flow to production
- Lead, mentor and support production supervisors and team leaders
- Manage temporary staffing requirements and agency relationships
- Deliver workforce planning, shift cover and labour allocation strategies
- Conduct daily briefings, manage team performance and deliver appraisals
- Coordinate with maintenance to minimise downtime and disruption
- Track and report on KPIs including output, scrap, downtime and efficiency
- Conduct root cause investigations and implement corrective actions
- Ensure high standards of H&S, quality and compliance are always maintained
- Champion lean manufacturing, 5S and continuous improvement initiatives
- Support cost control, labour planning and budget adherence
- Oversee creation, review and accuracy of SOPs and work instructions
- Work closely with supply chain, sales, quality and senior leadership
- Experience in production or operations management within manufacturing
- Background in high volume assembly or technical production environments
- Strong MRP knowledge and confident using Excel for data and reporting
- Proven ability to lead, inspire and develop production teams
- Skilled in planning labour, managing temporary workers and building capability
- Process driven, quality focused and improvement minded
- Calm under pressure, proactive problem solver, organised and hands on
If this sounds like your ideal role then reach out to Dan at Select Recruitment for more information, or apply now.