Manufacturing Production Manager

Berry Recruitment are NOW hiring for a committed and experienced Manufacturing Manager to work for a company in Milton Park, managing a small team.

Role: Manufacturing Manager

This role requires proven manufacturing management experience within a hands-on production environment. You will play a key role in supporting both the R&D and Production teams, helping to successfully industrialise and introduce new products from concept through to full-scale manufacture. The successful candidate will be comfortable working across departments, providing practical engineering expertise to ensure new designs are manufacturable, efficient and production ready.

Salary: £65,000 per annum

Location: Milton Park

Hours: Full time

Key Responsibilities of the Manufacturing Manager:

• Lead and manage the Manufacturing function, ensuring effective deployment of resources to support Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Growth objectives
• Develop and execute the Manufacturing Engineering strategy and roadmap aligned to operational and business objectives
• Own the industrialisation process for new products, ensuring manufacturing readiness, tooling, fixtures, test capability, documentation and capacity requirements are established prior to launch
• Act as the site technical authority for manufacturing processes, production equipment and industrialisation activities
• Oversee the design, development and implementation of manufacturing processes, procedures, systems and equipment
• Identify, evaluate and implement automation, digitisation and Industry 4.0 solutions
• Lead programme management of NPI, CAPEX, automation and continuous improvement projects
• Support Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) activities
• Drive manufacturing cost reduction, waste elimination and productivity improvement initiatives
• Assess manufacturing capacity and resource requirements to support future growth
• Own the TPM programme and maintenance strategy for shopfloor production equipment and manufacturing assets
• Ensure preventative maintenance plans, spares strategies, uptime targets and equipment reliability metrics are effective
• Ensure production test equipment, fixtures and methods are developed, maintained and continuously improved to support product quality and throughput
• Define and maintain manufacturing engineering standards, methods and best practices
• Facilitate root cause investigations and structured problem-solving using methodologies such as 8D, DMAIC and CAPA
• Lead and facilitate the site Continuous Improvement programme including training, coaching and project delivery
• Manage CAPEX budgets and departmental expenditure, including preparation of business cases
• Develop and review KPIs, ensuring appropriate countermeasures are implemented
• Utilise manufacturing data and analytics to identify opportunities and drive sustainable improvements
• Ensure compliance with applicable quality systems, regulatory standards and health & safety requirements
• Develop departmental capability through coaching, mentoring, succession planning and performance management
• Work closely with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Management and R&D teams

About you:

• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering or equivalent
• Previous manufacturing engineering with at least 3 years in a leadership role
• Proven experience leading Manufacturing Engineering, NPI Industrialisation and Continuous Improvement activities
• Strong project and programme management skills
• Expertise in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and structured problem-solving methodologies
• Experience delivering automation and digital manufacturing initiatives
• Experience managing TPM and production equipment maintenance strategies
• Experience working within ISO9001 or equivalent quality management systems
• Strong understanding of DFM, DFA, process validation and product industrialisation
• Proficiency in ERP, MES, CAD, Minitab, Power BI or similar manufacturing systems
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing CAPEX and departmental budgets
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills
• Formal project management qualification (PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent) desirable

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification we have listed. If your experience looks a little different but you think you can role; value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!"

For more information and to apply, contact the Oxford branch of Berry Recruitment - or click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.