Production Manager
| Posting date: | 05 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50,000 to £58,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 January 2026 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands, BS6 5RE |
| Company: | Hunter Selection Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 27393/611m_1764943386 |
Summary
Production Manager
Birmingham B6
£58,000
Commutable from Birmingham, Dudley, Tamworth, West Bromwich, Walsall
Benefits:-
- 25 Days + Bank Holidays
- Pension
- Life Assurance cover
- Company sick pay
- Career progression opportunities
- Car Allowance
- Dental cover
- Medical Cover
We're recruiting a Production Manager to join a well-established manufacturing business operating on a 4-on/4-off shift pattern. In this leadership role, you'll be responsible for driving production performance, motivating teams, and ensuring high standards of safety, quality and efficiency. The company offers a modern working environment with strong investment in people. A competitive benefits package is included, reflecting their commitment to long-term employee development and wellbeing.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Will be accountable for leading, motivating and engaging with Production Team Leaders and Production Operators.
- Is accountable for ensuring the daily plan is adhered to, and achieved by the production team
- Will carry out management responsibilities including recruiting, and training employees; planning, directing work; evaluating and appraising individual performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- Will deploy Engineering Craft and Quality to priorities to ensure Metrics are met
- Will control departmental budget through the daily flex and management of outwork
- Will use Process Improvement and Lean Manufacturing Tools such as SPC, FMEAs, 6S and Lean Sigma structured problem solving techniques to drive improvements
Requirements
- Experience working in a leadership role within a heavy engineering environment such as aerospace, automotive, steel, metal manufacturing.
- Experience managing large teams.
- Experience of working within a unionised environment.
27393/611m
Suitable candidates should apply immediately by calling Jack Lavis for this vacancy - on 02920 894900 or by sending your CV directly to him at jackl@hunterselection.co.uk
If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.