Production Manager
| Posting date: | 18 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £40,000 to £65,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 January 2026 |
| Location: | Poole, Dorset |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Resource Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Production Manager
Job Location: Poole, Dorset
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum, Depending on level of experience
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 5.00pm & Friday 8.30am – 2.00pm
We are currently recruiting for a Production Manager to join a thriving, privately owned manufacturing business with over 50 years of success in precision engineering. Supplying high-quality machined components and ancillaries across diverse industrial sectors, where they have long term customer relationships.
As Production Manager, you’ll lead a team of around 35 staff across the shop floor, production planning, and engineering. You’ll be the driving force behind operational excellence, continuous improvement, and team development.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and schedule CNC machining operations (Turners & Millers)
• Drive production targets and manage KPIs
• Maximise efficiency and productivity across manufacturing
• Ensure quality and compliance of all products
• Support new product development and process optimisation
• Champion best practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Promote a strong health & safety culture
• Recruit, train, and mentor staff
We are looking for someone with:
• Knowledge of CNC machining operations either through management or as an operator
• Proven leadership and staff development experience either as a manager or a supervisor, team leader and now wanting to take the reigns as the manager
• Strong communication and team-building skills
• Excellent planning and prioritisation abilities
• Good understanding of quality assurance and compliance in manufacturing
This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a senior leadership role within a respected manufacturer. You’ll have the autonomy to develop production processes, develop your team, and make a real impact on the future of the business.
For more information on this position, please call our recruitment team directly on 01202 686000 or by emailing your CV to jobs@rrm.uk.com.
Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days, please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise, we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.
Resource Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. It is the policy of the Company to take all reasonable steps to ensure that each applicant is assessed only in accordance on the basis of their qualifications, skills and abilities to perform the relevant duties without prejudice in regards to background, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or gender.
By completing our application process, you are authorising us as a Recruitment Agency to contact you in connection with your application by email and / or telephone & SMS under GDPR Article 6(1) (a) and you are also consenting to receiving information via the same means in relation to Resource Recruitment providing you with work finding services. Our Privacy Policy can be viewed on our website under the Privacy Policy tab on our website. Should you wish, you may opt out at any time.
Job Location: Poole, Dorset
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum, Depending on level of experience
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 5.00pm & Friday 8.30am – 2.00pm
We are currently recruiting for a Production Manager to join a thriving, privately owned manufacturing business with over 50 years of success in precision engineering. Supplying high-quality machined components and ancillaries across diverse industrial sectors, where they have long term customer relationships.
As Production Manager, you’ll lead a team of around 35 staff across the shop floor, production planning, and engineering. You’ll be the driving force behind operational excellence, continuous improvement, and team development.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and schedule CNC machining operations (Turners & Millers)
• Drive production targets and manage KPIs
• Maximise efficiency and productivity across manufacturing
• Ensure quality and compliance of all products
• Support new product development and process optimisation
• Champion best practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Promote a strong health & safety culture
• Recruit, train, and mentor staff
We are looking for someone with:
• Knowledge of CNC machining operations either through management or as an operator
• Proven leadership and staff development experience either as a manager or a supervisor, team leader and now wanting to take the reigns as the manager
• Strong communication and team-building skills
• Excellent planning and prioritisation abilities
• Good understanding of quality assurance and compliance in manufacturing
This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a senior leadership role within a respected manufacturer. You’ll have the autonomy to develop production processes, develop your team, and make a real impact on the future of the business.
For more information on this position, please call our recruitment team directly on 01202 686000 or by emailing your CV to jobs@rrm.uk.com.
Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days, please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise, we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.
Resource Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. It is the policy of the Company to take all reasonable steps to ensure that each applicant is assessed only in accordance on the basis of their qualifications, skills and abilities to perform the relevant duties without prejudice in regards to background, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or gender.
By completing our application process, you are authorising us as a Recruitment Agency to contact you in connection with your application by email and / or telephone & SMS under GDPR Article 6(1) (a) and you are also consenting to receiving information via the same means in relation to Resource Recruitment providing you with work finding services. Our Privacy Policy can be viewed on our website under the Privacy Policy tab on our website. Should you wish, you may opt out at any time.