Job Description
As the Production Manager you will lead all production activities across a large-scale manufacturing site in Swansea. You'll translate site strategy into operational excellence, ensuring safety, quality, cost, and delivery targets are consistently achieved while building a high-performing, future-ready operations team.
Client Details
Our client is a global manufacturing leader operating in a fast-paced, regulated environment where safety, quality, and continuous improvement are critical. The business invests heavily in its people, processes, and technology, offering long-term career development and the opportunity to make a genuine impact at site and group level.
Description
Key Responsibilities
Lead and manage all production activities across production operations on site
Own site production performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and waste
Translate business and site strategy into clear operational plans and priorities
Lead, coach, and develop a large operations team (3 direct reports, 165 indirect)
Drive continuous improvement initiatives including Lean, 6S, SMED, waste reduction, and OpEx
Deliver productivity, quality, and safety targets in line with site KPIs
Support major engineering and capital investment projects
Optimise working capital through improved inventory management
Build succession plans, capability development, and training programs across Operations
Act as a visible leader, role-modelling safety-first behaviours at all times
Profile
Ideal Candidate Profile
You'll be a confident, hands-on production leader with credibility to lead on the shop floor.
You'll bring:
5-7+ years' management experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Strong background in production leadership within complex operations
Proven experience delivering Operational Excellence / CI initiatives
Excellent people leadership and stakeholder management skills
Strong commercial and financial awareness (budgets, cost control, KPIs)
Ability to make clear, timely decisions in a high-pressure environment
Engineering or Business degree preferred (Black Belt / advanced qualifications advantageous)
Job Offer
What's on Offer
Opportunity to shape culture, capability, and performance at site level
Competitive salary and benefits package
Long-term career progression within a global organisation
The chance to lead meaningful change, not just manage output
