29th May, 2026
Production Manager | Permanent | Tayside | circa £55k
This is a Production Manager role with genuine substance to it. A well-established precision engineering business in Tayside is looking for someone to take full ownership of the shop floor, and that means exactly what it sounds like. Safety, quality, delivery, cost and people. The complete picture.
There is real scope here to make a difference. If you are the kind of Production Manager who wants accountability rather than just responsibility, and a team you can genuinely develop rather than simply oversee, this is worth your attention.
Your core responsibilities will span the full operational picture:
- Scheduling and load balancing to meet customer demand and delivery targets
- Maintaining accurate data and using it to drive real decisions
- Engaging with Supervisors on work prioritisation and resource allocation
- Working with clients to ensure requirements are understood and met
- Driving continuous improvement across safety, quality, cost and delivery
HSE compliance is non-negotiable. You will work with advisors to maintain standards, act on issues promptly, and make sure every person on site goes home in the same condition they arrived.
On the people side, you will be managing a multi-level team. Getting the best out of them through clear direction, proper development plans, and an environment where improvement is the norm is as central to this role as any operational metric.
To be considered, you will need:
- Solid experience in a similar production or operations management role within a technical or engineering environment
- A track record of leading and motivating large teams through change
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities under pressure
- Proficiency in MS Office and confident working with production-related IT systems
- Experience using Visual Management and confidence to make appropriate changes if necessary
The performance framework is straightforward: safety incidents, first pass yield, On Time Delivery, equipment uptime. If you are used to managing against metrics that actually mean something, you will be comfortable within this structure.
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