Production Manager

Friday 12pm early finish

Private Medical – option to add family

Life Assurance – 3x gross salary

Employer Pension Contribution

30 days paid holiday

Continuous Professional Development

Excellent opportunity to influence and shape a growing manufacturing operation

Location :

Limavady

Job Type:

Production Manager

Currency:

£

Min Salary:

60000

Max Salary:

65000

About This Role:

3 Peaks Recruitment is delighted to be partnering with a growing engineering and manufacturing business to recruit an experienced Production Manager for a key senior leadership appointment. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced manufacturing leader to take responsibility for a busy production operation of approximately 120 people, leading through Team Leaders and working closely with the Operations Director and wider senior management team. We’re looking for someone who enjoys being visible on the shop floor, developing people, improving performance and driving a strong culture around Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Continuous Improvement.

Start Date:

2026-08-14

Closing Date:

2026-09-13

Key Responsibilities:

What you’ll be doing

Leading, coaching and developing Team Leaders and the wider production workforce

Managing day-to-day production performance in a busy manufacturing environment

Planning labour, resources, workflow and production priorities

Driving Health & Safety, quality and operational standards

Monitoring KPIs across productivity, labour efficiency, quality, waste and rework

Working closely with other departments

Identifying and resolving production bottlenecks, capacity constraints and skills gaps

Championing Lean Manufacturing, 5S, continuous improvement and root-cause problem solving

Developing frontline leadership capability and creating a high-performing production culture

Requirements:

Experience as a Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Operations Manager or similar senior manufacturing leader

Experience leading sizeable production teams through Supervisors or Team Leaders

A strong background within engineering, electrical, mechanical, fabrication, assembly or related manufacturing

Strong production planning, capacity management and labour allocation experience

Excellent people leadership and performance management skills

A strong understanding of Health & Safety and quality within manufacturing

Experience using production KPIs and ERP/MRP systems to drive performance