Production Manager - Manufacturing assembly electrification and injection moulding inputs

Production Manager
- Manufacturing assembly with electrification and injection moulding inputs

Coventry

Full time

Production Manager
- Manufacturing assembly with electrification and injection moulding inputs

Coventry

Up to £62,000, 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

Unipart Manufacturing is launching a flagship, fast-paced manufacturing project in Coventry, combining high-volume electrification assembly with complex injection moulding inputs. Fully aligned with Unipart’s Sector and Growth Strategy and The Unipart Way Forward Plan, this critical project is scaling from zero to over 200 production colleagues within just four months. We are seeking a driven, hands-on Production Manager to lead shop-floor operations, embed Unipart Way lean processes, and direct production teams to achieve world-class levels of safety, quality, and output.

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll focus on:

• Production Leadership and Output
  - Provide direct supervision and leadership to production teams, ensuring on-time output against demanding production schedules
• Rapid Scale-Up and Team Engagement
  - Manage, motivate, and develop production colleagues through a rapid growth phase, leading shift briefings, return-to-work management, and capability building
• The Unipart Way and Continuous Improvement
  - Actively coach teams in lean manufacturing techniques, root-cause problem solving, and standard work to drive operational efficiency and zero-PPM quality standards
• Health, Safety, and Environment
  - Maintain total compliance with site Health and Safety, driving proactive accident investigations, risk assessments, and housekeeping standards
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  - Partner closely with Quality, Engineering, Toolroom, Maintenance, and Logistics to eliminate downtime, control production costs, and hit key site KPIs
• Change Management
  - This is a fast-paced, evolving project where your scope will grow alongside the initiative itself - while core deliverables are clear, flexibility is key - you’ll have the opportunity to shape processes, adapt to changing priorities, and directly influence the project's direction as it unfolds

We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!

• Manufacturing Management Experience
  - Proven leadership track record in a demanding, high-volume manufacturing, automotive, or industrial production environment
• Lean and Continuous Improvement Mastery
  - Demonstrable experience applying Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement methodologies (e.g., 5S, Kaizen, Poke-Yoke, JIT)
• People Leadership
  - Strong ability to communicate, set clear directions, manage shift attendance/performance, and coach production supervisors or operators
• Technical and Operational Focus
  - Technical experience or familiarity with assembly lines, electrification inputs, or injection moulding is highly desirable.
• Qualifications
  - Minimum HND / NVQ / ILM Level qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience;
  Full UK Driving Licence

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

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