Production Manager

Job Description

Location: TES Power, 50 Dukes Lane

As we continue on our growth strategy, TES Power are seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead the day-to-day manufacturing operations within a busy switch gear production environment. This is a senior, hands‑on leadership role responsible for delivering safe, efficient, high-quality production output in line with customer requirements, engineering specifications, delivery schedules, and business performance targets.

Supporting the Operations Director, you will be a key partner to all operational functions of the Manufacturing facility, partnering closely with senior leaders and management.

The successful candidate will manage a group of direct report Team Leaders and provide leadership across a production team of approximately 120 people, including indirect support staff. The role requires strong manufacturing discipline, visible shopfloor leadership, and the ability to build a high-performing culture focused on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and continuous improvement.

• Lead, manage, coach, and develop Team Leaders and the wider production workforce to achieve agreed operational targets.
• Take ownership of daily, weekly, and monthly production performance, ensuring switch gear products are manufactured safely, efficiently, on time, within budget, and to required quality standards.
• Plan and coordinate production labour, resources, workflow, and priorities to meet project schedules, customer delivery commitments, and changing business demands.
• Drive a strong health, safety, environmental, and quality culture across all production areas, ensuring compliance with company procedures, risk assessments, safe systems of work, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with Engineering, Scheduling, Quality, Procurement, Stores, Logistics, Maintenance, and Project teams to resolve constraints, improve flow, and ensure smooth execution of customer orders.
• Monitor production KPIs, including safety, quality, delivery, productivity, labour efficiency, rework, waste, and absence, and provide clear reporting to senior management.
• Identify production risks, bottlenecks, skills gaps, material shortages, quality issues, and capacity constraints, taking corrective action quickly and effectively.
• Champion continuous improvement, Lean Manufacturing, standard work, 5S, root-cause problem solving, and waste reduction across all production areas.
• Ensure Team Leaders conduct effective daily briefings, allocate work appropriately, maintain discipline, and support employee engagement and performance management.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, skills development, succession planning, and performance reviews for production personnel.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, equipment care, documentation, traceability, and production record accuracy.
• Contribute to budgetary control, cost reduction, capacity planning, and longer-term operational improvement projects.

• Proven experience in a Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Operations Manager, or senior production leadership role within an engineering, electrical, mechanical, fabrication, assembly, or similar manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading production teams through direct-report supervisors, team leaders, or line managers.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing planning, production control, capacity management, labour allocation, and shopfloor performance management.
• Demonstrable ability to lead large teams, set clear expectations, hold people accountable, and develop Team Leaders into effective frontline managers.
• Excellent knowledge of health and safety requirements in a manufacturing environment, with the ability to promote safe working behaviours and compliance.
• Strong quality mindset, with experience working to documented procedures, inspection standards, customer specifications, and corrective action processes.
• Excellent communication, organisation, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Confident using production data, KPIs, ERP/MRP systems, and Microsoft Office tools to manage performance and make informed decisions.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and maintain focus on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people.

• Experience with in switch gear, electrical panel build, power distribution, electrical assembly, control panels, or low-voltage/high-voltage electrical manufacturing.
• Engineering, manufacturing, operations, electrical, mechanical, or business management qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, 5S, value stream improvement, root-cause analysis, or Six Sigma tools.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, integrated management systems, product traceability, inspection and test plans, and technical documentation controls.
• Experience supporting business growth, factory layout changes, capacity expansion, or operational transformation projects.