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Job Title: Manufacturing Manager
Location: Cleavland
Salary: £80,000 – £90,000
Benefits: Car + Benefits
This is a senior operational appointment, replacing an existing leader, and offers the incoming Production Manager the opportunity to take ownership of a significant manufacturing operation with real influence at board and operational level.
Working Hours:
Full-time, site-based role
Standard manufacturing hours with flexibility expected in line with operational demands
Job Description:
This Production Manager role carries full responsibility for leading and managing production activities across a large fabrication-focused manufacturing site employing several hundred blue-collar employees.
- You will oversee fabrication, welding and associated production functions, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time and to the highest quality standards.
- As Manufacturing Manager, you’ll work closely with engineering, quality, planning and commercial teams to align operational output with customer and project requirements.
- The position requires a visible, hands-on leadership style, with a strong on-the-floor presence.
- A key focus will be driving efficiency, continuous improvement, workforce engagement and safety performance across a complex, project-driven environment.
This is a senior role suited to an experienced manufacturing Manager who is comfortable operating at scale and managing diverse production leadership teams.
Skills & experience:
• Proven experience as a Production Manager or equivalent senior manufacturing leader
• Background managing large production or fabrication sites.
• Strong knowledge of fabrication and welding processes
• Experience delivering large structural fabrications (e.g. energy, infrastructure, marine or heavy engineering sectors)
• Ability to lead skilled blue-collar workforces in safety-critical environments
• UK-based with full right to work
• Exposure to offshore energy or renewables is desirable, but not essential.
The Company:
I’m working exclusively with a large-scale UK-based manufacturing business operating within heavy engineering. They deliver major structural projects into highly regulated sectors and are known for their long-term stability, strong project pipeline and continued investment in people and facilities.
Why Should You Apply?
This is a rare opportunity for a proven Manufacturing Manager to step into a highly visible leadership role with genuine scale and responsibility. You’ll inherit a well-established operation while still having the authority to influence performance, people development and production strategy.
If you’re a Production Manager seeking a senior role within heavy fabrication - without the instability of turnaround environments - this opportunity offers both challenge and long-term security.
