Our facilities in Yarnton and Abingdon, near Oxford, are dedicated to establishing the world’s fastest, smartest, and best-equipped environment for the rapid development of additively manufactured parts and the creation of novel metal alloys for enhanced performance.

We serve a variety of sectors including electronics, aerospace, and industrial by leveraging our cutting-edge technology to build businesses across diverse markets, each with unique requirements, timelines, customers, and cultures.

Role Overview

Responsibilities

Production & Operations

• Own production performance across the production area, delivering against KPIs (safety, quality, delivery, cost)

• Develop and execute production plans in line with business demand and capacity

• Ensure effective resource planning across people, equipment, and materials

• Drive performance management through data, identifying trends and implementing improvements

• Lead daily/weekly production reviews and performance tracking

• Resolve escalated production issues and mitigate risks to delivery

• Work with Planning, Supply Chain, and Engineering to align production schedules and priorities

People Leadership

• Lead, manage, and develop Team Leaders/Operators and their teams

• Build a high-performing, accountable production organisation

• Own workforce planning, structure, and resource capability within production, including across shift patterns

• Drive performance management across the function, including addressing underperformance

• Support recruitment, succession planning, and leadership development

• Foster strong engagement, culture, and communication across the shop floor

Quality

• Own quality performance across production, including defect reduction and right-first-time delivery

• Partner with Quality and Engineering to improve manufacturing processes and standards

• Ensure robust root cause analysis and preventative actions are embedded

Health, Safety & Environment

• Lead by example on safe working practices and PPE usage

• Take full responsibility for health, safety, and environmental performance within production

• Ensure a proactive safety culture and continuous improvement in HSE standards

Continuous Improvement

• Support continuous improvement across production in collaboration with engineering

• Identify and implement efficiency, cost, and throughput improvements

• Drive Lean manufacturing initiatives and embed CI culture across teamsDeliver measurable improvements in productivity and operational performance

Essential skills

• Significant experience in a manufacturing or production environments

• Previous experience in a Production Manager or similar leadership role

• Experience leading multiple teams through supervisors or team leaders

• Strong understanding of production planning, capacity management, and operational performance

• Proven ability to deliver against production KPIs and drive measurable improvements

• Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, using data to drive decisions

• Experience implementing Lean/CI initiatives at scale

• Familiarity with ISO 9001, AS9100 or similar quality systems

• Calm and organised under pressure

• Hands-on and proactive leadership style

• Fair and professional people management approach

• Strong attention to detail

• Team-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset

• Strategic and commercially aware

• Strong leadership presence and decision-making ability

• Able to operate at both strategic and operational levels