About The Role
Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters – our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.As Production Engineering Manager, you'll be accountable for the leadership of SEA's production engineering team, ensuring that manufacturing processes and equipment are safe, efficient, controlled and capable of delivering on quality, time, and cost.
Production Engineering Manager will be based at our Barnstaple site. This role does require being onsite 5 days a week.
The salary for this role is up to £70k, depending on experience.
Whatyou’llbedoing
- Leadership of Production Engineering -Responsible for ensuring people, processes and tools are appropriately aligned to our strategic objectives, supporting completion of SEA’s product development and project delivery activities championing Safety, Quality, Delivery and cost (SQDC
- Production Engineering Execution – Ownership of CAPEX budgets and project plans to enhance production layout, capacity and capability.
- Quality, Compliance & Continuous Improvement – champion improvements across all production areas and support root cause investigations.
- People Leadership – Provide day‑‑day leadership, coaching and guidance to members of the Production engineering team
About our company
At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.
We provide state-of-the‑art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever‑growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on‑the‑ground knowledge of key overseas markets.
What we offer
Work life balance
- Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
- Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
- Half day Fridays
- Reservists in theArmedForces receive special paid leave
Family & wellbeing
- Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
- All Staff Bonus
- Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing Centre
- Sports & Social activities
- Employee Discounts portal – online and in-store discounts, travel savings
- Life assurance policy
- Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
- Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning
Facilities & resources
- Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
- Private seated lunch areas
- Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
- Onsite showers and toiletries provision
- Free onsite parking
Theskills you need
- Previous Production engineering experience in a low volume / high variety manufacturing environment
- Proven experience as a line manager
- Ability to multi‑task and adjust priorities as appropriate
- Experience with ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001.AS9100 experience desirable
- Relevant professional qualifications desirable
- Strong problem‑solving and critical thinking skills
- Resilient and calm under pressure with the ability to work to tight deadlines and communicate at all levels
Join us and be part of something smaller – with500people in the UK and Canada – doing something bigger: protecting what matters.
If you’d like to know more, please give Kelly Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on 03330 414300. Or reach out to us on talentacquisition@sea.co.uk
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Engineered to Protect, that’s our promise, we protect what matters – our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.As Production Engineering Manager, you’ll be accountable for the leadership of SEA’s production engineering team, ensuring that manufacturing processes and equipment are safe, efficient, controlled and capable of delivering on quality, time, and cost.
Production Engineering Manager will be based at our Barnstaple site. This role does require being onsite 5 days a week.
The salary for this role is up to £70k, depending on experience.
Whatyou’llbedoing
- Leadership of Production Engineering -Responsible for ensuring people, processes and tools are appropriately aligned to our strategic objectives, supporting completion of SEA’s product development and project delivery activities championing Safety, Quality, Delivery and cost (SQDC
- Production Engineering Execution – Ownership of CAPEX budgets and project plans to enhance production layout, capacity and capability.
- Quality, Compliance & Continuous Improvement – champion improvements across all production areas and support root cause investigations.
- People Leadership – Provide day‑‑day leadership, coaching and guidance to members of the Production engineering team
About our company
At SEA, we develop and deliver advanced solutions to make our world safer, cleaner and more efficient.
We provide state-of-the‑art applications for naval ship and fleet protection, and undersea surveillance systems. In-service across the globe, our systems deliver a rapid response to threats and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever‑growing number of navies across the world, and we continue to bolster our already specialist, on‑the‑ground knowledge of key overseas markets.
What we offer
Work life balance
- Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
- Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
- Half day Fridays
- Reservists in theArmedForces receive special paid leave
Family & wellbeing
- Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
- All Staff Bonus
- Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellbeing Centre
- Sports & Social activities
- Employee Discounts portal – online and in-store discounts, travel savings
- Life assurance policy
- Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
- Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning
Facilities & resources
- Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
- Private seated lunch areas
- Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
- Onsite showers and toiletries provision
- Free onsite parking
Theskills you need
- Previous Production engineering experience in a low volume / high variety manufacturing environment
- Proven experience as a line manager
- Ability to multi‑task and adjust priorities as appropriate
- Experience with ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001.AS9100 experience desirable
- Relevant professional qualifications desirable
- Strong problem‑solving and critical thinking skills
- Resilient and calm under pressure with the ability to work to tight deadlines and communicate at all levels
Join us and be part of something smaller – with500people in the UK and Canada – doing something bigger: protecting what matters.
If you’d like to know more, please give Kelly Thomas from our Talent Acquisition Team a call on 03330 414300. Or reach out to us on talentacquisition@sea.co.uk
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