Unit Production Manager – Automotive – Cheshire – £DOE
Location: North West England (On-site, 5 days per week)
Salary: £DOE
Company Overview
An established, engineering-led specialist vehicle conversion business operating across emergency services, defence, and commercial vehicle platforms. The company delivers complex, low-volume, high-specification vehicle programmes and is continuing to grow its engineering and manufacturing capability.
The business operates in a highly regulated environment and places strong emphasis on quality, safety, and technical compliance.
The Role
The Unit Production Manager will take full ownership of day-to-day production activity within a vehicle conversion unit.
You will be responsible for planning, coordination and delivery of builds, managing multi-skilled teams and ensuring customer specifications, quality standards and delivery schedules are met.
This role is fully on-site and highly operational.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage all daily production activity within the unit
- Plan production schedules and resource allocation
- Lead and manage production teams to meet output and quality targets
- Ensure teams are working to latest specifications, drawings and BoMs
- Track materials availability and liaise with suppliers
- Coordinate wiring looms, electrical boards and fabrication activities
- Manage specification changes and documentation (SCNs)
- Track labour hours and monitor efficiency
- Ensure compliance with quality systems, regulatory frameworks and H&S standards
- Liaise with customers and attend internal meetings
About You
- Strong production or operations management background
- Experience leading teams in an engineering or manufacturing environment
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Confident managing multiple workstreams simultaneously
- Automotive, specialist vehicle or similar background preferred
- Comfortable working fully on-site
What’s on Offer
- Key operational leadership role
- High level of responsibility and autonomy
- Exposure to complex vehicle programmes
- Long-term stability within an established business
If this role is of interest, please apply via LinkedIn or email dan.avila@everec.co.uk
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