Production Operations Manager

Company: Murray McIntosh Recruitment Consultancy
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Location: Bideford
Job Description:

Murray McIntosh are currently seeking a Production Manager to start work on a 6 month contract starting ASAP as detailed below:Experience required:

  • Previous production management experience
  • Engineering and manufacturing experience (complex low volume high value production is ideal)
  • Demonstrable shop floor/cell leadership with exposure to ISO 9001/AS9100
  • Capable of supporting capacity planning, workflow sequencing, and bottleneck removal.
  • Comfortable enforcing standard work, build discipline, and compliance requirements.
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings, BOMs, routings, and change notes.
  • Confident communicator able to lead and manage from the front
  • Understands low-rate defence manufacturing realities (documentation, audits, compliance).
  • Can work effectively with engineering, supply chain and planning

Posted: April 7th, 2026