Production Manager - Engineering and Fabrication

​Production Manager – Engineering & Fabrication
Peterborough area | Full-time | Competitive salary (DOE)

The Role

If you’re the sort of person who notices a crooked weld before the kettle’s boiled — and can have the materials reordered, costed, and back on track before lunch — this one’s for you.

This is a hands-on, front-line leadership role overseeing the entire production function: fabrication, assembly, planning, procurement, and cost control. You’ll take full ownership of operations to ensure quality output, efficient workflow, and tight budget management — while keeping the team motivated and production deadlines met.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading and motivating the workshop team, setting the pace and standards for quality and performance.

• Planning and scheduling all production activity — keeping jobs on time and on spec.

• Procuring and managing materials efficiently, securing competitive prices, and maintaining accurate stock levels.

• Managing costings, budgets, and supplier relationships to ensure smooth, profitable operations.

• Carrying out quality checks on incoming materials and finished components.

• Supporting new product development and verifying estimated build costs.

• Identifying and implementing process improvements for leaner, smarter workflows.

• Ensuring Health & Safety standards are actively followed, not just filed.

What You’ll Need

• Proven experience leading a workshop or production function within engineering or fabrication.

• Strong understanding of procurement, materials control, and cost management.

• Technical background — you know your MIG from your TIG and can read a drawing without breaking a sweat.

• Excellent planning and organisational skills, able to juggle competing priorities.

• Immediate availability — the team’s ready, the projects are live, and we need someone who can hit the ground running.

• A calm, practical approach and a commitment to doing things properly.

What You Might Not Like

• This isn’t a desk job — you’ll be in the thick of it, boots on the floor, sleeves rolled up.

• The pace can be demanding — you’ll need to think fast and act faster.

• Problems will appear daily; the trick is how you handle them.

What To Do Next

If you’re ready to take full ownership of a busy production workshop — from procurement to delivery — and make a visible impact from day one, get in touch.
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