JOB OVERVIEW: Production Manager / Lead Production Engineer (strain gauging experience critical) sought by exciting market leading electronics & analytics systems business, focused on designing, building, installing and operating measurement systems for the marine sector.

Contract type: Permanent

Salary : Negotiable but as a guide £35K-£47K (depending on competency) basic plus excellent staff benefits package

Location - Havant, Hampshire area

Start date - asap

Working conditions: Normal office and light workshop environment

THE ROLE & OPPORTUNITY
As a result of expansion my client has an exciting new vacancy for a Production Manager for their R&D function who MUST have strong experience with strain gauging;

Reporting directly to the Head of Operations, duties will include:

* Run and oversee the day-to-day operation of our load cell production facility

* Manage the team building, calibrating, and testing load sensors

* Own production schedules, output targets, and quality standards

* Work with operations to optimise parts forecast

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

The ideal applicant will have;

* Firm knowledge of strain gauging & tenure within the industry

* Analog electronics

* Material impacts on strain gauge/adhesive choice

* Surface preparations

* Strain gauge suppliers

* Strong background in mechanical and electronic assembly, ideally with sensor style products

* Experience in leading a production team or be ready to step-up to lead a team - hands-on manager, not just desk-based

* 2-3 people in the team

* Has worked with calibration procedures and is comfortable with test equipment

* Can interpret engineering drawings

* Ideally from a low-to-medium volume, high-precision production environment

* Understands capacity management

* Comfortable with small batch / precision manufacturing, not just mass production

* Experience with digital twin-like systems, production data logging and quality control

* Experience with ISO9001

* Has worked with and applied of lean, six-sigma, kaizen methodologies

Character;

* Calm, practical, and organised

* Leads by example — gets hands dirty when needed

* Can train up onboardings

* Can balance speed vs. care — knows when to slow down and when to push

* Wants to take ownership of a growing facility and help shape it long-term

WHAT'S ON OFFER;

• A highly competitive financial rewards package including benefits package

* The chance to join a highly established proven market leader who continually invest in their solutions to stay ahead of the competition

• A comprehensive learning and development program and genuine career prospects
• An excellent hard working but fun close “family” oriented collaborative working environment

If you are a good match then please send a CV immediately to learn more about this excellent rare and diverse permanent career opportunity!

Keywords: Production Manager, strain guaging, Supervisor, Lead, Leader, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Engineering, Electro-Mechanical, aerospace, electronics, defence

This vacancy is being advertised by ChilliFrog Ltd. The services advertised by ChilliFrog Ltd are those of an Employment Agency