Machine Shop Production Manager

Overview

As a Machine Shop Production Manager at Thales Belfast, you lead a production-focused team to deliver on costs, quality and deadlines within safety standards. You will manage the end-to-end production ecosystem and drive Lean and continuous improvement across supply chain, process engineering and manufacturing. Your role shapes daily operations, risk mitigation and productivity gains in a high-tech, cross-functional environment. This is a people-centric opportunity to influence delivery excellence within a global technology leader.

Pay / Benefits

• private medical insurance
• buying or selling annual leave
• cycle to work schemes
• employee discounts
• paid volunteering day
• stocks and shares

Responsibilities

• Ensure team performance against cost, quality and deadlines with safety compliance
• Lead the end-to-end production ecosystem within scope and coordinate with support functions
• Develop and empower team members to increase autonomy and capability
• Coordinate APRU perimeters with Supply Chain, Process Engineering, Lean & Performances
• Maintain standard costs and identify improvement areas in collaboration with support functions
• Maintain production plan and customer delivery, anticipate risks and ensure product quality
• Manage production and repair costs, optimize WIP, reduce rework and improve productivity
• Plan workload, capacity and HR to maximise efficiency and employee well-being
• Develop team capabilities to meet challenges, manage skill rise and versatility
• Champion LEAN transformation (Gemba, FCTL, Andon, KAIZEN, InCIght) and standard processes
• Ensure rigorous standard compliance and proactive continuous improvement
• Manage performance via standardized processes (IObeya) aligned with site management
• Set priorities and make decisions to correct deviations
• Coordinate DOJOs and support the development of team autonomy with support functions
• Prioritize and ensure employee safety

Key requirements

• Analytical and problem-solving skills (FMECA, PDCA)
• Technical knowledge of manufacturing or repair processes
• Understanding of supply chain principles and flows
• Knowledge of industrial management control and MYB process
• Experience with continuous improvement tools (Gemba Walks, 5S, just-in-time, PDCA)
• Ability to use digital tools/dashboards for analysis and decision support

• leadership
• team development
• communication
• FMECA
• PDCA
• Gemba Walks

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