Production Engineering Manager

Production Engineering Manager - Fareham / Portsmouth - Salary £55-65k

About the Role

This is a key leadership role within our manufacturing operation, responsible for driving production engineering performance across a busy, bespoke fabrication environment.

You will be central to improving how we build complex engineered systems — focusing on efficiency, manufacturability, and continuous improvement across sheet metal fabrication, assembly, and test processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the production engineering function across manufacturing
• Improve workflows, routing, and shop floor efficiency in a bespoke production environment
• Drive design-for-manufacture (DFM) improvements with design engineers
• Work closely with fabrication, assembly, and test teams to resolve production issues
• Lead lean manufacturing and structured continuous improvement activity
• Identify and de...