Production Engineering Manager
Production Engineering Manager
Employee type
Permanent
Salary
£60000 - £70000/annum pension and annual bonus
Category
Engineering
Job Description
Production Engineering Manager
Portsmouth
Salary Up to £70k
About the Role
This is a key leadership role within manufacturing operations, responsible for driving production engineering performance across a busy, bespoke engineering environment. You will be central to improving how we build engineered products; focusing on efficiency, manufacturability, and continuous improvement across 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 deliver measurable improvements in cost, quality, and lead time
Support introduction of new products into production
Ensure compliance with H&S and quality standards across operations
About You
Engineering background (mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial)
Proven experience in a fabrication or engineered-to-order manufacturing environment
Strong understanding of lean manufacturing in a low/medium volume production environment
Hands-on, practical engineering mindset
Experience with chillers, heat exchangers, HVAC, refrigeration or sheetmetal fabrication would be highly beneficial.
To apply, or for more detail, please send your latest CV to or call Steve Johnstone at Morson Edge on (Apply online only)