Production Manager
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- Meridian Business Park, United Kingdom
- United Kingdom
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Production Manager at Ridgway Machines Ltd: Meridian Business Park, United Kingdom, United Kingdom; On-site; Full time; Lead; Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction. JobGrid adds normalized role facts, source context, and a path to the employer application page so candidates can compare the listing before applying.
- Location and workplace: Meridian Business Park, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, On-site
- Role classification: Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction, Full time, Lead
- Source freshness: checked by JobGrid on 2026-06-05.
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With over 100 years of engineering excellence, Ridgway Machines is a world-leading manufacturer of precision taping and winding machines for the electrical, energy, and oil & gas industries. Recently acquired by Tokamak Energy to accelerate superconducting technology, we're involved in some of the world's most exciting engineering projects—including ITER's Fusion Power Plant and CERN's Large Hadron Collider.
From innovative designs to global customer support, we deliver expert solutions for clients worldwide. Based at Meridian Business Park in Leicester, we're a skilled team of specialist engineers working at the cutting edge of power generation machinery.
We are looking for a driven and experienced Production Manager to lead our production operations and play a key role in delivering high-quality engineering projects. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation where you can make a real impact, leading teams, driving efficiency, and ensuring operational excellence.
As Production Manager, you will take full ownership of production activities, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading production planning, assembly, testing, commissioning, and installation
- Developing and maintaining effective production plans aligned with project timelines
- Ensuring on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery
- Managing labour, resources, and workforce planning
- Driving efficient factory operations and layout optimisation
- Maintaining compliance with quality standards, ISO requirements, and customer expectations
- Upholding health & safety standards and mitigating risks
- Managing budgets, costs, and labour tracking
- Building strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders
- Recruiting, leading, and developing a high-performing team
- Monitoring KPIs and driving continuous improvement initiatives