CareerPlan

Core Manufacturing Manager

UK - DuxfordFull-time2026-10-27 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead manufacturing operations, safety compliance, and continuous improvement for advanced composite materials production.

Role type

Senior manufacturing manager

Builds

Advanced composite materials (carbon fiber, resins, prepregs, honeycombs, additive manufactured parts)

Domain

Aerospace manufacturing / Advanced materials

Required skills

Lean Six Sigma, root cause analysis, production planning, team leadership, quality management, cost control, new product introduction, stakeholder collaboration

Preferred skills

9 Phase root cause analysis, Process Failure mode effect analysis, Kaizen, Minitab

Technologies

Microsoft Excel, Minitab

Responsibilities

Lead and maintain a safe manufacturing environment ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements; Manage production operations to deliver quality, cost, delivery, and performance targets; Develop and implement annual production plans; Lead, develop, and performance manage a team of 50+ employees; Ensure products are manufactured to customer requirements and delivery schedules; Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and root cause analysis; Manage manufacturing assets, inventory, and resources; Support introduction of new products and technology transfers; Lead quality investigations and resolve non-conformances; Collaborate with planning, maintenance, engineering, and R&D to improve plant performance.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC