Production Manager

Position: Production Manager (Composite)

Job ID: 1378/4

Location: Gosport

Rate/Salary: £45 - 50K

Type: Full-time, On-site

HSB Technical Ltd is a leading specialist recruiter across Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Energy, and Aerospace sectors. We connect skilled professionals with reputable clients in the UK and internationally.

Typically, this person will be: Production Manager

A proven leader from a composites manufacturing environment with strong knowledge Composite construction, advanced composite systems, and production management. Someone capable of driving quality, efficiency, and innovation while managing multi-skilled teams and ensuring a safe, well-run facility.

Key Responsibilities of the Composites Manager:

• Provide overall leadership for the all Composites on site, ensuring delivery against quality, cost and schedule targets
  
  
• Line manage supervisors, chargehands and team leaders, acting as the main escalation and communication point
  
  
• Monitor and manage workforce performance, addressing attendance, behaviour and capability issues where required
  
  
• Create, maintain and review short-term production plans, reporting progress, risks and delays to key stakeholders
  
  
• Champion process improvement and manufacturing best practice to enhance efficiency and product quality
  
  
• Contribute to tooling, mould configuration and build methodology to support effective production
  
  
• Coordinate workflow and resource deployment to ensure smooth project progression through the facility
  
  
• Control engineering drawings and production documentation, ensuring accuracy and revision compliance
  
  
• Identify staffing needs and support recruitment, training and development of the department
  
  
• Own Health & Safety and site operational standards, ensuring teams are fully resourced to work safely and effectively
  
  Essential Skills & Qualifications:
  
  
• Strong understanding of small craft & big build methods and marine tooling
  
  
• Broad hands-on experience with composite manufacturing techniques (infusion, prepreg, wet lay)
  
  
• Demonstrated leadership experience within marine or composites production environments
  
  
• Knowledge of manufacturing-led design and tooling development
  
  
• Experience applying Lean and continuous improvement principles
  
  
• Proven capability managing production operations with a strong H&S focus
  
  
• Clear and confident communicator with strong people skills
  
  
• Commercially minded with experience managing multi-project, production-led workloads
  
  
• Well-organised, delivery-focused and able to meet programme and budget commitments
  
  
• Competent user of Microsoft Office and project planning tools
  
  This position is advertised by HSB Technical Ltd, an REC registered recruitment consultancy managing the recruitment process for our client