Production Manager

The Production Manager is responsible for leading, directing, and optimising all production activities within the manufacturing facility including Stores to ensure the safe, efficient, and high‑quality manufacture to customer and internationally recognised quality standards. This role requires a technically competent manufacturing leader with a strong grounding in Lean manufacturing principles, capable of driving operational excellence while meeting customers’, quality, and delivery commitments.

The role reports directly to the Site and Operations Director.

We are a growing company that invests in our people, our products, and our technology. We offer real opportunities for career growth. Our salaries are competitive with the market, and we have a great benefits platform that includes a flexi holiday scheme, company sick pay, salary sacrifice pension, employee discount scheme, life assurance and a company bonus scheme together with a great positive culture!

Pulsar Measurement is part of the TASi Measurement group and is a worldwide leader in ultrasonic instrumentation for wastewater, industrial, and environmental markets. Since 1986 we have developed, manufactured and marketed industrial flow and level monitoring instruments including ultrasonic level transmitters, clamp‑on ultrasonic flow meters, and open channel flow meters.

The newly restructured TASi Measurement, our parent group, has successfully grown companies who consistently deliver world‑class products and services, focusing on our global customer needs in diverse market segments. TASi Measurement’s high repeat customer rate is due to an ability to remain close to our customers reinforced by providing local service and complete engineered solutions and problem solving.

Join us on this exciting journey, as we continue to expand our business.

• Lead day‑to‑day Production and Stores operations across relevant processes, including:
• Working closely with Planning, Procurement, Engineering and Quality to deliver on site objectives that achieve safety, quality, customer On Time in Full (OTIF) and cost targets.
• Ensure adherence to documented manufacturing processes, work instructions, and control plans.
• Work with the Stores Supervisor to ensure inventory management and stores processes are followed.

• Apply Lean manufacturing principles to eliminate waste, improve flow, reduce cycle times, increase throughput, and improve first past yield rates.
• Lead and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives including Kaizen events, value stream mapping, 5S, standard work, and visual management.
• Use data‑driven performance management, including KPIs, OEE, and root cause analysis, to drive sustained improvement.

• Lead, coach, and develop production supervisors, team leaders, and operators, fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous professional development.
• Ensure training plans are in place to maintain operator competence and compliance with process and quality requirements.
• Promote a positive safety and quality culture, ensuring Production and Stores teams work in accordance with quality, health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high professional standards.

• Ensure compliance with Institute of Printed Circuits (IPC) standards, customer specifications, and internal quality management systems.
• Work closely with QHSE supporting corrective and preventive actions arising from audits, customer feedback, and non‑conformances.

• Collaborate with Planning, Engineering, Procurement and Customer Services to align production output with demand.
• Support the Engineering team with Engineering Change Control process activities.
• Identify capacity constraints and contribute to medium and longer‑term manufacturing strategies.

• Proven experience in a production management or senior supervisory role…