Production Engineering Manager

Production Engineering Manager Fareham / Portsmouth Salary £55-65k About the Role This is a key leadership role within our manufacturing operation, responsible for driving production engineering performance across a busy, bespoke fabrication environment. You will be central to improving how we build complex engineered systems — focusing on efficiency, manufacturability, and continuous improvement across sheet metal fabrication, 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 low/medium volume production • Hands-on, practical engineering mindset • Experience in  sheet metal fabrication (strong advantage)