Production Manager

Production Manager Job Location: Milborne St Andrew, Dorset Job Type: Permanent Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum + Excellent benefits Hours: 4 days per week! Monday – Wednesday 7.30am – 6pm Thursday 7.30am – 5pm A leading UK-based manufacturer in Dorset is seeking an experienced Production Manager to join their growing team. The business designs, manufactures, and delivers bespoke off‑site buildings using advanced composite panel technology, incorporating up to 98% recycled plastic. Working with a range of high‑profile clients across the UK, the company supplies durable, low‑maintenance structures including lifeguard stations, leisure buildings, and accommodation units. They are proud of their craftsmanship, quality, and strong commitment to sustainability, delivering genuinely innovative building solutions. Key Responsibilities: * Hands-on leadership of the production team (approximately 25 staff, ranging from apprentices to skilled operatives) * Planning, managing, and delivering production schedules to ensure orders are completed on time and efficiently * Overseeing quality control across all manufactured products * Managing procurement activities * Driving continuous improvement initiatives across production processes For this role you will have; * Previous experience in a production management role * Ideally you will come from a manufacturing background, any experience in composites or modular building manufacturing is advantageous * Strong people management skills, with the ability to mentor, develop, and motivate a diverse team If you would like to find out more about this brilliant opportunity, please either contact our Recruitment Team on (phone number removed) or send your CV. Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days, please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise, we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles. Resource Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. It is the policy of the Company to take all reasonable steps to ensure that each applicant is assessed only in accordance on the basis of their qualifications, skills and abilities to perform the relevant duties without prejudice in regards to background, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or gender. By completing our application process, you are authorising us as a Recruitment Agency to contact you in connection with your application by email and / or telephone & SMS under GDPR Article 6(1) (a) and you are also consenting to receiving information via the same means in relation to Resource Recruitment providing you with work finding services. Our Privacy Policy can be viewed on our website under the Privacy Policy tab on our website. Should you wish, you may opt out at any time Keywords; manufacturing; production; management