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Manufacturing Manager

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Hiring People logoHiring People · Basingstoke
£40K–£45K/yrFull-timeOn-siteToday
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Responsibilities

  • Driving the production lines - owning throughput, output and pace, and leading from the shop floor.
  • Getting the best from our machinery - set-up, changeovers, calibration and running adjustments to keep every line at full tilt.
  • Staying ahead of breakdowns with a proactive, preventative maintenance regime.
  • Hunting down waste and downtime, and making the whole operation leaner and faster.
  • Keeping quality, cleanliness and safety standards high - no exceptions.
  • Leading, coaching and holding the production team to clear standards around output, quality, safety and pace.
  • You'll fit right in if you're...
  • Genuinely hands-on - happiest on the floor, sleeves rolled up, close to the kit.
  • Driven and decisive, with a real bias for action and a need to hit the numbers.
  • A stickler for standards - you don't let 'near enough' slide.
  • Machinery-confident - you know your way around production equipment and can fault-find on the fly.
  • A natural pace-setter who can rally a team and hold a high bar without losing the room.
  • Experienced in manufacturing, contract packing or a fast-moving production environment.
  • About Prism
  • We're Prism eLogistics - a UK contract packing, shrink sleeving and eCommerce fulfilment partner that's fast, flexible and focused on efficiency. From our Hampshire HQ, we keep the wheels turning and the stock moving for brands in drinks, beauty, personal care and more.
  • Interested?
  • Please apply here. if shortlisted you will here from our agent - Hiring People. You may be asked to complete a short video interview. Please be sure to CHECK YOUR JUNK/SPAM
  • Then let's talk. Tell us a bit about yourself and why this role's got your name on it.

Benefits

We're not a finished company - we're a growing one, and that means real opportunity. As we scale, the people who help build the engine room get to grow with it.Get in early on a genuine growth story - your fingerprints will be on how we scale.Real progression - we believe in promoting from within as new roles and shifts open up.Be part of our automation and AI journey - help shape a smarter, more modern operation, not just run yesterday's.A friendly, no-jargon, no-nonsense team that actually enjoys the work.Modern kit, modern tech, and a business that invests in doing things properly.

Additional Information

This is a hands-on, lead-from-the-floor role for someone who lives and breathes production. You'll own our lines day to day - driving output, keeping the machinery humming, reducing inefficiency and making sure everything ships on time, looking sharp. If your idea of a good day is a line running flat-out, right-first-time, with zero drama, you'll feel right at home. We launched in 2020 and we haven't stopped growing since. New high-speed sleeving lines, bigger premises, smarter tech, and a serious push into automation and AI. We're scaling quickly, investing in new lines, automation and better systems - and we need a Manufacturing Manager who can bring pace, discipline and control to a growing production operation.

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