Job Title: Production Manager

Location: Broadoak. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Up to £68,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Responsible for leading an organisation of ~60 staff that are focused on the assembly, integration and testing of underwater weapons and other defence equipment
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with your team, peers, customers, suppliers, partners, and stakeholders
• Provide senior Management with timely feedback on concerns that may affect productivity and overall engagement levels
• Acting as a coach and mentor to the broader team
• Acting as Cost Account Manager (CAM) as required.
• Management and delivery of the strategic plan for your business unit
• Challenge existing practices and implement continual improvement in processes, tooling, and methods of working for your business area
• Resolve non-conformance, inform stakeholders and where necessary issue escalation in timely manner to relevant stakeholders/key decision makers for your business area

Your skills and experiences:

• Management and leadership skills
• Experience in electrical and mechanical assembly
• Experience in managing KPI’s – quality cost and delivery (make versus buy)
• Experience in applying continuous improvement tools that results in tangible and intangible outcomes
• High levels of SHE knowledge/experience
• Understanding of ISO9001 & AS9100 Rev D
• NEBOSH or IOSH trained

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Production Manager – Broad Oak:

As Production Manager for the Underwater Weapons business, you will play a pivotal part in ensuring that our products are produced safely, on-time, to cost and confirming to our quality management systems. You will be influential in fostering a culture that focuses on safety and compliance.

You will be financially astute, data driven, and comfortable working within a matrix organisation. You will have a drive for continuous improvement, utilising tools and behaviours to unlock a culture focused on improving our processes and empowering our people to grow.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 27th November 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.