Production Manager 6-month fixed-term contract Purpose of Role A flexible team player responsible for coordinating, communicating, and managing day-to-day production activities to ensure efficient operations and compliance. Key Responsibilities Plan, schedule, monitor, and ensure on-time delivery of customer orders in coordination with Planning. Liaise with Logistics and Purchasing to ensure material availability. Produce weekly and monthly operational reports for the Operations Manager. Ensure all manufacturing activities comply with cGMP, SOPs, Health & Safety, and training requirements. Maintain compliance with validation standards and requirements. Lead investigations and ensure timely closure of PIRs and deviations. Support QA/QP in audit preparation and management. Review, approve, and maintain manufacturing and maintenance SOPs. Create, review, and approve Master Batch documentation. Set daily production targets and manage performance against KPIs. Analyse production metrics and lead root cause/corrective actions for missed targets. Maintain compliant and safe production areas. Drive team performance and motivation to achieve output targets. Optimise resources, including headcount planning with Operations Manager. Monitor and reduce waste across production. Manage yield, efficiency, cycle time, and throughput with shift supervisors. Approve overtime in coordination with Operations Manager. Ensure timely completion of staff appraisals and training reviews. Support recruitment and workforce planning. Ensure budgets are followed and expenditure is justified. Coordinate with maintenance to ensure equipment reliability. Support validation activities including IQ/OQ documentation. Ensure smooth cross-departmental communication to meet production schedules. Review TMS requirements weekly. Skills & Experience Strong leadership and team management capability. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong organisation and time management ability. High attention to detail in a fast-paced environment. By applying, you are giving consent for Matrix Recruitment to contact you about this job. We collect your data for recruitment purposes only and will retain it for the duration required as outlined in our privacy policy. All CVs are kept confidential and will not be submitted to any clients without your knowledge and permission. Please note that due to the expected high volume of applications we can only reply to applicants suitable for the position. We Value Your Trust.