Production Manager South Wales 55,000 - 60,000 + bonusYolk Recruitment is exclusively partnered with this well-established manufacturing business in the recruitment of an experienced Production Manager at their South Wales HQ. The business owns the market within a specialist sector, supplying customers where quality, reliability and delivery performance are critical. This is a secure business with a long standing reputation in its field, well embedded customer relationships and strong financial backing. The site has a close knit, SME feel, with a relatively lean structure and strong sense of ownership across the team. This is a key leadership role within the business, with the opportunity to take ownership of production at an early stage of the site''s improvement journey. Fundamentals are strong, but there''s clear opportunity to strengthen consistency and continue driving performance. You''ll be able to influence how production is structured, how teams are developed and how performance is managed moving forward. With further hires planned and internal movement underway, there''s also the chance to shape the team around you. This is what you''ll be doing Leading production teams across multiple shifts and process stagesDeveloping Team Leaders and improving consistency across shiftsTaking ownership of performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost and OEEDriving improvements in on time production performance, efficiency and product qualityImplementing lean best practices