Production / Workshop Manager
6 days ago
Bristol
Job Title: Production / Workshop Manager \n Location: Bristol \n Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum \n Job Type: Permanent, Full time \n About us: \n DelaControl is a specialist industrial automation and controls engineering company, designing and building bespoke control systems and special purpose machinery for a wide range of industrial clients. As we continue to grow, we're looking for an experienced Production / Workshop Manager to take ownership of our workshop floor and drive it forward. \n About the role: \n You'll be responsible for the day-to-day running of our workshop, overseeing the production of bespoke control panels and special purpose machinery from job start through to dispatch. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who wants to shape how a growing workshop operates - improving processes, raising standards, and building a strong, capable team. \n You'll lead a workshop team of 8, reporting to the senior leadership team. \n Key Responsibilities: \n\n • Oversee the production of bespoke control systems and special purpose machinery, from job release through to completion\n, • Plan and manage workshop scheduling to ensure projects are resourced correctly and delivery dates are consistently met\n, • Lead, manage, and develop a team of 8 workshop staff - including training, skills development, and performance management\n, • Drive continuous improvement across workshop layout, processes, and ways of working\n, • Own and champion health & safety standards on the workshop floor, ensuring compliance and a strong safety culture\n, • Act as the key link between the workshop and the office team, ensuring smooth communication on job status, technical queries, and priorities\n, • Identify and resolve production bottlenecks, escalating issues early where delivery dates are at risk\n, • Maintain quality standards throughout the build process\n, • Report on workshop performance, capacity, and delivery to the senior leadership team\n\n About you: \n\n • Proven experience managing or supervising a production/workshop team, ideally within control panel building, special purpose machinery, or a related engineering/manufacturing environment\n, • Strong understanding of production scheduling and delivery management\n, • A track record of driving process and efficiency improvements on a shop floor\n, • Confident leading, motivating, and developing a team\n, • Solid working knowledge of workshop health & safety practices and requirements\n, • Excellent communication skills, comfortable liaising between workshop and office/engineering teams\n, • Organised, hands-on, and comfortable balancing daily production pressures with longer-term improvement projects\n, • Experience with control panels, electrical/mechanical assembly, or bespoke machinery builds is highly desirable\n\n Benefits: \n At DelaControl, you will benefit from: \n\n • Sociable work environment\n, • Bonus scheme for all site visits\n, • South Bristol based office\n, • Flexible hours (Mon-Fri) to allow a work-life balance\n, • 22 days holiday, plus bank holidays (an extra day for every two years at the company)\n, • BHSF Health Plan, including a 24/7 GP phoneline\n, • Training opportunities for staff to grow and develop with the business\n, • Pension\n, • Free parking on site\n\n Additional Information: \n Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role. \n Candidates with experience of; Manufacturing Manager, Engineering Workshop Manager, Operations Manager, Senior Production Operative, Production Team Leader, Production Supervisor, Production Lead, and Production Director may also be considered.