Hales Group are seeking a proactive hands-on Production Manager to join their client''s busy growing team. To be successful in this role, you need to have proven experience in joinery or woodworking, ideally in bespoke or architectural joinery and you will be responsible for planning, scheduling, quality control, health and safety, team leadership and workflow optimisation to deliver custom joinery on time, to spec and on budget. Salary: £45,000-£50,000 Per annum Hours: Monday to Friday - 8.30am till 5.30pm Duties and Responsibilities: Plan and manage production schedules to meet delivery dates and resource constraints.Translate technical drawings, customer specs and job packs into production plans.Supervise and coach workshop staff: joiners, machinists, apprentices and finishers.Hire, train and conduct performance reviews.Allocate labour and machines efficiently; monitor throughput and reduce bottlenecks.Maintain high quality standards: first-off checks, in-process inspections and final sign 1 Implement corrective actions.Ensure materials are ordered, received and stocked with minimal waste; coordinate with purchasingMaintain workshop machinery and tools; schedule preventive maintenance and oversee minor repairs.Enforce health and safety, COSHH and PPE compliance; run toolbox talks and risk assessments.Manage job costing, labour tracking and support production-related finance reporting.Liaise with estimators, project managers and site teams to resolve technical issues and c