Product Manager

2 weeks ago

Balderstone, Lancashire, United Kingdom BAE Systems Full time £104,000 - £128,400 per year

Job Title:
Manufacturing Product Manager

Location:
Samlesbury/Warton – onsite

Salary:
£61,110+

What You'll Be Doing

  • Managing a diverse Production team to deliver often complex programme schedules to cost constraints whilst not compromising Safety or Quality standards
  • Integrating and aligning your team against key objectives, linking to strategic business performance and Company goals
  • Effectively managing differing, and sometimes conflicting, priorities of your team and/or business area, utilising judgement and experience to determine resolutions
  • Reporting to key business stakeholders on the performance of your team; identifying trends, potential problems or opportunities in which cost or performance can be improved
  • Continuously look for ways to increase efficiency in processes, reduce waste and improve product quality

Essential
Your skills and experiences:

  • Proven experience of working within a Manufacturing delivery environment
  • Strong leadership competence with the ability to inspire and motivate a team

Desirable

  • HNC (or above) equivalent qualification or experience in Engineering/Operations Management

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 car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Air Sector Manufacturing Team
We are seeking dynamic and results-driven Manufacturing Product Managers to join our Air Sector team to lead the optimisation and delivery of high-quality products within fast-paced manufacturing environments across Typhoon, F-35 and FalconWorks. These roles are pivotal in bridging the gap between design, production, and business objectives – ensuring that our products meet customer expectations while driving operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

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 welcome 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:
25th 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.

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