Engineering Production Manager in Beith

Locations: Beith, Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Apply Before: 06/15/2026, 10:55 PM

Organisation: Defence Equipment & Support

Salary: £37,600 per annum (plus generous benefits)

Grade: Senior Technical Specialist I (STSI)

Working Pattern: Full time, Flexible Working

Contract Type: Permanent

At Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), we supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver a vast range of essential defence programmes and strive for what's next.

This is an exciting new opportunity to enable better ways of working and empower greater collaboration across Defence.

We offer 25+ days’ holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of 28.97%, to help make work work for you.

Nationality, visas, and vetting: We’re unable to offer visa sponsorship.

SC clearance wording: This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance.

Step into a role that helps power the nation’s defence. We are seeking experienced Engineering Production Managers to lead the safe and effective delivery of engineering and production activities within a highly regulated, safety‑critical environment at Defence Munitions Beith.

You’ll lead and develop a skilled, dedicated team of engineers and technicians, overseeing the production, maintenance, testing, diagnosis, repair and modification of complex weapon systems and associated activities.

This is a 100% site‑based role that offers the opportunity to travel to other Defence Munitions and DE&S locations across the UK and internationally. Travel is planned with reasonable notice and a strong commitment to flexibility and family‑friendly practices. Travel and subsistence expenses are covered.

Interviews will be conducted face to face at Defence Munitions Beith. Please note that medical assessments must be successfully completed before starting in these positions, including the following - OTTO fuel medical, Mechanical Handling Equipment (MHE) medical, Breathing Apparatus (BA) Medical, Respiratory & Skin Medical.

In addition to your salary, you'll also receive an annual allowance of £3,113.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading and directing a team to assemble, maintain, and test complex weapons and equipment delivering production output safely, on time, and to quality standards.
• Delivering high‑quality diagnostics while ensuring compliance with build standards and configuration control requirements.
• Providing technical and engineering advice to both internal and external stakeholders, assessing the impact of technical decisions before implementation.
• Ensuring all facilities and equipment meet legal and mandatory standards before work begins, and managing risks to keep them as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP).
• Fostering and maintaining a strong, positive safety culture.
• Managing production performance throughput, resource planning including workflow allocation, production reporting, technical training, to deliver against operational targets.
• Promoting continuous improvement, lessons learned, and lean processes, encouraging flexibility and collaboration within a multi‑disciplinary team.

Person specification:

To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Recognised indentured Engineering apprenticeship or military service‑equivalent.
• Minimum National Vocational Qualification (NVQ)/ Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) Level 3 within the specialisation or equivalent Ordinary National Certificate (ONC) in mechanical or electrical Engineering.
• Experience of stakeholder engagement with internal and external personnel.
• Experience of leading teams and mentoring people within an engineering environment.
• Proven ability to plan and schedule work effectively to meet operational targets.

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

• Core Behaviour 1: Delivering at pace - CSBC3
• Core Behaviour 2: Working together - CSBC3
• Technical Competence 1: ECF4 Technical decision making – Supervised practitioner level (Eng)
• Technical Competence 2: Enhancing Service Support Systems – Practitioner level (Op. Del)

Offered benefits:

• 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday.
• Flexible working options.
• Market‑leading average employer pension contribution of 28.97%.
• Annual performance‑based bonus and recognition awards.
• Access to specialist training and funded qualifications.
• Support for progression.
• Huge range of discounts.
• Enhanced parental leave schemes.

Please note as a Disability Confident Leader we want to ensure you receive any reasonable adjustments that you need throughout the recruitment process.

Conflicts of Interest: The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests.

Selection Process Details:

Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:

• Pre‑sift - We will check your application to ensure that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert.
• Sift - Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills.
• Interview - If you're invited to interview, you will be assessed against the following: CV Review, Core Behaviour 1, Core Behaviour 2.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview. If you’re not successful at interview, we may offer you a role at a lower level if this is a match for your skills and experience.