Manufacturing Manager

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Key Information

Job Title: Manufacturing Manager – 4892

Grade / Salary: Band 4 - Circa £90,000

Contract: Permanent

Location: London  (primarily depots in Acton and West Kensington)

Closing Date: Wednesday 5th August 2026 @ 23:59

Note: You may be required to undertake on call responsibility as a part of this role

Job Purpose

Transport for London’s Manufacturing business unit provides a wide range of manufacturing and overhaul activities to enable our safe and financially sustainable operation.  We are one of London’s largest manufacturing businesses employing around 600 highly skilled people, and are growing. We are part of the Asset Maintenance and Renewals (AMR) directorate within London Underground, but are here to supply the breadth of TfL’s operations and external customers.   

The Manufacturing Manager is one of two senior roles responsible for leading manufacturing operations– including overhauling, manufacturing and fabricating railway points and crossings, carpentry, plant equipment and a wide range of train components including electronics, electro-mechanical and pneumatics - from wheels, brakes and motors, through radios and door motors to signalling equipment – alongside train, locomotive and wagon overhauls.

As part of that growth, we are looking for someone to oversee end-to-end management of production processes and multiple operational facilities, ensuring safety, asset quality, cost and delivery requirements are met. This role involves strategic oversight of and responsibility for capacity planning, budgetary control, forecasting, scheduling, manufacturing make-or-buy decisions, tendering for work from outside parties and leading a diverse, multidisciplinary team to meet business objectives and regulatory requirements. The postholder will need to ensure efficient and compliant operations while driving innovation and continuous improvement ensuring the manufacturing facilities are value for money and of course provide strong visible leadership as part of an inclusive SMT in Manufacturing and more widely in TfL.

It's a challenging job, but one that is very rewarding, and we are looking for someone who can complement our existing senior team, build on our heritage, experience and the skills of our team as we evolve and grow to meet the current and future needs of TfL.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for the delivery and overhaul of Train, Signalling, Engineering Vehicle, Plant equipment and Track Carpentry in compliance with customer specifications and LU engineering standards, ensuring work plans are adapted where necessary to meet operational demands / standards
• Accountable for the delivery of multiple business critical activities in partnership with Maintenance and Capital Projects by adopting continuous improvement methodologies to drive efficiencies in time, reliability, safety and budget
• To lead by example ensuring appropriate standards are met for the management of safety and risk, compliance with statutory obligations whilst embedding the vision and culture to improve safety year on year across the network upholding the prevention of all injuries or harm to customers, employees and others as a core company value.
• Accountable for being an authentic role model for diversity and inclusion. Driving positive and progressive change within the team to achieve measurable improvements in diversity and inclusion.
• Lead and manage key stakeholder relationships of varying complexity and diversity across AMR, the wider TfL network and relevant external partners.
• Coach and build colleagues capability to engage effectively, while actively sharing best practice and industry trends, bringing insights back into AMR to strengthen delivery and support continuous improvement.
• Lead the implementation of new production processes and products, ensuring that approved developments by the Business Development manager are translated into effective, reliable, and scalable manufacturing operations.
• Responsible for the visible and adaptive leadership of multiple operational sites, expectation to lead a diverse number of teams with differing skill-sets and specialisms.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Knowledge:

• A degree (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline and/or demonstrable, significant