Job Description

Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineering parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, are now recruiting for a

Production Cell Manager

to join our

Operations Production

based at our

Bishops Cleeve

site. As a member of the Production Management Team you'll be responsible for the planning, organisation and direction of the manufacturing cell teams to ensure business objectives, production and customer service targets are met.


Ontic is a more than just a business, we're a community of innovators who pride ourselves on fostering a culture where talent thrives, ideas flourish, and careers are built. We're committed to excellence, driving us to continuously improve and adapt, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of our industry.

What will you be doing?

You'll lead a small team and work alongside other Cell Managers, taking responsibility for planning and scheduling work, ensuring KPIs and performance metrics are monitored, managed and achieved and take ownership for achieving the results needed, regularly reporting and reviewing performance against targets. You'll drive, maintain and monitor business efficiency identifying and resolving problems effectively through RCCA while promoting a culture of continuous improvement and teamwork.

What will you need to know?

At Ontic, our culture is integral to making sure we enjoy our work and deliver for our customers. While we look for the right skillset, we're also looking for someone who will thrive within our recognition and empowerment culture.


You'll already have some demonstrable experience of leading and developing a team within a fast-moving lean manufacturing/engineering environment, ideally aerospace. You'll have strong planning and organisational skills and be able to multi-task and prioritise your workload and be used to using ERP and business IT systems to produce quality performance information and reports. You'll need to be confident, a strong communicator and happy working in a changing and demanding role whilst interacting with stakeholders at all levels.

Benefits Overview

At Ontic we care about your financial, physical, and mental wellness so we offer a range of benefits to support this, we care about what matters to you and have a valued culture of recognition and empowerment, accompanied by benefits that support work/life balance.


Our benefits package highlights include:


Up to 29 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays 10 hours paid volunteering time Annual goal share bonus scheme for all employees 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Discounts and offers from a range of retailers

Our values

Our values are intrinsic to everything we do:


We share

a common sense

- we're a global family of specialists with a shared passion for precision. We have the

freedom to choose

- we're challengers and innovators with the freedom to think differently and challenge the status quo. We

create the opportunity

- we're change-makers with a clear direction and can-do spirit.
We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!