Factory manager pay in Leeds January 2025

Factory managers have the job of overseeing the production and manufacturing processes in a factory.

Other names for factory managers are:

• Production managers
• Manufacturing managers
• Operations managers
• Plant managers

You’ll be working in a factory and in an on-site office.

What sort of work you do depends on what type of factory you work in. But you can expect it to involve the following:

• Planning the production schedule
• Overseeing the maintenance of manufacturing equipment and machines
• Making sure everything is manufactured on-time
• Motivating factory workers
• Doing performance reviews with factory workers
• Managing budgets and costs
• Overseeing quality control
• Being a point of contact for clients and different teams in the factory
• Analysing data and writing reports

You may have to work late evenings, on the weekends and on bank holidays, especially if deadlines are looming.

If you want to apply for a factory manager job, you might need the following:

• A university degree or relevant apprenticeship
• Previous factory experience
• Basic computer skills
• The right to work in the UK

You can also get promoted from a junior factory job and get on-the-job training.