Assistant Production Manager

Alsford; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000

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The Vacancy

If you are motivated, passionate and really want to make a difference working as part of our extraordinary team then you will fit right in with us here at Alsford.

Primary roles is to support the Production Manager in the economic and high quality production of timber profiles and cut to size sheet materials.

The Assistant Production Manager is responsible in conjunction with the Production Manager, for overseeing all the manufacturing activities taking place at the Head Office. Accountable for ensuring an efficient and productive end to end process that meets our customer's needs while conforming to all H&S requirements and legislation. Providing clear direction to production teams to achieve the required standards of safety, quality, and service while controlling costs.

Specific duties of a Assistant Production Manager include ensuring that the correct processes to meet production goals are in place and that all staff understand their roles and responsibilities, delivering products to the required standards in time on full.

They must also ensure that all of the administrative issues relating to Materials, Stock controls and are completed on time and with accuracy.

The must also act as an interface between all levels of management and the operations employees, providing training opportunities to the production staff and regular reviews of their performance. The role also requires coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees, as well as initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures. Ensure that staff are trained to produce quality output and products.

Main Roles & Responsibilities

The Assistant Production Manager

• Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel, accomplishing work results, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, resolving problems, reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
• To maintain the efficiency and cleanliness of the production facilities.
• Make sure that offcuts and reject timber is converted into standard usable stock.
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing company standards.
• Ensure that levels of personnel cover is provided for all production process. Maintain the standard of suitable and appropriate staff.
• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs, evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Provides production information and ensure that accurate recording of production times, methods and costs are maintained.
• Creates and revises systems and procedures by analysing operating practices, record-keeping systems and support in implementing change.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment and by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources. Maintaining compliance with established external and internal policies and procedures.
• Resolves personnel problems by evaluating data, by investigating issues, identifying solutions and recommending action with Production Manager
  
  

Education/Qualifications/Experience

A minimum of 5 years experience of working in Production Supervisor Skills ie: Supervisory Management, Specialist Timber Machinist, Managing Processes, Process Improvement, Production Planning,

The Job Package

• Annual pay review
• In house training
• Health checks
• Companys life assurance of 4 x basic annual salary
• Discounted goods
• Cycle to work scheme
• Profit share incentive scheme
• Employee assistance program
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Refer a friend scheme
  
  

Click apply today to begin your Alsford journey.

The Company

Alsford is a Builders' Merchant, supplying timber, tools, and building materials to Trade and DIY customers.

Alsford Timber Ltd has been around since 1882 and is now the largest Timber and Builders Merchant in South East England, with 19 branches across Kent, Surrey, London, East Sussex, and West Sussex.

We've spent over 130 years creating the Alsford brand you see today because, like you, we believe in building things to last.

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