Assistant Production Manager

An exciting position has arisen for the position of Production Assistant Manager in our Extrusion Blow Moulding / Injection Moulding Department.

As Production Assistant Manager, your role will be to help manage the staff in the moulding department and to assist in the smooth running of the production process. This will involve ensuring quality levels required are maintained, addressing production related issues with the Production Manager, and maintaining production outputs to ensure efficiency and output targets are met.

Responsibilities

1. Assisting the Production Manager in terms of production, staffing, maintaining quality levels and production processes.
2. Monitor the quality of production and ensure adherence to company procedures.
3. Effectively help to manage, motivate, and develop staff within the department.
4. Ensure good communication is provided to shift supervisors, both verbal and written.
5. Ensure that health and safety rules and regulations are adhered to along with reporting and acting on issues in line with the company’s health and safety policy.
6. Help identify training needs and provide support for training as required.
7. Undertake a proactive role in continuous improvements.
8. Assist in managing staff holidays and overtime cover where required.
9. Monitor department performance; generating accurate reports.

You will be:

1. A minimum of one year’s experience in a supervisory capacity with leadership ability to motivate and support staff.
2. An excellent communicator, forging strong positive relationships and leading by example.
3. Hard-working, self-motivated, with a positive ‘can do’ attitude.
4. Able to manage your own time, plan your own workload and meet set targets while prioritizing effectively.
5. Conscientious with a sharp eye for detail and a pride for delivering excellence consistently.
6. Proactive in using own initiative in finding solutions and making team improvements.
7. Honest, reliable and accountable.
8. Able to pick up processes and operations effectively.
9. Motivated to learn new skills and keep abreast of industry changes.
10. Flexible, adaptable and open to embracing change as well as the ability to facilitate change.
11. Safety and quality conscious.
12. Experience within Plastics manufacturing is desirable.

This is an exciting time to be joining an expanding, privately owned company with an ambition and vision to succeed. This position offers a competitive salary, 5% employer pension contribution, 32 days paid holiday (inclusive of bank holidays), free onsite parking, an attractive EAP package, training, and career progression.

We are an equal opportunities employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We base all employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 26/01/2025