Manufacturing Leader

Job Title: Manufacturing Leader

Location: East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire

Duration: Permanent

Salary: Negotiable + car allowance

Our Engineering client based in East Kilbride is looking for an experienced Manufacturing Leader.

The role

Be responsible for the development of the activity and the results of its site. Coordinate activities and resources within the framework of the Group's orientations and in compliance with the safety rules, quality management system and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in force.

Main missions

1. Manage and organize the site:
   - Define with the General Management the strategic orientations and objectives of the site.
   - Act as an interface between the site and the company's management.
   - Manage the interface with the head office teams and external stakeholders including regulatory and institutional bodies.
   - Organize the human, financial and technical resources of the site.
2. Oversee economic performance and its optimisation:
   - Manage production, evaluating productivity, and identifying levers of profitability.
   - Set the site's orientations and objectives in line with the strategy defined by the company.
   - Ensure production and productivity is On Time and to the required Cost and Quality.
   - Manage the site's investment projects: drafting of specifications, sourcing of suppliers, and supervising project implementation.
   - Carry out reports to the management.
3. Ensure and improve processes:
   - Carry the approach and the animation of continuous improvement.
   - Guarantee the application of hygiene, health, and safety rules at work.
   - Carry out the approach and the animation of the CSR policy.
4. Manage and develop the skills of the teams:
   - Ensure the management of human resources within its scope.
   - Promote change management, innovation, and the development of team skills.
   - Promote transversality and a QHSE - CSR-oriented work culture.
   - Contribute to team cohesion.
   - Facilitate communication and professional relations between directorates.
   - Carry and bring the company's values to life on a daily basis.

Labour Relations

Internal relations: all employees at its site, all Group Departments.
External relations: suppliers, customers.

Responsibilities and Scope for Action

1. Manage the site's teams.
2. Participate in the definition of the quality assurance system and CSR rules.
3. Define and maintain the site's health and safety rules and measures.
4. Represent the employer with various external regulators and stakeholders.

Knowledge

Minimum level of training: Engineering degree / Experience in an industrial environment.

General Knowledge:

• Negotiate with internal or external stakeholders at management level.
• Leading, motivating, and mobilising a team of multidisciplinary employees.
• Managing a company P&L.
• Effective communicator.
• Supporting change and skills development.
• Anticipating risks and managing crisis situations.
• Mastering continuous improvement methodologies and tools.
• Mastering budget management and control.
• Understanding the fundamentals of Employment law.
• Knowing the strategic challenges of the industry sector.
• Mastering the production line, products, and manufacturing processes.
• Mastering the Group's QMS-CSR processes.
• Computer tools (Internet, e-mail) and office automation (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Statistical tools and reporting.

This is a full-time position with an internationally recognised company providing a competitive salary, company contribution pension and company bonus scheme.

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