Production Manager

PRODUCTION MANAGER

SCUNTHORPE

DAYS

We are looking for a motivated Production Manager to join a market leading company in the UK. You will be a key member in ensuring the production facility is kept running. The position will appeal to a strong manager looking for their next challenging role within a secure and stable company.

Role Description

• Promotes and manages a health and safety culture across site. Ensuring all activities on site comply with H&S regulations and guidelines. Ensure all company policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Ensure all product produced on and leaving site meets the agreed quality standards.
• Ensure site is running at maximum efficiency and fully achieving production plans.
• Ensure site is running in line with budget requirements and targets.
• Work with all departments across the business to instil and develop a continuous improvement ethic that focuses on driving down cost and improving quality.
• Maintain a high level of employee motivation by working closely with all employees to develop a highly communicative team where employees are made fully aware of business performance and activities. Also ensure any issues or problems, either personal or work-related, are supported and resolved.
• Lead and champion projects that deliver improvements to site performance and employee engagement.
• Create and present reports detailing site performance to all team members across all levels of the business structure.
• Lead and champion root cause analysis projects to ensure any quality issues are resolved with a permanent fix put in place.
• Drive KPIs into production using them to identify and improve production trends.
• Ensure material stocks are managed and used effectively.
• Maintain manufacturing compliance to standards including a clean, safe environment for all employees.

Skills and Qualifications

• Proven experience as Leader/Manager or relevant role leading a team focused on manual processes.
• Familiarity with company policies, legal guidelines, and Health & Safety regulations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good knowledge of IT systems.
• Strong background in Lean and continuous improvement.
• Proven experience of driving through successful improvement and change management projects.
• Proven experience of root cause analysis and putting permanent fixes in place.
• Ability to interpret and understand KPIs and data.
• Desirable Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required:
• ILM level 3 in Leadership and Management.
• COSHH and risk assessment trained.

In return for your commitment, my client offers a stable and secure career for a technically motivated production manager. If you feel this is of interest, please call Jordan Hindhaugh for a confidential discussion on (phone number removed); alternatively, you can email for further details.