Production Manager

If you're looking for an opportunity to safely lead a production department on a COMAH site in Derbyshire through a challenging time of change improvements, then look no further. We want you to challenge the norm and champion Lean Manufacturing. You'll need to bring passion, skills, and knowledge to motivate your team as our new Production Manager and really make a difference.

BASIC SALARY: Up to £68,000 (including car allowance) dependant on your relevant experience

BENEFITS:

1. KPI Bonus, circa £6000-£9000 per annum
2. 7.5% Company Pension contribution
3. Private medical
4. Death in Service x 5
5. 24 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.

LOCATION: Alfreton, Derbyshire

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Nottingham, Chesterfield, Derby, Sheffield, Alfreton, Worksop, Belper, Matlock, Loughborough, Burton-on-Trent, Mansfield.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager - Chemical Manufacturing, COMAH, DSEAR, Lean

As our new Production Manager, you will face plenty of operational challenges leading our production department at our COMAH site in Derbyshire.

Your team will be around 25 Production Operators (indirect), your direct reports will be Production Planners and your Production Supervisors / Team Leaders. The Production Operators are a combination of permanent and agency staff.

Your team will vary in their experience and longevity with us. One of your first challenges will be to harmonise the production team who will look to you for strong leadership.

You will report directly into the Plant Manager and will have full autonomy for all production related areas including production planning, chemical manufacturing and product quality.

You will ensure a safe working environment for everyone and champion lean manufacturing.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Lead your production team within the production facility - this will include machine operators, supervisors, team leaders and a production planner
2. Achieve operational KPI's relating to production, safety, quality and stock levels
3. Develop a harmonised empowered team who can collaborate to achieve their own personal goals
4. Drive Health & Safety including MAPP
5. Ensure our site adheres to the relevant standards for COMAH and IPPC directives
6. Drive Lean manufacturing and process improvements

YOUR BACKGROUND:

1. Have managed a chemical production facility before in a suitable similar role which includes production planning under your remit - ideally it will have been a higher tier COMAH site
2. Understand chemical processing machinery, equipment and their associated systems
3. Be a strong leader and able to demonstrate where you have developed your production team and department
4. Have a strong understanding of safety - you will likely hold an IOSH or NEBOSH qualification
5. Be able to show where you have championed lean manufacturing

THE COMPANY:

We are a COMAH site, part of a multi-billion turnover group specialising in the manufacturing of process chemicals for the Semiconductor Industry. The main product produced at this site is sulphuric acid.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets and worked with the following products and/or services: Production Manager, Operations Manager, Manufacturing Manager - COMAH, IPPC, chemical, pharmaceutical, plant, MAPP, DSEAR, Chemical, IOSH, NEBOSH, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations.

INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: JAC17991, Wallace Hind Selection