Production Manager
Location: Stoke on Trent
Salary: Circa £45k plus company car allowance
A local food manufacturing company are now looking for a Production Manager to join their team.
Production Manager – Job Role:
* A hands-on role managing a team of production operatives.
* Coordination and implementation of all aspects of Wire Rope, Petroleum Jelly, and Rust Prevention plants.
* Ensuring that all manufacturing, filling and bulk loading schedules are achieved and completed in a safe and timely manner to satisfy customer demand and OTIF requirements.
* Ensuring operational activities are managed to cost, quality, time, safety and integrity standards.
* Manage plant operations to compliance standards including Local, Country, Business, Global, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and HSSE legislation, policy and standards.
* Ability to provide technical support and guidance for wire rope, petroleum jelly and rust prevention operations.
* Legionella inspection – responsibility for the routine checks of the cooling tower.
* Develop and maintain good working relationships with cross-functional departments.
* Support with the embedding of Right First Time (RFT) behaviours into production, and support of Continuous Improvement (CI) activities to achieve best LEAN manufacturing practice.
Production Manager– Person Requirements:
The ideal candidate MUST come from the Food Manufacturing Industry as a Production Manager. You will also have the following skills, qualifications or experience:
* Food, FMCG, Chemistry, Engineering or Process Operations degree or equivalent experience.
* Experience of production operations in Food, FMCG, lubricant or chemical industry.
* Good communication, team working, decision-making skills, with a good level of HSE awareness.
* Knowledge of six sigma and SAP would be advantageous.
These are your benefits:
—Competitive Salary, Holiday Entitlement above Statutory, Annual Bonus Scheme, Pension Scheme, Free On-site Parking, Free Supply of Workwear and PPE, Free Eye Test Vouchers, Employee Assistance Program, Discounted Private Medical Cover.
For more information please call Paul Gorton on (phone number removed).
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