Main Purpose and Scope of Job
The Production Manager will occupy a pivotal role within the business that involves setting the pace for the organisation, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations, and driving the team to achieve excellence. This role will sit within the company's Senior Leadership Team, offering strategic direction, fostering a productive work environment, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality parts to customers. The role holder will be required to work closely with supporting functions in the achievement of KPI's.
Accountabilities/Responsibilities
1. Responsible for the day-to-day production and delivery processes across multiple production facilities, ensuring key business deliverables are met and exceeded, including OTD, OEE, sales, inventory controls & budget adherence.
2. Convert job routings produced by Engineering to Excel-based Production Plans, taking into consideration the risk associated with each job and downstream processes.
3. Introduce visual management tools for production plans across units monitoring adherence.
4. Direct cost reduction and process improvements to ensure efficiency of operations and cost effectiveness i.e. monitoring gained hours.
5. Effectively manage transport and subcon services to ensure alignment with production schedules.
6. Update the capacity tracker according to the orderbook, liaising with Business Development, Engineering and Account Management to ensure that they have the latest visibility.
7. Lead, manage and motivate a large production team, implementing daily production meetings to ensure personnel are clear on activities and issues are flagged whilst carrying out performance related meetings where required.
8. Liaise with Supervisors/ Team Leaders to prioritise workloads.
9. Proactively manage the Production Expeditor for the effective movement of product and available resources to ensure OTIF targets are met and liaising with Account Managers to ensure customers have timely and accurate updates.
10. Work with the Business Systems Manager to review the production plan and ensure that it is deliverable advising where productivity improvements can be made i.e. gained hours, batch sizing.
11. Work with Maintenance to ensure that equipment is fully operational and maintenance activities are suitably planned. Improving cleanliness of machines and facilities; auditing to ensure that all staff are compliant with the TPM requirements.
Knowledge Required
1. Production Planning techniques
2. CNC Machining and Metal fabrications
3. Demonstrable Knowledge of ISO9001 Standards
4. Demonstrable Knowledge of AS9100 Standards
5. Computer literate, particularly MS Excel and Outlook
6. Standard Operating Procedures
7. Lean Manufacturing including Visual Management
Qualifications & Experience
1. Minimum 3 years career experience in an Engineering and Manufacturing environment
2. Engineering Degree / HND / HNC
3. Experience in a precision machining environment
4. Strong verbal and written communication skills, including speaking with customers
5. Maths and English GCSE C grade or equivalent
6. Lean Manufacturing qualifications
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