Xpert Resourcing are recruiting for a highly organised Production Manager to join our Ely based client. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing floor level manufacturing and will be leading a team of up to 11 Operatives so will need excellent leadership skills as well as customer service, continuous improvement, product quality and LEAN manufacturing experience.
Duties to Include:
* Apply lean practices to manufacturing processes in keeping with the overall value stream target
* Help maintain the continuous improvement cycle within manufacturing groups
* Conduct motivational meetings and to communicate targets and strategies effectively to manufacturing teams
* Ensure appropriate operating principles, work instructions and SOP's are followed by the operators
* Collaborate with Manufacturing and R&D engineering to identify and execute improvement opportunities in all manufacturing related activities
* Ensure quality of product produced meets manufacturing drawing requirements by using metrology tools to validate tolerances and finishes standards
* Training and mentoring of the team, ensuring knowledge gaps and training needs are identified and managed, sustain a culture of 5S in manufacturing areas
Experience/Skills Required:
* An appreciation of LEAN manufacturing techniques, quality improvement and associated people strategies required to drive and sustain change
* An understanding of MRP / ERP data s...