Production Manager
Objectives of this role
* Plan, organise and structure operational resources to successfully fulfil customer orders
* Stabilise operational teams and resources including, picking, packing,, finishing and manufacturing to ensure KPIs are achieved and maintained
* Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance standards focussed to consistently provide exceptional quality products and services
* Increase the efficiency of existing processes and procedures to enhance manufacturing capacity to enable the company to insource 20% of manufacturing activities and meet key delivery and capability KPIs
* Ensure that operational activities remain on time and within budget
* Manage, lead, and develop staff
Responsibilities
* Implement production systems, processes and disciplines including but not limited to planning, scheduling, and sequencing to ensure best use of resources and on time delivery of Customers’ orders
* Implement industry leading manufacturing practices covering all manufacturing, finishing, assembly, packing and shipping functions.
* Implement and improve the quality assurance processes and disciplines and accountable to ensure provide exceptional quality products and services
* Create and maintain HSE standards ensuring safety of all stakeholders as well as compliance to regulations, the wellbeing of our staff, housekeeping standards through 5S disciplines.
* Lead, train, motivate and support the team within a time-sensitive and demanding environment, including process improvements and problem resolution.
* Partner and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve planning, processes, systems and ultimately customer satisfaction.
* Budget and cost control
* Schedule production and assembly activities and the outcomes to comply with QA and OTIF requirements.
* Accountable for staff conduct, wellbeing, living the values and development
Preferred skills and qualifications
* Minimum five years of proven success in a similar production management role
* Has successfully led improvement projects in job lot production environments with significant demand
* Strong emotional intelligence and a very good leader of people and change management
* Excellent ability to delegate responsibilities while maintaining organizational control of branch operations and customer service
* Knowledge of business productivity software and an aptitude for learning new applications
* Deep understanding of production processes and related quality management systems
* Formal production management qualification or training essential (or equivalent technical qualification)
* Working knowledge of relevant software tools incl MES, MPS, MRPStrong skills in cost control
* Experience at working on the shop floor
Personal attributes / characteristics
* Displays a can-do attitude
* Is a team player & builder, believes in the success of the team as opposed to individual ambition
* Biased to seeking improvement and driving the necessary change.
* Communicates with candour and displays resilience towards the purpose
* Excellent problem-solving mindset
* Rigorous attention to detail, highly organized individual
* Customer orientated, internal and external
* Motivated, energetic, and focussed individual
* Able to develop and maintain an environment of trust, diversity, and inclusion within the operations team.
* Strong communicator with a desire for innovation and transformation
* Related technical capacity from metal manufacturing or engineering industry
KPI’s
* OTIF
* PPM
* Parts per MHR
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