Production Manager
Monday - Friday
Clayton Le Moors
This role involves managing production schedules, leading a team, maintaining quality standards, improving processes, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. You will play a key role in driving productivity, reducing waste, and meeting business objectives while ensuring a smooth and efficient process.
Production Manager
Skills, Experience, and education required:
* Proven experience in managing, leading and motivating teams.
* Knowledge of production processes, lean manufacturing or similar methodologies.
* Proficiency in manufacturing software and Microsoft Office suite.
* Strong analytical and decision-making abilities to troubleshoot and optimise processes.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Good people skills and ability to work well with colleagues and management
* First Aider (training can be provided)
* Fire Marshall (training can be provided)
* Health & Safety awareness and NEBOSH
Production Manager
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
* Planning of staff rotas, overtime and agency staff to optimise operations, minimise downtime and improve efficiencies.
* Direct responsibility for the Production department to ensure the team are appropriately trained and motivated to carry out their responsibilities to the required levels of quality and productivity.
* Strict adherence to production procedures, safety procedures and health and safety by all direct reports.
* Comply with all company HR &HS Policies and Procedures.
* Timely reporting of any production issues including machine breakdowns / faults to the Production Operation Manager /Operations Director.
* Production Meetings held with the Production and Engineering teams daily to ensure clear instructions and communicate on any ongoing issues to achieve operational goals.
* Work closely with engineering, sales, and supply chain teams to streamline processes and resolve production challenges.
* Ensure standards of quality are monitored and always maintained by liaising with the QA Manager.
* Be involved in quality investigations and where possible add input to prevent reoccurrence.
* Ensure all paperwork / housekeeping is completed fully and field and weekly audits completed in a timely manner.
* Track Key Performance Indicators (KPI’S) and prepare reports on production efficiency, costs and performance metrics.
* Feedback KPI metrics to all direct reports quarterly.
* Involvement in all customer audits for Quality, H&S and Environmental compliance.
* Monitor raw materials, equipment and labour to optimise volume and quality of production output