Direct Response Employment Services are delighted to be supporting our client in Melksham who are seeking a production leader to oversee the production of the whole Melksham site. As a production leader you will be responsible for managing over 100 employees on site and therefore we are looking for a candidate who has previous experience as a production manager or similar. Key Duties: Ensure production figures are met and port to site management with any issues that arise or report on any ongoing issues within production. Forward plan labour for upcoming production requirements including liaison with recruitment agencies including negotiating and paying agency fees. Investigate and complete stage 1 and 2 disciplinaries. Approve and decline overtime requests from line leaders. Communicating with the engineering teams on planned tool changes. Managing employee absences. Manage and support all line leaders to complete their role and responsibilities as required, give guidance about production priorities communicated via value streams. Ensure appropriate PPE is available and worn at all times. Complete 1-1's, identify high potential people and support with their development plans. Create a culture of continuous improvement. build a team of line leaders and team leaders who work together to meet site goals. coach and develop line leaders, set expectations and manage performance. You will play a key role in linking ongoing production and the site management team. We are looking for a candidate who has leadership experience working within a busy manufacturing site. They must have experience of managing a large pool of employees along with experience of managing production, production planning and handling staff issues such as recruitment, disciplinary's and employee reviews