Production Manager
Experienced Production Manager required for a manufacturing business based on the outskirts of Swindon. The successful candidate will be required to coach and mentor staff whilst leading by example, ensuring the factory is achieving consistently high levels of Productivity and Health & Safety.
Key Responsibilities:
1. To lead and motivate the team to continually achieve and exceed productivity, customer service and quality target levels.
2. To agree, with the Management team, the production schedule for all departments including Production, Spray Shop and Carpentry areas.
3. Ensuring customer demands are aligned to operational capacities, taking into consideration budgeted operations costs.
4. To maintain and operate at optimum production capacity, by ensuring teams are correctly resourced and trained.
5. Working with other departmental managers, scheduling and buying teams to ensure a timely and continuous supply of parts to meet production schedules.
6. As a member of the production team contribute fully to strategic site production matters and the development of best practice operations.
7. To build a high performing 'team culture’ within your department that recognises and rewards excellence and encourages individuals to strive for performance improvement
8. To review 'right first time’ production processes and procedures, identifying and acting upon op...