Production Manager in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham

Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be working in partnership with a market-leading manufacturing organisation to recruit a Production Manager who will play a key role in driving positive change, implementing continuous improvements and developing workforce skills through effective training and development.

Overall Purpose:

• To manage all production activities across the operation, ensuring the highest levels of Safety, Quality, Production and Efficiency are maintained.
• To liaise with all other departments regarding quality, materials, planning, maintenance, OEE and warehousing requirements.
• Report to the Plant Manager regarding targets, goals, efficiency, manning and overall objectives.
• To ensure the highest standards of health and safety and housekeeping are met.
• To develop positive employee relations that centres a culture focused on quality, continuous improvement, employee retention, engagement, development, high performance and teamwork

Key Duties:

• Overseeing the efficient production operations across all production lines.
• Ensure that all employees work to the Company Health and Safety policies also the reporting all Health and Safety incidents.
• Minimising lost production time through ensuring efficient and consistent practices, also by taking an active role in correcting technical processing issues.
• Supporting the Shift Managers in all aspects of managing the production teams especially with respect to consistent performance and operational discipline.
• For ensuring that products are manufactured to specification and in accordance with the production plan.
• Ensuring that Production documentation, including accident reports, quality assurance records, daily reports and order requests are completed in the correct manner.
• Meeting deadlines, KPI's and all measurable targets.
• Liaising with other department Managers regarding materials, consumables, quality issues and maintenance requirements for the lines.
• Ensuring the ongoing training of Operatives and the maintenance of training files.
• Ensuring that all production employees adhere to the company's policies and procedures.
• Conducting appraisals, PEG discussions and investigations as necessary.
• Updating the shift deployment and flexi-rota working pattern, ensuring consistency and fairness
• Ensuring the highest standard of housekeeping is maintained
• Playing an active role in maintaining the OEE inputs and 5S.
• Chairing the daily production meeting and presenting the weekly production update.

Key Requirements:

• Strong communication organisational, motivational and people skills.
• Able to work to tight deadlines, achieving targets whilst prioritising work in a continuous process environment.
• Ability to maintain high and consistent standards within a diverse team environment
• Work equally well as part of a team or as an individual.
• Good problem solver and strong decision maker.
• Flexible and adaptable to the business needs.
• Excellent administration and record keeping skills.
• IT skills to a competent level, able to produce reports, enter data and present information clearly.

The Package:

• £43,000 - £45,000 per annum, plus 2K potential bonus on personal and company performance.
• Monday - Friday 37.75 hrs per week, early finish Fridays.
• Company pension scheme.
• 23 days holiday that can increase to 25 plus bank.
• Medicash scheme