Production Manager

The role of Production Manager is to lead and manage the factory team. Whilst ensuring safety first, adopt a data & process driven approach combined with developing a work place culture & team that enjoy delivering ever improving performance in quality, efficiency & customer satisfaction.

Client Details

My client are a market leading manufacturer in the Kidderminster area that a renowned for high quality products, a customer first approach & an ever adapting mindset.

Description

• Lead and manage the shop floor team
• Motivate and engage the team
• Actively listen to team members, addressing concerns and championing their (good) ideas.
• Coach all team members to be the best they can
• Monitor and manage performance
• Promote a team work approach
• Ensure all processes and procedures are carried out correctly
• Structured data and process driven approach
• Accurate recording of data
• Identify and quantify opportunities
• Implement durable solutions
• Put in place effective or improved processes
• Demonstrate sustained improvements
• Deployment of lean/CI tools and techniques
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
• Implement sustained solutions
• Ensure all spend is required and none wasted
• Focus on cost and ensure agreed budgets are beaten

Profile

You will be an experienced Production Manager/Leader, ideally from a Manufacturing background, along with:

• A change agent, motivated by desire to make things better and aim for operational excellence
• Resilient, able to operate in environment where correct processes skills, people and ways of working are not yet in place.
• Customer focused
• Excellent interpersonal skills, understands the importance of employee engagement
• Team player
• Results driven, understands urgency of operations.
• Ownership, desire to get the job done and deliver excellence - Cando attitude.
• Excellent analytical, and problem solving skills
• Able to make decisions under pressure.
• Adaptable, keen to learn and grow

Job Offer

• £50,000 - £55,000/annum
• Additional benefits to be discussed during the selection process.
• Opportunity to work for a successful British manufacturer in the heart of Kidderminster
• Ability to implement own ideas/initiatives with the backing of Senior Leadership