Production Manager - Plastics in Cramlington, Northumberland
Posted by CDM Recruitment
£60,000 – £65,000 a year
Cramlington · Permanent
Our client is an established engineering and manufacturing organisation looking to recruit an experienced Production Manager into a senior leadership role.
The position will take responsibility for Production and Production Engineering activity across a multi-site operation, with a strong focus on injection moulding, tooling, quality, efficiency and continuous improvement.
The Role
Key responsibilities will include:
- Leading Production and Production Engineering teams
- Managing manufacturing performance across multiple sites
- Driving improvements across safety, quality, cost and delivery
- Monitoring production performance and implementing corrective actions
- Improving cycle times, efficiency and manufacturing capability
- Leading continuous improvement initiatives
- Supporting new tooling projects and mould trials
- Working with external toolmakers on new and existing tooling
- Leading new mould sampling and validation
- Troubleshooting moulding, tooling and process-related issues
- Ensuring products meet customer and quality requirements
- Maintaining high QHSE standards
- Developing team capability, accountability and engagement
The Person
We are interested in speaking with candidates who have:
- Strong experience within plastics manufacturing and injection moulding
- 5+ years’ experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment
- Previous senior production or manufacturing leadership experience
- Strong technical knowledge of injection moulding processes and machinery
- Experience of tooling and working with toolmakers
- Experience of new mould sampling and validation
- A proven continuous improvement background
- Strong people management and leadership skills
- Experience working within established QHSE standards
- Good commercial awareness and problem-solving ability
An engineering or manufacturing qualification would be advantageous, although strong practical experience will also be considered.
The Package
- £60,000–£65,000
- Permanent dayshift
- Every other Friday off
- Senior manufacturing leadership position
- Long-term permanent opportunity with an established North East manufacturer
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