Production Manager

Role Profile: Production Manager

Competitive salary plus share options and company pension

The hirer is leading the way in producing incredible decorative panels, products and furniture from 100% recycled and recyclable plastics.

This role will suit you if you have production manager experience. You'll have worked in a growing SME manufacturing environment, where you'll have been used to a multi-faceted position. You'll be innovative, analytical, abreast of key trends and be able to manage the needs of multiple stakeholders in a rapidly changing environment.

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all EHS policies and procedures are adhered to by the manufacturing team.
• Risk assessments and continuous improvement of EHS processes and procedures.
• Development of processes and compliance to ISO9001 and 14001.
• Continuous improvement of right first time, customer complaints, ppm.
• Achieving the daily/weekly and monthly production output.
• Continuous improvement of output, oee and productivity through downtime monitoring and improvement.
• Training and development of employees to a training matrices and procedures
• Implementation and development of a TPM and maintenance system for production.
• Introduction of lean principles to optimise production.
• Implementation and improvement of 5S principles.
• Management of manufacturing costs to a budget.
• Delivery and achievement of all manufacturing KPI's.
• Motivating, supporting and providing guidance to production staff
• Collate and analyse data, putting together production reports and action plans.
• Communicating regularly with upper management regarding problems or issues impacting production.
• Evaluating machine and labour resources to ensure continued production and minimal downtime.
• Setting productivity goals for each manufacturing team
• Developing workflow policies and procedures that improve efficiency without compromising safety or quality
• Plan and draw up a production schedule for the deployment of resources for fabrication, pressing and mixing.
• Task Management of production activities with clear scope on week-to-week basis.
• Monitor and report allocated hours in accordance with Budgeted hours.
• Conduct weekly tasks with rigor and report progress, issues, and variations to build plan.
• Develop and organise the fabrication material flow process to improve efficiency (Lean Manufacturing - Value Stream Mapping).
• Monitor product standards and implement quality control programmes
• Organise the repair of any damaged equipment.
• Liaise with different departments, teams, and companies.
• Work with managers to implement the company's policies and goals

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• 2+ years' experience as a production manager preferably from a plastic, fabrication and or hydraulic press production environment.
• Working experience of MRP systems.
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Proven track record of delivering improvements in RFT and efficiency.
• An analytical mind with an attention to detail.
• Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma experience
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience (desired)
• Highly results orientated.
• Flexible, high energy and driven
• Customer focussed
• Problem solving skills, ability to use own initiative to identify areas of improvement & propose solutions.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

We offer:

• Share option scheme (EMI scheme)
• Excellent competitive salary
• 21 days holiday a year + bank holidays
• Company contributed pension
• An opportunity to be part of a fast growing, dynamic business with a triple bottom line, supporting our journey to a more sustainable future
• Development opportunities including international travel
• Flexible working

We'd love to hear from you!

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