Careers

Main Purpose

The Production Manager will provide day to day leadership and management of the Production department and team and the Assembly Production Engineering Team Communicating with all other departments, including sales, Quality and Engineering will be critical to achieving success. They will manage Production by prioritizing the workload between Assembly, test and finished goods departments, whilst looking to incorporate LEAN principle to improve operational efficiency.

Duties and responsibilities

Department resource management / Planning and assigning work to the production workforce to ensure 95% OTD in full achieved

Set and deliver departmental strategy, goals & objectives

Customer satisfaction – ensure department maintains focus in meeting and exceeding customer expectations (including OTD, Quality, issue investigation & resolution and customer responsiveness

Lean – lead and develop a strategy to deploy appropriate LEAN initiatives to enhance business operation and drive continuous improvements

Working with Quality, increase production and process yields, reduce reported lost time and improve overall efficiency

Department Metrics – maintain the development of key metrics

Continuously initiating and delivering improvements on efficiency, quality and productivity

Focus ownership upon driving site Cost reduction initiatives

Staff development through effective training and development plans to enable effective departmental succession and support.

Ensure a robust training plan is developed and implemented, training employees to enable total flexibility within the workforce

Maintaining a safe and efficient working environment for all staff.

Authority for hiring, termination, discipline, and performance management

Other duties

You will be expected to carry out other duties as required that are commensurate with your position in the company and your skill level.

Health and Safety

You are responsible for working within the company Health and Safety Guidelines at all times.

Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Degree or equivalent in Engineering or similar relevant qualification.

Attainments

/competencies

Proven ability to drive results in a matrixed organization by developing and empowering teams and unifying employees

Green/black belt with experience in deploying lean techniques

Previous experience

Excellent understanding of Production. Management of Electro-Mechanical and assembly processes.

Delivering sustainable results within a manufacturing environment

Proven continuous improvement

Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems

Special aptitudes

Good problem solving skills

Sound analytical skills

Able to prioritise workloads

Excellent communication skills

Physical abilities, circumstances (must be a wholly justifiable requirement for the job)