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Production Manager required for a growing manufacturing business based in Bredbury. The salary available will be up to £35k, dependent upon experience and as this is a new role within the business to support their continued growth, its a fantastic opportunity to show what you can do and really make the role your own!
The main duties will be to manage, motivate and develop a team of 10 production operatives to deliver target customer service at optimal cost. With this another important aspect will be to ensure that all Health & Safety, Environment and Quality policies are implemented and adhered to. The role will involve looking at the strategy which encompasses manufacturing methods, engineering, organisation and people development plans, as well as the associated improvement and investment activities.

What will you be doing as a Production Manager?

• Responsible for management and decision making in the receipt of goods and manufacturing requirements of the site to maximize cost and the effectiveness in use of product
• Responsible for working closely with the relevant departments to manage the successful introduction of investment and planning the requirements for the future.
• Monitor and control cost saving projects and deliver within time and financial constraints
• Provide tactical improvement strategies to support operational excellence and improved efficiencies
• Responsible for all aspects of the day to day running of the production department.
• Make recommendations and implement a site manufacturing strategy in line with company goals and objectives
• Lead the Department towards an integrated manufacturing operation using systems to provide data for decision making
• Accountable for managing, motivating and developing the team and support functions to be able to meet the day-to-day needs of the Department
• To drive and embed accountability in self and others accountable for performance in terms of safety, quality, customer service and cost
• Implement and monitor manufacturing best practice and ensure the appropriate statutory legislation is embedded within the departments. (H&S/EMS/ISO)
• Lead and support the creation of a continuous improvement organization
• Drive performance improvement through manufacturing projects and improvement initiatives working closely with the local management team
• Support the implementation of a structured program of Planned Servicing and Asset Management to improve reliability and meet compliance.
• Champion the people development agenda within the department & Support and implement people development initiatives to support the department strategy.
• Act as a champion within the management team for business excellence and team working.
• Identify and measure KPIs for all your team and act on performance issues in a timely manner
• Communicate both formally and informally, Company and departmental information to the manufacturing teams.
• Work closely with the site management team to ensure good working relationships, improve business performance and deliver the site strategy.
• Achieve departmental key performance indicators to drive safety, cost, quality, delivery and service measures / targets.

We would LOVE to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:

• Formal qualification in manufacturing or a related discipline to degree, HND level, or equivalent experience with at least 5 years experience at a management level within a manufacturing environment
• A consummate professional with a passion for world-class manufacturing, you will be able to demonstrate significant success in improving business performance through integrating and introducing a structured and systematic approach to Production management
• Highly motivated by the challenge of continuous improvement you will have an understanding of CI techniques and principles
• Able to work in a calm, controlled and effective manner in a progressive production environment, you will provide stability and guidance to the manufacturing team
• A natural manager and leader you will demonstrate excellent coaching and influencing skills and the ability to motivate your team to deliver outstanding results
• Commercially astute with good budgetary control skills and systems literacy, you must have a strong and broad based manufacturing background
• Be able to demonstrate a positive understanding of the importance of key stakeholder management for both internal and external customers and show ability in political understanding of situations and complex scenarios.

What will you get in return for your work as a Production Manager?

• Competitive salary of up to £35,000 DOE
• Working hours of Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
• Workplace pension
• Health cash plan where employees can claim back on dental, optical and medical costs
• Free on-site parking
• Unlimited free hot drinks
• Open plan bright modern offices
• Luxury kitchens with top of the range TVs
• Pool/ Ping Pong tables for lunch time relaxing

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