Production Manager Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Production Manager to oversee production output, supervise operatives, and ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and product specifications. This role involves maintaining the highest quality standards, ensuring all products meet documented specifications.
This position also carries responsibility for workplace safety, ensuring that all activities are conducted in line with company procedures and legislation.
The Production Manager will ensure the smooth operation of production machines on the shift, which includes troubleshooting, fine-tuning processes, fixing machine breakdowns, and setting up or removing moulds.
About this role
* Strong technical background, ideally as a fitter or mechanic by trade.
* Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
* Experience with injection moulding machines is a distinct advantage.
* Hardworking, adaptable, and proactive, with the ability to prioritise tasks.
* Resilient and able to meet challenges head-on.
* Strong organisational, planning, and communication skills.
* Self-starter with the initiative to work independently in a fast-paced, varied environment.
* Flexible and willing to work early or late shifts when required.
Main Responsibilities:
* Quality Management: Produce the product according to agreed Quality standards and specifications.
* Maximising Output: Maximise Output without compromising quality.
* Maintenance and Troubleshooting: Mould changeovers, machine maintenance, fix breakdowns, fault finding and process optimisation.
* Sales Performance Coaching: Supervise, motivate and develop employees to achieve maximum output to a standard that complies with specifications and standards. Train employees so that they can carry out their responsibilities and also ensure that training is refreshed where required. Responsible for recording training.
* Disciplinary Action: Manage employees in a fair and reasonable manner and refer all disciplinary matters to management. Complete performance appraisals of operatives.
* Compliance and Risk Management: Comply with company policy and procedures and ensure that all cleanroom and hygiene regulations are adhered to at all times.
* Health and Safety: Responsible for safe work environment and ensure all safety rules and regulations are complied with. Provide Safety training to employees under direct control.
* Business Planning: Organise and plan production to ensure that it is achieved in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Ensure that all paperwork is completed correctly and in a timely fashion.
* Performance Monitoring:
* Product quality - ensuring that all sampling and testing is performed;
* Production output,
* Reject levels,
* Non-conforming product produced,
* Operator performance.
* Inventory Management: Ensure adequate raw materials are in the system for the duration of shift and the start of the next shift.
* Shift Handover: Effective and informative Shift handovers.
Salary is open to negotiation based on experience