Assistant Production Manager – Lean Packaging & Ops

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Shotton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

MM Packaging in Deeside, North Wales is seeking an Assistant Production Manager to support a busy manufacturing operation. You will lead day-to-day production, coach supervisors and operatives, and drive improvements while ensuring health, safety and environmental standards are met.

Key responsibilities include planning production schedules, monitoring KPIs, and collaborating with maintenance, quality, planning and warehouse teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in Production Supervisor/Assistant Production Manager roles.
• Experience in packaging/food/FMCG environment.
• Strong leadership and people management.
• Excellent communication and organisational abilities.
• Experience managing KPIs and production performance.
• Lean/Six Sigma/CI experience.
• IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
• Experience with GMP/BRC/ISO standards.
• Engineering or manufacturing qualification.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day management of the production department.
• Assist with planning and coordinating production schedules to meet customer demand.
• Lead, coach and motivate production supervisors and operatives.
• Monitor productivity, downtime, waste; implement improvements.
• Ensure Health & Safety, Quality, GMP and environmental procedures are followed.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean Manufacturing.
• Monitor KPIs including productivity, downtime, waste, quality and labour efficiency.
• Work closely with Maintenance, Quality, Planning and Warehouse departments.
• Support recruitment, training, performance management and employee development.
• Investigate production issues and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure housekeeping standards are maintained.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Organisational abilities

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Continuous improvement

Education

Engineering or manufacturing qualification

Tools

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Job description

MM Packaging in Deeside, North Wales is seeking an Assistant Production Manager to support a busy manufacturing operation. You will lead day-to-day production, coach supervisors and operatives, and drive improvements while ensuring health, safety and environmental standards are met.

Key responsibilities include planning production schedules, monitoring KPIs, and collaborating with maintenance, quality, planning and warehouse teams.