Head of Production

Harrison Scott Associates; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading print production company is seeking a Head of Production to oversee operations in the West Midlands. This role involves managing a team, ensuring timely delivery of jobs, and maintaining quality standards. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of production management experience, preferably in the large format print sector, and a strong understanding of workflows and team leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience managing production.
• Experience in the large format print sector is preferred.
• Existing knowledge of large format print machinery.

Responsibilities

• Manage production and ensure jobs are delivered on time.
• Supervise production team and optimize workflows.
• Schedule jobs and allocate resources efficiently.

Skills

Production management

Team leadership

Large format print expertise

Workflow optimization

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Head of Production

Salary: £45k-£50k (depending on experience)

Location: West Midlands

Reference: J79274

Contact: Telephone: [phone]

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Part of our client’s success derives from their ultimate goal…to print things that people will fall in love with. Their service, ideas, technology and cost-efficiency make them a supplier that is championed by exciting, discerning clients. Everything from signage, wall coverings, glass manifestation, window graphics, exhibition graphics, displays, vehicle livery, hoardings…you name it, they print it. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Production to work with big-name brands and some of the country’s most influential creative agencies.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for managing production and ensuring all jobs are delivered on time and to pre-requisite quality standards.
• Monitor the incoming work schedule, prioritise jobs, allocate labour and determine the fitting schedule for internal and external fitters.
• Manage the production workflow, optimise for efficiency, and supervise the production team.
• Overall responsibility for scheduling drivers and job paths, and for utilising drivers in production when they are not driving.
• Overall responsibility for ordering all materials for jobs.
• This role will be line manager for 15+ operators.
• Ensure operators are onboarded and sufficiently cross-trained on different machinery.
• Supervise and motivate operators to perform at their best.
• Advise general management on operator pay reviews and staffing gaps; lead recruitment efforts for production.
• Manage the operator holiday schedule and approve time off.
• Responsible for operator performance management and disciplinary actions where necessary.
• Provide production expertise to the commercial teams and general management.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for advice on jobs to the sales team.
• Identify bottlenecks or efficiency improvements and advise general management on production bottlenecks.
• Advise general management on new machinery requirements and help assess new machinery.

Miscellaneous

• Ensure health and safety compliance within production.
• Ensure the factory stays clean and tidy.

Experience

• 5+ years’ experience managing production is required.
• 5+ years’ experience (ideally 10+) in the large format print sector is strongly preferred.
• Experience managing a similarly sized team of operators is strongly preferred.
• Existing knowledge of large format print machinery and file prep is strongly preferred.
• Experience purchasing materials (particularly within the print industry) is a bonus, but not required.
• Experience recruiting operators (particularly within the print industry) is a bonus, but not required.
• Experience as a hands-on operator (particularly within the print industry) is a bonus, but not required.