Manufacturing Manager

PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PERMANENT FUTURES LIMITED seeks a Manufacturing Manager for our Yorkshire site to lead a team of manufacturing and continuous improvement specialists. The role focuses on delivering key business outcomes and driving lean initiatives in a high-precision manufacturing environment.

You will coach multip disciplinary teams, manage projects, and ensure compliance with TS16949, ISO14001 and ISO18001 while maintaining HSE and HR standards across the operation.

Qualifications

• Graduate calibre with a minimum 5 years in a high-precision highly automated manufacturing business.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of manufacturing engineers, production engineers and continuous improvement/lean specialists to meet key business deliverables on a day-to-day basis.
• Regular contact/supervision with a team of experienced shift production managers.
• Assess strengths and weaknesses of team members and coach accordingly; design and implement training and development plans for each team member.
• Lead smaller multidisciplinary project teams to introduce new product lines. Sideways management of production line, quality and maintenance staff.
• Ensure compliance with TS16949, ISO14001 and ISO18001.
• Knowledge of make versus buy methodology. Evaluate cost benefit of outsourcing / bringing in-house stages of the manufacturing process.
• Ensure adherence to HSE & HR procedures.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

People management

Project management

Value stream mapping

Communication

Capex budgeting

Team leadership

Education

Graduate degree

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

My client, a well-established supplier to multiple big ticket corporate OEMs, seek to appoint a Manufacturing Manager for their Yorkshire site. On offer is an excellent financial package and the opportunity of progression within a large manufacturing organisation. Internal promotion is common and has led to this role.

Manufacturing Manager - Role & Responsibilities

• Lead a team of manufacturing engineers, production engineers and continuous improvement / lean specialists to meet key business deliverables on a day-to-day basis
• Regular contact/supervision with a team of experienced shift production managers
• Assess strengths and weaknesses of team members and coach accordingly. Design and implement training and development plans for each team member
• Lead smaller multidisciplinary project teams to introduce new product lines. Sideways management of production line, quality and maintenance staff
• Ensure compliance with TS16949, ISO14001 and ISO18001
• Knowledge of “make versus buy methodology. Evaluate cost benefit of outsourcing / bringing in-house stages of the manufacturing process
• Ensure adherence to HSE & HR procedures

Manufacturing Manager – Skills & Abilities

• Of graduate calibre with a minimum 5 years with a high precision highly automated manufacturing business. Automotive preferred. Electronics, plastic, glass, medical devices, etc all suitable
• Experience with day-to-day management of a midsized team
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams. Working knowledge of quality, maintenance and design functions of a major business
• CAPEX justification and budget responsibility
• Knowledge of value stream mapping / lean flow projects to improve manufacturing operations
• Computer literate, problem solver, a good communicator, with man management experience

Manufacturing Manager, Continuous Improvement Manager, Production Engineering Manager, Automotive, High Precision / Complex Assembly Industry