Manufacturing Manager: High-Precision Lean Leader

Futures; Ouzlewell Green; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Futures in Yorkshire is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead a high-precision, highly automated operation and drive continuous improvement across production, quality and maintenance functions. You will manage a midsized team, coach leaders, and deliver on CAPEX and lean initiatives in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities include line supervision, cross-functional project leadership, and ensuring compliance with TS16949, ISO14001 and ISO18001 while maintaining safe HR procedures and cost

Qualifications

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

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

Team leadership

Lean manufacturing

Project management

Budget management

Quality & maintenance coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Futures in Yorkshire is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead a high-precision, highly automated operation and drive continuous improvement across production, quality and maintenance functions. You will manage a midsized team, coach leaders, and deliver on CAPEX and lean initiatives in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities include line supervision, cross-functional project leadership, and ensuring compliance with TS16949, ISO14001 and ISO18001 while maintaining safe HR procedures and cost