Manufacturing Manager, UK

Ruggable; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ruggable seeks a UK Manufacturing Manager to oversee production activities at their Birmingham facility. This role involves managing teams, ensuring safety and quality, and implementing continuous improvements. Ideal candidates will bring over 5 years of experience in production management and a proven track record of enhancing operational performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a production management role.
• Experience in warehousing and supply chain.
• Strong communication skills with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day production activities and team development.
• Oversee plant safety culture and KPI management.
• Identify and implement projects to improve performance.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Emotional intelligence

Coaching

Education

Lean manufacturing qualification or time served experience

Leadership or management qualification or time served experience

Job description

About Ruggable:

Ruggable is a leading direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand based in Los Angeles, California with an extraordinary track record of high, profitable growth. We pride ourselves on having an extremely loyal customer base and a talented team made up of genuinely caring people who take action and deliver results. We are venture-backed and own a patented washable rug design that's disrupting the home décor industry. Our mission is to empower our customers to live vibrantly with beautiful products that don't compromise on function. If you're passionate about consumer products, e-commerce, and high-growth start-ups, keep reading!

Job Summary:

As Ruggable's UK Manufacturing Manager, you will take ownership of all production activities in our facility in Birmingham. You will manage day-to-day production activities, employing lean practices to develop an exceptional team focused on safety, quality, cost, delivery, and people. In addition, you will work closely with the maintenance, supply chain, HR, IT, and warehouse teams to identify areas of improvement and help build best practices. You will be expected to take ownership of initiatives or projects outside your area, drive change, and use this to improve your operational KPIs.

As a key member of the plant management team, you will be responsible for fostering a culture of safety, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and inclusivity. You will be the go-to person for all production activities. You will have a high degree of emotional intelligence and self awareness, able to foster a positive, inclusive, and value driven culture. This is a great opportunity for an ambitious self-starter who is eager to be part of a collaborative, supportive, and high-performing team at the start of their journey to world class in a new manufacturing plant.

What You'll Do:

• Hire, train, coach, and lead Team leaders, senior operators, and associates
• Role model safety protocols followed at the facility, participate in planning personnel safety and plant protection activities while driving plant safety culture
• Oversee activities of the operations team, including plant start-up and shut-down
• Maintain strong relationships with the Marketing, and customer experience teams to ensure our value of customer first is always achieved
• Manage order processing with your team to ensure aged orders are kept to a minimum and FIFO is upheld
• Manage the Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People KPIs for the plant
• Identify and implement via projects, new opportunities to improve performance and productivity
• Work with a sense of urgency to ensure that operational plans are executed, performance and budget goals are achieved, and teams are kept informed and coordinated across functions
• Confer with department heads to ensure coordination of production activities with other functions such as maintenance, warehouse, and supply chain
• Allocate resources effectively, fully utilize assets to produce optimal results, and trigger corrective actions when necessary
• Demonstrate a lean mindset, particularly in driving down defects and wastage to the target level
• Contribute to overall business planning, including weekly forecasting processes, and sales volume peaks

What You'll Need to Have:

Required:

• 5+ years’ experience in a production management role, with warehousing and supply chain exposure
• Strong presence and communication skills, both oral and written, with both internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to develop and improve site leaders, teams, and KPI performance
• Strong emotional intelligence, self awareness, and coaching skills
• Leadership or management qualification or time served experience
• Lean manufacturing qualification or time served experience
• Demonstrated experience in driving improvements in KPI performance and people development over a sustained period

At Ruggable, we offer competitive compensation and benefits packages. Ruggable is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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