Mould Shop Manager

Wipac Technology Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wipac Technology Ltd in the United Kingdom seeks a senior manufacturing leader to manage the Mould shop, lead a direct-report team, and drive world-class injection moulding facilities.

You will implement Lean, Kaizen, SMED and other improvements, manage master production schedules and budgets, and mentor a high performing team while ensuring compliance with policies and industry certificates.

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge of plastic injection moulding and tooling.
• Proven leadership and management skills to optimise team performance.
• Experience creating world-class injection moulding facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Mould shop with line management of direct reports.
• Drive continuous improvement via lean, Kaizen and SMED.
• Manage master production schedule and operations budgets.
• Introduce new products with cross-functional teams and ensure smooth introductions.
• Coach, mentor and develop a high performing team.
• Ensure compliance to internal processes and industry certificates.
• Perform regular performance reviews and manage attendance/holidays.
• Collaborate with Design and Project teams from Phase 0 for DFA/DFM feedback.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

SMED

Budgeting

Team management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

• Maintain and enhance a proactive health, safety and environmental culture ensuring compliance with all company policies
• Overall responsibility for all of Mould shop with line management responsibility for a team of direct reports.
• Ensure best practice manufacturing vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance.
• Implement efficiency improvements using Kaizan activities, SMED activities and other tools
• Coordinate team activities to optimise cost performance of the plant through recommendation of capital investment programmes, optimising operating working capital usage and minimising waste through the development of a continuous improvement culture encompassing lean principles and clear strategic development.
• Manage master production schedule and operations budgets for products to directly support and ensure that the product is delivered to agreed cost, quality and on time in full.
• Manage the accurate and on-time introduction of new products liaising with projects, tooling and engineering team to ensure smooth introduction to the business in line with deliverable deadlines.
• Support project management in cross functional activity required for project execution
• Provide leadership to departments under control and coach, mentor and develop direct reports and manage a high performing team that delivers continuous improvement, added value and cost reductions
• Complete regular performance reviews, manage attendance, holidays, disciplinary issues and procedures as appropriate
• Proactively work with Design and project management teams from Phase 0 ensuring the new work being brough in has DFA/DFM feedback from the initial RFQ stage.
• Ensure full compliance to all internal processes/procedures as well as all Industry-Recognised Accreditation Certificates

Qualifications and Experience Levels:

• Broad knowledge and technical understanding of all aspects of plastic injection moulding and tooling.
• Proven leadership and management skills with the ability to optimise team performance and development.
• Whilst a formal education in an engineering or manufacturing related discipline might be expected, more critical is the candidates ability to demonstrate his achievements in creating world class injection moulding facilities in their career to date

To Manage, Lead and Inspire the Assembly team through a drive for excellence and delivery of agreed objectives and KPI’s.

Salary: Competitive Sector: Production, Assembly Contract Type: Full time Location: London Road, MK18 1BH