Production Department Manager

JR United Kingdom; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading packaging company seeks a Finishing Department Manager to oversee production activities, ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards. The role involves managing resources effectively to optimize productivity, reduce waste, and enhance customer satisfaction while developing team capabilities. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and experience in Lean Manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Technical expertise in production processes related to finishing department.
• Full working knowledge of BRC & ISO9001 standards.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Manage all areas of the finishing department for optimal production output.
• Ensure compliance with company standards in quality, H&S, and waste control.
• Develop employees and improve customer quality and service levels.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Project Management

Technical expertise

Management/Leadership Skills

Commercial awareness

Problem solving

Organizing and Planning

Education

BRC & ISO9001 knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Microsoft Outlook

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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JOB PURPOSE

To manage all areas of the finishing department: Flatpack, Window Patch, Glue. To optimise production output for the finishing department through effective organisation, co-ordination and resource management. Striving for continual improvements in machine productivity and efficiency, waste reduction, product quality and customer service levels.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• To set and achieve targets in key performance in machine productivity and efficiency, waste, quality, customer service levels and Health & Safety
• To ensure Team leaders are capable of meeting evolving business needs
• To develop the process capability in line with changing technology
• To develop employees both individually and as teams to ensure effective day to day management of people
• To improve customer quality and service levels to reduce customer complaints
• Manage and control activities of all departments
• Set departmental objectives and monitor performance
• Identify recruitment and development needs
• Handle discipline and grievance issues
• Create and develop a team-working environment
• Support Team Leaders in achieving weekly targets in respect of production output, work in progress, service levels and machine efficiencies
• Manage within departmental budgets set and identify opportunities for cost reductions in areas such as overtime, consumables, maintenance and waste
• Optimise equipment and resource usage for effective and efficient output
• Be proactive in developing solutions to operational issues
• Ensure effective communication within and from all areas of production to achieve common business aims
• Provide regular performance statistics/ reports as directed
• Liaise effectively with Union representatives as appropriate
• Ensure compliance with all existing systems, standards and procedures within all areas to satisfy both company and customer requirements- ISO, Health & Safety
• Identify opportunities for improving systems of work, and successfully implement
• Control waste effectively
• Drive through and support the introduction of new systems and procedures
• Direct and manage technical innovation and introduction within your department
• Develop & implement corrective action plans short & long term to improve Quality, downtime and to reduce scrap & inventory
• Drive productivity improvement & standardisation across the business
• Provide training and instil a Lean culturethroughout the department
• compliance to ISO9001, ISO45001 and ISO14001 Standards, relevant legislation and compliance obligations through adherence to training and work instructions

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Constantly strive to reduce downtime to agreed levels
• Meet and maintain customer requirements in terms of quality and output
• Compliance with the company’s quality standards (PS9000 and BRC/IoP)
• Adherence to the company’s health safety & environment standards (HASAWA Act)
• Maintain a good overall condition of work area through routine maintenance
• Accurate & efficient control of components including filing and good housekeeping practices

SKILLS/QUALS

• Technical expertise in all aspects of specific production processes relating to the finishing department
• Full working knowledge of BRC & ISO9001
• Essential experience of Lean Manufacturing
• Strong Management/Leadership Skills
• Evidence of Project Management in waste reduction
• Able to demonstrate reducing downtime and improve efficiency’s
• Able to work in a fast paced environment – FMCG preferred
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen
• Computer literate, able to operate Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook/Email
• Excellent aptitude
• Must be proactive
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritising Workload to achieve targeted KPI’s

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

• Oral communication – instruct/teach others, resolve complaints & settle disputes, provide routine information to team leaders/co-workers, interact with peers/managers to share knowledge & determine work priorities, provide basic counselling and answer questions as required
• Written communication – complete standard records & forms, produce other written correspondence including letters, memos, plans, notes, reports & emails and produce standard operating procedures
• Problem solving – use everyday judgement or basic calculations to perform basic tasks, analyse/evaluate information from multiple sources and use to solve problems
• Decision making – have the authority to determine and change priorities
• Planning – schedule and coordinate the activities of technical, financial and staffing resources to achieve company objectives
• Negotiation – negotiate with others about controversial and/or conflicting matters
• Creativity – develop new ideas, techniques, systems and policies
• Leadership – play lead role in meetings and committees and conduct briefings as necessary