Production Excellence Lead (Safety, Quality & Lean)

Linde plc; Stratton St. Margaret; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde plc in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced production leader to oversee Safety, Quality, Environmental, and Operational Excellence within our coating operation. You will own the production plan, balance capacity and resources to meet customer demand, and drive daily execution to achieve our performance targets.

You will lead performance reviews, push continuous improvement, and embed Lean practices, 6S, and standard work while developing a high-performing team with a strong focus

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management or related discipline.
• 3-5 years' experience leading production teams in manufacturing, aerospace, precision engineering, coating or regulated environments.
• Proven track record delivering improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Productivity, and Operational Excellence.
• Experience in production planning, capacity management, resource optimisation and execution of customer-driven schedules.
• Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, MDI, Leadership Standard Work and visual management implementations.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, IOSH/NEBOSH qualification and AS9100 knowledge are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible leadership for Safety, Quality, Environmental, and Operational Excellence within the coating operation.
• Own the production planning process to align capacity, labour, materials and equipment with demand.
• Lead the daily execution of the production plan to achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Productivity objectives.
• Lead daily performance reviews focused on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People and Continuous Improvement metrics.
• Drive improvements in key business measures including OEE, labour productivity, operating profit per head, waste reduction and customer service.
• Establish and sustain a disciplined Standard Plant approach through Leadership Standard Work and 6S.

Skills

Leadership

Production planning

Capacity management

Resource optimisation

Lean manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

MDI

Leadership Standard Work

Visual management

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

IOSH/NEBOSH

AS9100 knowledge

Education

Engineering/Manufacturing degree or related

Job description

Linde plc in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced production leader to oversee Safety, Quality, Environmental, and Operational Excellence within our coating operation. You will own the production plan, balance capacity and resources to meet customer demand, and drive daily execution to achieve our performance targets.

You will lead performance reviews, push continuous improvement, and embed Lean practices, 6S, and standard work while developing a high-performing team with a strong focus