Production Manager

Tenneco Inc.; Chapel-en-le-Frith; Vor Ort; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Tenneco Inc. is seeking a hands-on manufacturing leader to drive Lean improvements on the shop floor, ensuring 5S discipline, safety, and on-time delivery. You will lead supervisors, coordinate cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain, and own recovery plans when targets are missed.

The role demands strong performance management, clear communication, and the ability to stabilise operations under pressure across daily tier meetings and dashboards.

Qualifikationen

• Proven leadership of shop-floor teams in a manufacturing setting
• Strong communication and accountability culture
• Experience driving Lean improvements and 5S
• Ability to coach and develop supervisors and team leads
• Demonstrated capability to stabilise operations under pressure

Aufgaben

• Own shift-by-shift performance against OTD and OAE targets.
• Align cross-functional teams to remove constraints immediately.
• Enforce production standards and ensure adherence to standard work.
• Control labour deployment and overtime spend.
• Ensure material, tooling, and machine readiness before shift starts.
• Escalate and resolve bottlenecks immediately.
• Own production risk mitigation and recovery plans when targets are missed.
• Lead daily tier meetings with clear actions and ownership.
• Hold supervisors accountable for safety, output, and quality.
• Reduce scraps, rework, and unplanned downtime.
• Challenge underperformance directly and constructively.
• Drive 5S and workplace discipline.
• Own performance dashboards and recovery tracking.
• Analyse trends and eliminate systemic losses.
• Identify and eliminate losses impacting OAE.
• Improve cycle time and workflow efficiency.
• Work with Engineering to resolve recurring breakdowns.
• Drive practical Lean improvements on the shop floor.
• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and team leaders
• Set clear expectations and performance standards and challenge underperformance
• Build a culture of accountability and ownership
• Support training and cross-skilling initiatives
• Demonstrate ability to stabilise and control in high pressure environment.
• Confident communicator who challenges constructively and sets clear expectations.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Change management

Coaching

Jobbeschreibung

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• Own shift-by-shift performance against OTD and OAE targets.
• Align cross-functionally (Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality) to remove constraints immediately.
• Enforce production standards and ensure adherence to standard work.
• Control labour deployment and overtime spend.
• Ensure material, tooling, and machine readiness before shift starts.
• Escalate and resolve bottlenecks immediately.
• Own production risk mitigation and drive recovery plans when targets are missed.

Performance & Discipline

• Lead daily tier meetings with clear actions and ownership.
• Hold supervisors accountable for safety, output, and quality.
• Reduce scraps, rework, and unplanned downtime.
• Challenge underperformance directly and constructively.
• Drive 5S and workplace discipline.
• Own performance dashboards and recovery tracking.
• Analyse trends and eliminate systemic losses.
• Identify and eliminate losses impacting OAE.
• Improve cycle time and workflow efficiency.
• Work closely with Engineering to resolve recurring breakdowns.
• Drive practical Lean improvements on the shop floor.
• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and team leaders
• Set clear expectations and performance standards and challenge underperformance
• Build a culture of accountability and ownership
• Support training and cross-skilling initiatives
• Demonstrate ability to stabilise and control in high pressure environment.
• Confident communicator who challenges constructively and sets clear expectations.

Compliance & Safety

• Ensure full adherence to IATF 16949 and ISO standards.
• Maintain safe systems of work
• Act immediately on safety risks
• Champion safe behaviour culture
• Conduct routine EHS reviews and EHS audits on the shop floor