Production Manager

McElroy Resourcing; Dungannon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Production Manager in Dungannon. The ideal candidate will have experience in manufacturing, strong leadership skills, and a practical understanding of lean manufacturing. This role involves overseeing production flow, ensuring compliance, and managing costs. The position offers a competitive salary and unique benefits.

Benefits

Strong salary & bonus scheme

Exclusive benefits unmatched in the market

Qualifications

• Previous production supervision experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Demonstrated manufacturing engineering or systems experience.
• Practical understanding of lean manufacturing required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure full Health, Safety and Environmental compliance.
• Lead and manage the production team to adhere to processes.
• Control production costs and ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Excellent communication

Planning and organisational skills

People management

Analytical skills

Flexibility under pressure

Tools

MRP systems

Job description

Overview

Position Title: Production Manager

Reporting To: Operations Director

Location: Dungannon

Top 3 things to know

• Join a globally recognised company
• Continuous training & development
• Work on exciting projects

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure full Health, Safety and Environmental compliance throughout the company
• Demonstrate good leadership skills to manage the Group Leaders, Production Supervisors, Managers and Team Members in process adherence
• Performance Management of all Team Members in your area of responsibility
• Control and manage day to day production flow to deliver on time through level pull
• Control production costs and spend to within budget and assist in setting department budgets
• Manage the delivery of customer ready quality to both internal and external customers with zero defects
• Be responsible for maintaining and improving the existing lean manufacturing production process
• Manage and control SWIP in all areas
• Manage and control inventory through constant cycle checking and reporting
• Ensure the maintenance of engineering items, equipment and machinery
• A practical understanding of lean manufacturing with ability to coach and practice Flow, Level Pull, TAKT adherence, JIT, Problem Solving, Continuous Improvement techniques, Visual Management and Synchronous Material Flow systems (PFEP, Kanban)
• Demonstrate a high degree of flexibility to accept and fulfil any other reasonable duties that may be required from time to time

Essential Experience

• Ideally you should have previous production supervision experience gained within a manufacturing environment
• Applicants should demonstrate previous manufacturing engineering and/or manufacturing systems experience
• A practical understanding of lean manufacturing is also required
• You will be expected to promote Business Process Excellence, Efficiency and Continuous Improvement and encourage a "One Team" mindset

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills
• People management/supervisory experience is essential
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Flexibility and ability to work in an environment that is fluid with constantly changing priorities
• Knowledge of inventory control, lean manufacturing, takt time and continuous improvement
• Ability to learn quickly, use your initiative and work as part of a team
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail is essential for success in this role
• A logical and methodical approach to problem solving along with the ability to complete tasks in a timely manner to meet targets
• Ability to govern progress to a detailed level and interpret system reports to bring about change as necessary
• Self-motivation and initiative
• IT literacy and experience of MRP style system

Benefits

My client offer a long list of exclusive benefits unmatched in todays market along with a strong salary & bonus scheme.

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Skills: Production, Management, Manufacturing