Production Manager

Rullion; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion is recruiting a Production Manager for a Derby-based rail manufacturing operation. You will lead production teams to deliver targets on time, safely and to customer specifications, ensuring compliance with quality standards and Network Rail requirements.

The role covers shift-based production management on a 37-hour week, including alternating morning and afternoon shifts, with weekend overtime available.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering or equivalent (desirable).
• Man management experience of large groups of staff 10+.
• Experience in fleet and/or maintenance operations.
• Technical knowledge of Traction and Rolling Stock.
• Knowledge of Rail industry IT systems, Ravers, Trust and Gemini.
• Experience of maintenance management / service and delivery in the railway industry.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control production on a shift-by-shift basis.
• Identify staffing requirements for budgeted workloads.
• Ensure safety and quality standards are met.
• Identify training and resource needs for effective production.
• Update IT systems related to work performed.
• Encourage staff development and training.
• Prioritise workload per traincare centre requirements.
• Maintain discipline and attendance.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Rail industry knowledge

Safety awareness

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

We are recruiting a Production Manager to join a leading rail manufacturing organisation in Derby. This role is key to the safe and efficient delivery of production targets, ensuring trains are delivered on time, in a fully compliant, safe, and customer-ready condition.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in managing production operations, leading teams, and ensuring all safety, quality, and performance standards are consistently achieved.

This is a 37-hour per week position with a requirement to work alternating weekly shifts

• Monday to Thursday: 06:00 - 14:00
• Friday: 06:00 - 11:00
• PAYE: £28.05 per hour

Afternoon Shift (16% shift allowance)

• Monday to Thursday: 14:00 - 22:00
• Friday: 11:00 - 18:00
• PAYE: £30.14 per hour

Overtime

Weekend overtime is available and paid at enhanced rates:

Main duties and responsibilities will include:

You’ll be part of a large, well-known rail company managing the Maintenance Teams and ensuring that accountability for production is clearly defined and delegated. Managing organisational change in order to optimise working practices and thus ensure a productive workforce. You’ll also be ensuring all Production meets the Safety and Quality requirements of internal standards, customer specifications and Network Rail standards.

• Monitoring and controlling Production on a shift-by-shift basis.
• Identifying people requirements for budgeted fixed workload ensuring flexibility and high levels of productivity are achieved.
• Monitoring working practices and environment to ensure that people and facilities meet the mandatory and/or statutory requirements.
• Identifying training and other resource needs to facilitate production in the most effective way.
• Ensuring work is performed in a safe, effective manner and in accordance with the H&S at Work Act, Rules and Regulations, Railway Group Standards and Alstom Policies and Procedures.
• Reviewing work plans with Production Controllers to ensure daily production targets are met as effectively and efficiently as possible.
• Maintaining good industrial relations within area of responsibility, implementing disciplinary procedures for any serious staff irregularities - maintain a well-disciplined work force.
• Proactively identifying areas for improvement by personal check, analysis of trains incident reports and complaints, initiating action to ensure improvements.
• Being responsible for ensuring IT systems are updated and where required concluded in relation to work done.
• Encouraging continual professional development for staff within your areas of responsibility.
• Being responsible for managing and prioritising the workload of each team in line with the traincare centre requirements which include:
• Isolations
• Validation of Service Orders completed by team members.
• Reporting and maintaining progress of work.
• Quality including the completion of In-Process and Final Inspections, and adherence with Local Quality System
• Team Member Training needs
• Discipline and managing for attendance 1st line

Candidate requirements:

We are agile, inclusive and responsible in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

We are highly interested if you have:

• NVQ Level 3 (or above) in Electrical Engineering or equivalent (desirable)
• Man management experience of large groups of staff 10+
• Experience in fleet and/or maintenance operations and planning workloads effectively.
• Technical knowledge of relevant Traction and Rolling Stock.
• An understanding of SAP and ability to use MS Office packages.
• Knowledge of Rail industry IT systems, Ravers, Trust and Gemini.
• Experience of maintenance management / service and delivery in the railway industry
• Understanding of Railway Depot and Railway Industry Operations

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