Production Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevation Recruitment Group are partnering with a heavy manufacturing business in Hull to recruit a Permanent Production Manager. This hands-on leadership role requires you to be on the shopfloor daily, guiding supervisors and ensuring safe, efficient production.

You will own the day-to-day operation, manage labour and machinery to hit the production plan, drive continuous improvement and develop multi-skilled teams across Planning, Maintenance, Quality, Warehouse and Transport.

Qualifications

• Experience leading heavy manufacturing operations, preferably on shopfloor.
• Exposure to automated/continuous-feed machinery is valued.
• Background as Production Supervisor, Shift Manager or Production Manager.

Responsibilities

• Own the shopfloor and be visible, supporting supervisors and removing blockers to production.
• Lead health and safety, ensure safe practices and housekeeping.
• Deliver the daily production plan by managing labour, machinery and workflow in real time.
• Coach supervisors to become effective leaders running their own areas.
• Build multi-skilled teams and address underperformance promptly and fairly.
• Drive continuous improvement to cut waste and improve machine utilisation.
• Collaborate with Planning, Maintenance, Quality, Warehouse and Transport to keep production on track.

Skills

Shopfloor leadership

Health & safety

Production planning

Continuous improvement

Labour management

Team coaching

Job description

Elevation Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a great heavy manufacturing business as they look to recruit a Permanent Production Manager, based in Hull.

This is a hands on leadership role for someone who wants to be on the shopfloor every day, not stuck behind a desk.

The Production Manager will be responsible for leading the day-to-day operation of the manufacturing facility, ensuring products are manufactured safely, efficiently and to the required standards.

• Own the shopfloor. Be visible, support your supervisors and remove whatever is blocking production.
• Take charge of health and safety. Safe practices, sharp housekeeping, no shortcuts.
• Deliver the daily production plan by managing labour, machinery and workflow in real time.
• Coach supervisors into confident leaders who can run their own areas without you standing over them.
• Build multi-skilled teams and tackle poor performance early, fairly and consistently.
• Drive continuous improvement. Cut waste, improve machine utilisation, back good ideas from the floor.
• Work tightly with Planning, Maintenance, Quality, Warehouse and Transport to keep production supplied and on track.

The Person

• Manufacturing leadership experience in a heavy manufacturing setting, ideally with exposure to timber or wood based processing.
• Equally, background in other manufacturing environments running heavily automated, continuous feed machinery, such as edge banding lines, would be valued.
• Background as a Production Supervisor, Shift Manager or Production Manager.
• Solid grasp of production flow, machine utilisation and labour management.
• A track record of lifting production performance through hands on shopfloor leadership.
• Approachable, fair and consistent. Sets high standards and challenges poor performance without drama.
• Calm under pressure, decisive, and genuinely invested in developing people.
• Always looking for a safer, simpler or better way to get the job done.

About Elevation Recruitment Group

Elevation Recruitment Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy that helps people build long term, successful careers. We work across a wide range of industries and disciplines with a focus on making recruitment feel more human, more honest and more effective. We are specialists in every function and experts in every hire. Check out our website to find out more.