Production Manager

Hart Door Systems Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & Bonus on achievement targets

Genuine responsibility and authority

Measurable impact on operations

Job summary

Hart Door Systems Limited in the Newcastle area is seeking an exceptional Production Manager to take responsibility for the day-to-day performance of our manufacturing operation.

This hands-on role requires close involvement with production, organising people and machinery, and taking personal responsibility to finish the job on time and to a high standard. You will lead a team of around 15 production staff and work with Foreman and management.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team.
• Strong planning and organisational ability.
• Excellent understanding of production flow.
• Ability to prioritise under pressure.
• A practical, hands-on management style.
• Good communication and people-management skills.
• A track record of improving productivity, delivery or quality.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain daily and weekly production plans.
• Allocating labour and machine capacity effectively.
• Ensuring production targets and delivery dates are achieved.
• Monitoring productivity, quality, waste and downtime.
• Identifying and removing production bottlenecks.
• Managing and developing the production team.
• Working closely with purchasing, sales and management.
• Maintaining high standards of housekeeping, quality and health & safety.
• Introducing practical Lean/continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Producing clear production reports and KPIs.
• Taking ownership when production falls behind plan and putting it back on track.

Skills

People management

Planning & organising

Production flow understanding

Prioritisation under pressure

Hands-on management

Communication skills

Process improvement

Job description

Location: Westerhope, Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary: Monthly
Reports to: Managing Director
Responsible for: Delivery of quality production

ABOUT THIS ROLE

Manufacturing / Full time / Newcastle upon Tyne

We are looking for an exceptional Production Manager to take responsibility for the day-to-day performance of our manufacturing operation.

This is a hands-on management role for someone who enjoys being close to production, understands how to organise people and machinery effectively, and takes personal responsibility for getting the job finished properly and on time.

Your responsibility

You will have overall responsibility for planning and controlling production, working closely with our Foreman and a team of approximately 15 production employees.

You will be responsible for:

• Creating and maintaining daily and weekly production plans
• Allocating labour and machine capacity effectively
• Ensuring production targets and delivery dates are achieved
• Monitoring productivity, quality, waste and downtime
• Identifying and removing production bottlenecks
• Managing and developing the production team
• Working closely with purchasing, sales and management
• Maintaining high standards of housekeeping, quality and health & safety
• Introducing practical Lean/continuous-improvement initiatives
• Producing clear production reports and KPIs
• Taking ownership when production falls behind plan and putting it back on track

The Person

We are looking for someone who has genuinely managed a manufacturing operation rather than someone who has simply held a managerial title.

You will need:

• Experience managing a team
• Strong planning and organisational ability
• Excellent understanding of production flow
• Ability to prioritise under pressure
• A practical, hands-on management style
• Good communication and people-management skills
• A track record of improving productivity, delivery or quality

Most importantly, you will be someone who sees a problem on the factory floor and thinks: "How do we fix this?" rather than simply reporting it.

What we offer

• Pension & Bonus on achievement targets
• Genuine responsibility and authority
• Opportunity to make a measurable difference to the operation