Production Manager

Baltic Recruitment Services Ltd; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

23 days holiday (25 with bank)

Medicash scheme

Job summary

Baltic Recruitment are partnering with a market-leading manufacturing organisation to recruit a Production Manager who will drive continuous improvement, develop workforce skills and ensure the highest standards of safety, quality and efficiency.

The role oversees all production activities, liaises with departments on planning, maintenance, materials and OEE, and reports to the Plant Manager on targets, performance and training needs.

Qualifications

• Strong communication, organisational, motivational and people skills.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines in a continuous process environment.
• Ability to maintain high standards within a diverse team.
• Excellent administration and record keeping skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production operations across all lines to meet plan.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety policies and incident reporting.
• Minimise lost production time by improving practices and solving issues.
• Support Shift Managers in managing production teams and discipline.
• Ensure products are manufactured to specification and in line with the production plan.
• Maintain production documentation, daily reports and order records.
• Meet deadlines and KPI targets.
• Coordinate with other departments on materials, quality and maintenance.
• Ensure training of operatives and maintenance of training files.
• Conduct appraisals and investigations as necessary.
• Update shift deployment and flexi-rota to ensure fairness.
• Maintain housekeeping and OEE inputs and 5S.
• Chair daily production meeting and present weekly update.

Skills

Strong communication

Organisational skills

People skills

Ability to meet deadlines

Teamwork

Problem solving

Decision making

Flexibility

Administration skills

IT skills

Job description

Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be working in partnership with a market-leading manufacturing organisation to recruit a Production Manager who will play a key role in driving positive change, implementing continuous improvements and developing workforce skills through effective training and development.

Overall Purpose:

To manage all production activities across the operation, ensuring the highest levels of Safety, Quality, Production and Efficiency are maintained.

To liaise with all other departments regarding quality, materials, planning, maintenance, OEE and warehousing requirements.

Report to the Plant Manager regarding targets, goals, efficiency, manning and overall objectives.

To ensure the highest standards of health and safety and housekeeping are met.

To develop positive employee relations that centres a culture focused on quality, continuous improvement, employee retention, engagement, development, high performance and teamwork

Key Duties:

• Overseeing the efficient production operations across all production lines.
• Ensure that all employees work to the Company Health and Safety policies also the reporting all Health and Safety incidents.
• Minimising lost production time through ensuring efficient and consistent practices, also by taking an active role in correcting technical processing issues.
• Supporting the Shift Managers in all aspects of managing the production teams especially with respect to consistent performance and operational discipline.
• For ensuring that products are manufactured to specification and in accordance with the production plan.
• Ensuring that Production documentation, including accident reports, quality assurance records, daily reports and order requests are completed in the correct manner.
• Meeting deadlines, KPI's and all measurable targets.
• Liaising with other department Managers regarding materials, consumables, quality issues and maintenance requirements for the lines.
• Ensuring the ongoing training of Operatives and the maintenance of training files.
• Ensuring that all production employees adhere to the company's policies and procedures.
• Conducting appraisals, PEG discussions and investigations as necessary.
• Updating the shift deployment and flexi-rota working pattern, ensuring consistency and fairness
• Ensuring the highest standard of housekeeping is maintained
• Playing an active role in maintaining the OEE inputs and 5S.
• Chairing the daily production meeting and presenting the weekly production update.

Key Requirements:

• Strong communication organisational, motivational and people skills.
• Able to work to tight deadlines, achieving targets whilst prioritising work in a continuous process environment.
• Ability to maintain high and consistent standards within a diverse team environment
• Work equally well as part of a team or as an individual.
• Good problem solver and strong decision maker.
• Flexible and adaptable to the business needs.
• Excellent administration and record keeping skills.
• IT skills to a competent level, able to produce reports, enter data and present information clearly.

The Package:

• £43,000 - £45,000 per annum, plus 2K potential bonus on personal and company performance.
• Monday - Friday 37.75 hrs per week, early finish Fridays.
• Company pension scheme.
• 23 days holiday that can increase to 25 plus bank.
• Medicash scheme