Production Manager

Baltic Recruitment; North East; Presencial; GBP 43.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Company pension scheme

23 days holiday

Bank holidays

Medicash scheme

Bonus potential

Descripción de la vacante

Baltic Recruitment are partnering with a market-leading manufacturing organisation to recruit a Production Manager for County Durham (Newton Aycliffe). The role leads production operations, drives continuous improvement, and develops workforce skills through effective training and development.

You will report to the Plant Manager and ensure safety, quality and efficiency across lines. Key duties include overseeing production, H&S compliance, reducing downtime, supporting shift managers,

Formación

• Strong communication, organisational, motivational and people skills.
• Able to work to tight deadlines in a continuous process environment.
• Ability to maintain high standards within a diverse team.
• Works well both in a team and independently.
• Good problem solver and strong decision maker.
• Flexible and adaptable to business needs.
• Excellent administration and record keeping skills.
• IT skills to a competent level, able to produce reports and input data.

Responsabilidades

• Overseeing the efficient production operations across all production lines.
• Ensure all employees follow Health and Safety policies and report incidents.
• Minimise production downtime by driving efficient and consistent practices.
• Support Shift Managers in managing production teams and discipline.
• Ensure products are manufactured to specification and production plan.
• Maintain production documentation: accident reports, QA records, daily reports and orders.
• Meet deadlines, KPIs and all measurable targets.
• Liaise with other department managers on materials, quality, and maintenance issues.
• Ensure ongoing training of operatives and maintain training files.
• Ensure production staff adhere to company policies and procedures.
• Conduct appraisals and PEG discussions as needed.
• Update shift deployment and flexi-rotas for fairness and consistency.
• Keep housekeeping at high standards and maintain 5S.
• Chair daily production meetings and present weekly updates.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Team management

Continuous improvement

Health & safety

Production planning

Communication

Problem solving

IT literacy

Descripción del empleo

Industry

Automotive & Manufacturing

Reference

ABPMNA_1793875246

Salary

£43000 - £45000 per annum + Pension, Bonus, Additional benefits

Benefits

Pension, Bonus, Additional benefits

Job Type

Permanent

Job Location

County Durham , Newton Aycliffe

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

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