Production Manager

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Oakham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a Production Manager to oversee their manufacturing facility in Rutland. This role involves production planning, team leadership, and continuous improvement initiatives. Candidates should have extensive experience in engineering or industrial production environments, with a focus on customer needs. The position offers a competitive salary and excellent growth opportunities towards senior management.

Benefits

24 Days Holiday

8 Bank Holidays

Pension

Early Friday finish

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a Production Manager, Controller, Coordinator or similar.
• Experience in Automotive, Special Purpose Machinery or Industrial manufacturing preferred.
• Commercially minded with a focus on customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee successful production and dispatch of products.
• Manage production planning and procurement to avoid disruptions.
• Lead weekly production meetings with Team Leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Production planning

Machining

Fabrication

Welding

Assembly

Continuous improvement

Education

Experience in engineering, industrial or machinery manufacturing

Tools

Production machinery

Job description

Overview

We need an experienced Production Manager to run our manufacturing facility in Rutland. Reporting into the Managing Director and running a facility which is engineering and assembly, including production planning. There is a genuine Director level career path for you if you are the right person. Your leadership experience should cover some of all the following: machining, fabrication, welding, assembly, coating/spraying. If this is you, please get in touch!

Salary and Benefits

• BASIC SALARY: Up to GBP55,000 dependant on your relevant experience
• BENEFITS: No shifts: Monday - Friday; 24 Days Holiday (rises with service) & 8 Bank Holidays; Pension; Early Friday finish

Location

LOCATION: Rutland

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS:

• Melton Mowbray
• Oakham
• Corby
• Peterborough
• Grantham
• Stamford
• Market Harborough
• Leicester
• Kettering
• Market Deeping
• Uppingham
• Desborough
• Raunds
• Wellingborough
• Rushden
• Oadby
• Wigston
• Bourne

Why you should join us

Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Engineering Manager- Engineering, Manufacturing

Our parent company is a multi-billion turnover global organisation which is supporting us in our investment into the high growth power sector. We have further aggressive growth plans which, will in turn, offer you excellent career prospects in the next 5 years towards senior management. Office hours Monday-Friday, no shifts and early finish Friday.

Job Description

We are looking for our new Production Manager, we are open on where your production experience comes from - but it will be engineering, industrial or machinery related - that could be machinery, equipment or vehicle manufacturing and covering relevant manufacturing processes like machining, fabrication, welding, assembly etc. Our environment is low volume manufacturing, a lot of 1's and 2's and prototyping too. You will be responsible for production planning, and you will be supported by three very capable shop floor Supervisors who are responsible for different areas. About 50% of our machinery and equipment is manufactured for stock, and the other 50% is bespoke machinery or re-engineered to the clients\' exact specification - you will be challenged to help improve the functionality of our production facility. You will lead the weekly production meeting with Team Leaders and also report to other Managers and Senior Managers on a regular basis. You will report directly to the Managing Director.

Responsibilities

• Have responsibility for the successful production and despatch of products to customers
• Oversee production planning and procurement to ensure parts, components and raw materials are available when needed - so production isn't disrupted
• Have accountability for reviewing WIP and closing WIP jobs down fully when they're completed
• Manage production time sheets to ensure production accuracy
• Support your Supervisors to resolve production issues and manage the shop floor teams
• Develop and lead the production facility - you can delve into the world of continuous improvement here, but applying a hands-on approach to management where needed

Requirements

• REQUIREMENTS: You will have proven work experience as a Production Manager, Controller, Coordinator or similar from an engineered, industrial or machinery manufacturing environment
• We are open on the machinery or equipment you have been involved with producing - but we will give preference to your background if it's Automotive, Special Purpose Machinery, Vehicles or Industrial
• You will be commercially minded and will focus on customer needs, understanding the impact that your production department can have on the overall business

The Company

Part of a Global group, we design and manufacture our own special purpose machinery and equipment.

We supply machines and equipment to the National Grid / Power Grid & smaller energy contractors. We also supply into multiple industry sectors such as Civil Engineering & Telecoms, so you\'ll be joining a very stable business within solid industry sectors.

Prospects

There is a genuine Director level career path for you if you are the right person.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets and worked with the following products and/or services: Production Manager, Production Supervisor, Manufacturing Manager, Engineering Manager, Workshop Manager - production, assembly, fabrication, mechanical, hydraulic, welder, welding.

Interested?

Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Please Note

Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

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JAC18267, Wallace Hind Selection