Production Manager

Michael Page (UK); West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A large, progressive manufacturing organization in West Yorkshire is seeking a Production Manager. The role includes leading a team of 40, ensuring production targets are met, and promoting health and safety compliance. The ideal candidate has experience in a high SKU environment and a collaborative, data-driven approach. The position offers a salary of £45,000 along with pension and private healthcare benefits.

Benefits

Pension

Private health-care

Qualifications

• Proficient background in people management within a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with a high SKU, inventory-centric manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Health & Safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Managing and leading a team of approximately 40 staff.
• Ensuring that daily production targets and schedules are met while maintaining quality standards.
• Promoting and enforcing health and safety practices.

Skills

People Management

Health & Safety Knowledge

Data-Orientated Approach

Team-Oriented Mindset

Job description

• Great role for an ambitious production professional
• Role is based at a large progressive manufacturing organisation

About Our Client

The organisation are a large, W. Yorkshire based manufacturer, with a high pace, high volume and high SKU manufacturing process - average turnover of circa. £65million. They are focused on investing in their workforce, with demonstrable examples of building careers and internal progression.

Job Description

As Production Manager you will report into the Senior Operations Manager and be responsible for a team of approximately 40 staff, including two Front Line Managers. This role is days based and would work alongside the Production Manager for the Assembly department.



You will be responsible for:

• Managing and leading your team, fostering a culture of teamwork, accountability, and high performance.
• Ensuring that daily production targets and schedules are met while maintaining quality standards, collaborating with the Quality Assurance (QA) team.
• Promoting and enforcing health and safety practices to ensure a safe working environment in compliance with company policies and industry standards.
• Optimising production by supporting continuous improvement (CI) initiatives through monitoring and managing resources - including materials, people, and equipment

The Successful Applicant

As Production Manager this candidate will have a proficient background in people management within a manufacturing environment or similar, alongside a range of the following:



· Familiarity with a high SKU, inventory-centric manufacturing environment

· Strong working knowledge of Health & Safety practices

· An ambitious, collaborative and data-orientated approach

· Team-oriented mindset

· Familiarity with HR best practice

· Good understanding of manufacturing compliance

What's on Offer

Alongside a wealth of progression opportunity:

· £45,000 salary

· Pension

· Private health-care