Production Manager, Hereford, £50 – £55k

JK Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Reporting to the Senior Business Unit Manager, this role has overall responsibility for Safety, Quality, Delivery/Throughput, Cost and People in the department. The role will take direction from the Senior Business Unit Manager on plant priorities to meet the targets for the department in line with business needs. In addition, the role will be responsible for the identification of performance improvement plans, including Zero Harm, Zero Defects, Productivity and OEE.

Will be accountable for leading, motivating and engaging with Production Supervisors, Team Leaders and Production Operators through effective communication e.g. team briefings, regular interaction on the shop floor, involvement in Zero Harm and Zero Defects teams.

• Is accountable for ensuring the daily plan is adhered to, and achieved by the production team.
• Is responsible for achieving throughput while meeting and exceeding productivity targets by reviewing and planning for:
  • daily, weekly, and quarterly labor.
  • equipment, tooling and supply requirements.
• Will establish priorities relating to plant requirements, communicating with supporting departments to ensure business needs are met.
• Will lead the team in developing and implementing effective systems for improving internal and external quality, cost improvements and on-time delivery to the customer requirements.
• Accountable for daily analysis of variable labor costs, working with Production Supervisors and Team leaders to determine required staffing levels and support labor re-allocation across the plant as required.
• Will carry out management responsibilities including recruiting, and training employees; planning, directing work; evaluating and appraising individual performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Is accountable for flexibility of the workforce to address skills gaps and create an adaptable workforce and will be responsible for Training Needs Analysis for the team.
• Will deploy Engineering Craft and Quality to department priorities to ensure Metrics are met.
• Will control departmental budget through the daily flex.
• Is accountable for all aspects of HSE within the department, responsible for any accident investigations, incident reporting (including updating Gensuite) and risk assessments. Must continuously promote safe systems of work and ensure corrective actions are closed out in a timely manner.
• Will use Process Improvement and Lean Manufacturing Tools such as SPC, FMEAs, 6S and Lean Sigma structured problem solving techniques to drive improvements.
• Will be an area owner for 6S and attend weekly meetings to communicate updates to all members of the Operations team.
• Will lead an area on Zero Harm, driving PHA based risk reduction using the PDCA cycle.
• Is responsible for ensuring Operation adherence to Preventative Maintenance Plan and will attend departmental Planned Maintenance review meetings.
• Is responsible for managing the performance of direct reports and other team members to include annual appraisal, performance management and identifying development opportunities.
• Will work with Human Resources on people management issues including disciplinaries, grievances, performance related issues and completion of Return-to-Work interviews in a timely manner.
• Will develop a working relationship with union representatives, keeping them informed of decisions and changes within the department.

The Person

• Must be either of graduate calibre with management diploma and/or have equivalent experience within a management role in a unionised environment.
• Will have demonstrated Leadership within a manufacturing environment.
• Able to deploy department/business objectives into day to day plans and roll out and delegate to teams, able to clearly identify day to day priorities and create action plans to deliver.
• Demonstrable experience in a Leadership role in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrable experience and exposure to a union environment would be advantageous.
• Demonstrable experience in managing people (development and managing performance), managing information (effective budget control and communication activities), managing activities (prioritising activities, continuous improvement activities) and managing systems (including knowledge of ISO9001, OSHA18001 and ISO14001).