Production Manager: Lean & Continuous Improvement Lead

Nicholas Associates; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and employee benefits

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

5% contributory pension scheme

Bonus potential

Job summary

Nicholas Associates is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead and optimise operations at our South Yorkshire site. You will drive improvements across productivity, efficiency, quality, delivery and cost while developing teams and ensuring safe, compliant manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities include planning, capacity management, KPI monitoring and implementing Lean initiatives to meet demanding targets and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years' production management experience in manufacturing.
• Experience leading production teams, supervisors or section managers.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to improve productivity, throughput and on-time delivery.
• Experience in production planning, capacity management and resource allocation.
• Ability to interpret production data, monitor KPIs and make informed decisions.
• Experience managing overtime and direct labour costs toward budgets.
• Knowledge of quality, health and safety and environmental standards.
• Experience using ERP systems and Excel.
• Engineering degree or substantial relevant experience in engineering/manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day manufacturing operations to meet business and customer requirements.
• Lead and develop Team Leaders, Section Managers and production employees to improve performance.
• Plan and coordinate labour, materials, equipment and production capacity with changing demand.
• Monitor production performance through KPIs and implement improvement plans.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement actions to improve throughput.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives, waste reduction and standardized processes.
• Promote employee involvement and continuous improvement ideas.
• Manage overtime and direct labour costs to meet production objectives.
• Review capacity requirements and adjust resources for demand changes.
• Support new product introductions and process changes.
• Ensure machinery and processes are well maintained with TPM.
• Maintain high standards of quality, health and safety, and environmental compliance.
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Planning and Maintenance to improve operations.
• Ensure HR policies, performance management and training are followed.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Team Leadership

Data-driven decisions

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree or substantial relevant experience in engineering/manufacturing

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Nicholas Associates is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead and optimise operations at our South Yorkshire site. You will drive improvements across productivity, efficiency, quality, delivery and cost while developing teams and ensuring safe, compliant manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities include planning, capacity management, KPI monitoring and implementing Lean initiatives to meet demanding targets and customer requirements.