Senior Factory Manager - Lead Production, Lean Improvements

Ad Talent; Norwich; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Private healthcare after probation

Life assurance

Paid volunteering time

Company sick pay

Job summary

Ad Talent is seeking a Senior Factory Manager in Norwich to lead day-to-day operations, drive improvements and build a culture of quality and safety. You will manage factory managers and supervisors, coordinate across departments and translate plans into measurable results.

The role requires a track record of delivering production targets in a busy manufacturing environment, hands-on leadership, and experience with Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing a factory or large manufacturing operation.
• Proven track record of leading production teams and delivering targets in a busy environment.
• Led projects that improved factory performance.
• Practical experience of Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Strong people leadership with coaching and performance management.
• Experience managing budgets, costs and operational priorities.
• Solid understanding of health and safety, quality and compliance.
• Proficiency in analysing performance with Excel and business systems.
• Clear communication across departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead day to day factory operations to meet customer requirements, quality standards and delivery targets.
• Plan capacity, staffing and resources to keep production running efficiently.
• Lead factory projects from planning through implementation with progress tracked.
• Identify and deliver improvements in productivity, waste, cost and workflow.
• Use performance data to spot issues, take corrective action and measure impact.
• Coach and develop production managers and supervisors, setting expectations.
• Work with engineering to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
• Collaborate with quality, procurement and health and safety teams to uphold standards.
• Manage factory budgets and contribute to cost control and investment planning.
• Champion safe working practices and compliance with procedures.

Skills

Factory leadership

Team leadership

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Budget management

Health and safety

Quality compliance

Data analysis

Cross-functional communication

People development

Tools

Excel

Job description

Ad Talent is seeking a Senior Factory Manager in Norwich to lead day-to-day operations, drive improvements and build a culture of quality and safety. You will manage factory managers and supervisors, coordinate across departments and translate plans into measurable results.

The role requires a track record of delivering production targets in a busy manufacturing environment, hands-on leadership, and experience with Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.