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Production Manager
Job summary
A major construction materials manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Production Manager to oversee a team of 40 operatives. This role offers a salary between £55,000 and £60,000, with benefits including a 5% bonus, a 10% pension, and 33 days holiday. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing teams and be motivated to progress to a factory leadership position.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Demonstrable experience managing a team of 30+ heads in a manufacturing environment.
- A strong character, good at building and motivating teams to meet performance requirements.
- Experience operating cross-departmentally, building relationships with senior leaders.
Responsibilities
- Managing 40+ operatives, creating development plans and motivating the team.
- Supporting and mentoring 3 production supervisors and running daily meetings.
- Monitoring agency spend, overtime, and absences to meet production budgets.
- Procurement of materials within a production environment.
- Working with engineering and projects to achieve company objectives.
Skills
Production Manager – Kent
�55,000 - �60,000 + 5% bonus, days only, 10% pension, 33 days holiday
We are supporting a major manufacturer of construction materials, providing concrete products into the house building, building merchant, and rail industry. With more than 10 UK sites providing concrete products, they have expanded over the last 5 years through acquisitions and are now positioned for further investment.
The Kent production facility is the largest concrete product manufacturer in the business, producing 32,000 tonnes and �10 million per year. This site is preparing for extension, with 2 additional production beds and automated equipment due to be installed.
As part of their succession planning strategy, they are hiring a Production Manager with immediate effect.
The role of Production Manager provides the unique opportunity to immediately enter a succession plan for the Factory Manager. Initially taking responsibility for a team of 40 with 3 supervisors in production, this role will ultimately progress to full oversite of the facility. Initially, the Production Manager will be responsible for:
- Managing 40+ operatives, creating plans for structured development across the team and motivating them toward target achievement
- Supporting and mentoring 3 production supervisors, running daily production meetings to ensure delivery of objectives
- Monitoring agency spend, overtime, and absences across the team to ensure production meets budget requirements
- Procurement of materials, goods and services as required within a production environment
- Working cross-departmentally, particularly with engineering and projects, to achieve company objectives
To be successful in your application for this Production Manager role you will need:
- Demonstrable experience managing a team of 30+ heads in a manufacturing environment
- A strong character, good at building and motivating teams to meet performance requirements
- Experience operating cross-departmentally, with familiarity relationship building with senior leaders
- Aspirations to progress into a factory leadership position in the near future
- �55,000 - �60,000 base salary
- 5% bonus
- Monday - Friday days only
- 10% pension
- 33 days holiday
- Company incentives including pizza Friday and ice cream van
If you're interested please apply online, send your CV to lauren.woolley@ata-search.co.uk or give me a call on 07773 207 097
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