Overview
Job Title: Head of Production
Salary: £45k-£50k (depending on experience)
Location: West Midlands
Reference: J79274
Contact: Telephone: 0121 233 1522
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Part of our client’s success derives from their ultimate goal…to print things that people will fall in love with. Their service, ideas, technology and cost-efficiency make them a supplier that is championed by exciting, discerning clients. Everything from signage, wall coverings, glass manifestation, window graphics, exhibition graphics, displays, vehicle livery, hoardings…you name it, they print it. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Production to work with big-name brands and some of the country’s most influential creative agencies.
Responsibilities
* Overall responsibility for managing production and ensuring all jobs are delivered on time and to pre-requisite quality standards.
* Monitor the incoming work schedule, prioritise jobs, allocate labour and determine the fitting schedule for internal and external fitters.
* Manage the production workflow, optimise for efficiency, and supervise the production team.
* Overall responsibility for scheduling drivers and job paths, and for utilising drivers in production when they are not driving.
* Overall responsibility for ordering all materials for jobs.
* This role will be line manager for 15+ operators.
* Ensure operators are onboarded and sufficiently cross-trained on different machinery.
* Supervise and motivate operators to perform at their best.
* Advise general management on operator pay reviews and staffing gaps; lead recruitment efforts for production.
* Manage the operator holiday schedule and approve time off.
* Responsible for operator performance management and disciplinary actions where necessary.
* Provide production expertise to the commercial teams and general management.
* Serve as the primary point of contact for advice on jobs to the sales team.
* Identify bottlenecks or efficiency improvements and advise general management on production bottlenecks.
* Advise general management on new machinery requirements and help assess new machinery.
Miscellaneous
* Ensure health and safety compliance within production.
* Ensure the factory stays clean and tidy.
Experience
* 5+ years’ experience managing production is required.
* 5+ years’ experience (ideally 10+) in the large format print sector is strongly preferred.
* Experience managing a similarly sized team of operators is strongly preferred.
* Existing knowledge of large format print machinery and file prep is strongly preferred.
* Experience purchasing materials (particularly within the print industry) is a bonus, but not required.
* Experience recruiting operators (particularly within the print industry) is a bonus, but not required.
* Experience as a hands-on operator (particularly within the print industry) is a bonus, but not required.
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