An exciting opportunity for a Production Manager has come up in North Tyneside with a growing process-based manufacturing company
As a Production Manager you will be responsible for all manufacturing activities within your product area leading lean manufacturing and continuous improvement activities to optimise performance and efficiency. Your key areas of responsibility will be: -
Leading change management initiatives for the production area.
Assist inn budget planning and managing the budget in the production area
Coordinate cooperation among all functions/individuals/resources involved throughout the process chain (supplier to customer) to ensure that production flows
Develop production goals and KPIs based on strategy and lead KPIs, and uses them to manage your area of responsibility
Monitor and coordinate structural changes to production facilities and processes, where relevant
Ensure compliance to Quality and HSE standards
Coach team leaders to independently come up with ideas and implement improvement measures.
Coordinate workforce planning and development based on order planning, using the department's skill matrix
Work with employees on their personal development and sets goals to encourage them to use their full potential.YOUR SKILLS
The successful candidate will have production management and leadership skills within a scientific, materials, engineering or technology led manufacturing environment. A good knowledge of lean manufacturing/six sigma techniques is needed as experience of leading continuous improvement workshops. An IOSH Managing safely certificate and a good knowledge of HSE standards is A requirement
An understanding of production planning and scheduling coupled with good leadership, organisational, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as is the willingness and flexibility to embrace and promote change necessary to meet the business needs
If you are experienced manager looking for an exciting challenge or a Supervisor wanting to develop their career then this is the ideal opportunity for you
Please call Adam Jones at Major Recruitment or click Apply Now if you are interested
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