Are you looking for a Manufacturing Manager role in the Leicester / East Midlands area?
If so, a very good client of mine has got a brand-new role as Manufacturing Manager products to join their team.
My client designs and manufactures complex high-value electronic instruments and electromechanical machinery that are used all over the world.
They are open minded about the industry/sector someone will come from. The Manufacturing team is made up of 16 people of which 4 will be direct reports. You will need a broad skill set across modern manufacturing processes and techniques. The big areas you need to be able to demonstrate experience of are: NPI, Continuous Improvement, Quality and Cost down measures.
POSITION SUMMARY
We are looking for a Manufacturing Manager to manage the day-to-day activities of the Manufacturing Engineering Team ensuring NPI programs are delivered to plan, driving operational excellence, reducing costs, and providing production support to meet business targets.
MAIN DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES - Manufacturing Manager products, will include:
Drive continuous improvement throughout all aspect of operation and evolve the standards for a CI culture.
Work closely with all stakeholders to improve and enhance quality ensuring sustainable root cause analysis across the business.
Support New Product Introduction projects to ensure all new products are delivered on time to deadlines and sustainably to support long-term efficiency and future product developments.
Lead new process innovation projects to ensure manufacturing and production processes stay “ahead of the curve” and increase automation opportunities.
Within the team, run VAVE, Kaizen, and OPEX projects to drive down costs, improve production processes, right first-time quality, and product lead times.
Work closely and support all production areas to maximise efficiency in delivering the production plan.
Drive team culture to set the standard of operational excellence and capability within the business.
Required Skills/Experience for the Manufacturing Manager.
End-to-end knowledge of production processes.
Experience in driving Operational Excellence
Experience in driving new products into production to tight deadlines.
Ability to liaise with technical teams, business stakeholders, and senior management.
Significant experience working in an organisation that has successfully used one or more continuous improvement methodologies (lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, etc.)
Experience in Engineering change workflows through to fruition.
This is a fantastic chance to join a global, multi-billion-pound engineering company offering excellent career development opportunities and a great benefits package including 28 days holiday + bank holidays and 1pm Friday finish.
If you have any specific questions about this Manufacturing Manager, please contact David on 01582 350052. To apply email; dphilpott@versorecruitment.com
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