Your new company Your new company is a leading manufacturing company specialising in high-quality industrial products. As a Production Manager, you'll be part of a dynamic team committed to excellence and innovation. Your new role As Production Manager, you will lead and co-ordinate training and activities of team members to achieve production volume, product quality, delivery, and cost goals. You will be key in the continual improvement of plant policies and production techniques, seeking to increase quality and efficiency. You will be responsible for establishing performance standards and objectives for your team that align with achieving site goals. You will develop and implement an annual operating plan including Kaizen opportunities, capital plan, productivity projects and a production department budget. You will be responsible for product quality, on-time shipment, and production material within the assigned teams. Collaborate with customers to ensure timely execution of orders, and establishing tact time goals per production forecasts and schedules. What you'll need to succeed The successful candidate should ideally have a Degree in Engineering, Business, or Production Management, with over 5 years' experience working as a first line manager. You should have excellent leadership and motivation skills and be able to demonstrate leading successful teams of up to 100 in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You should excel in time and project management, troubleshooting/problem-solving, planning & follow-through and quality improvement processes. Knowledge of Oracle business system would be a bonus. What you'll get in return You will work Monday - Thursday from 8:00am - 4:30pm, with an earlier 1:30pm finish on a Friday. You will receive competitive pay, 33 days annual leave, pension, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, parental leave and be part of an excellent culture. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk