Production Controller

Our client is a family own manufacturer that operates across a wide range of market sectors with manufacturing plants both in the UK and across the world.

They are currently looking to recruit a Production Controller for their Upholstery manufacturing site in Essex.

Reporting to the Production Manager your main tasks will be to work with their Production Scheduler to ensure production plans delivered whilst also leading a team of up to 30 people ensuring products are manufactured safely and produced with a continuous focus on quality.

On a day to day basis you will:

• Lead your team to deliver daily manufacturing requirements
• Working closely with the Production Scheduler using SAP
• Manage the creation and delivery of the daily production plan.
• Carry out Stage kitting and prepare build stages for single piece flow production.
• Reviewing daily performance to Safety, Quality, Cost & Delivery (SQCD) KPI’s and ensure effective corrective actions are in place for any deviation to agree targets. 

Suitable candidates for this production supervisor role in Essex must have:

• A proven previous experience within a Manufacturing operation having successfully lead teams
• Have a good working knowledge of production planning using SAP
• Ideally you will also have Upholstery experience although this is not essential.
• You must also be able to demonstrate the ability to create a positive working culture within you team to ensure products are produced inline with specifications within this fast paced environment.

Successful Production Supervisor candidates will be joining an organisation that has a firm Employee focus from developing strong career plans through to their safety first culture and an inhouse training centre. With a low staff turnover and many employees with 10 years plus length of service this company also offers free gym membership, healthcare that includes family and a strong holiday package up to 32 days.

If you are interested in this position, please apply online with your CV.

Established in 1995, Osborne Appointments is an independently owned recruitment agency specialising in the supply of temporary, contract and permanent placements. OA are committed to placing the right candidate in the right job every time and pride ourselves in outstanding levels of Candidate Satisfaction

Thank you for your interest in this position. It is with regret that we are unable to respond personally to each individual application due to the high volume of CVs we receive on a daily basis. However, your application will be reviewed by one of our qualified consultants within the next 48 hours. If you do not hear from us within this time period, you have unfortunately been unsuccessful on this occasion