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Form of workLocation: Farnborough
Salary: £37,000 - £45,000 + Benefits
Are you a Production Manager looking for a new challenge, or production supervisor looking for the next step? Do you have experience of leading teams within a manufacturing environment? If this sounds like you, then read on – this could be the perfect role for you…
Responsible for the day to day operation of a number of teams or cells within a manufacturing area. The Group Leader should ensure that all safety, quality, cost and delivery targets for the specified manufacturing area are achieved in line with the targets set by the Manager and business.
The responsibilities of the Production Manager are as follows:
- Ensure the Team Leaders in your area are conducting their daily standard work audits.
- Ensure all processes are correctly documented and regularly audit to ensure compliance
- Monitor production boards continuously throughout the day.
- Ensure all maintenance work both planned and unplanned is performed during non-production hours if possible
- Ensure correct equipment, tooling and fixtures are available for all cells in the manufacturing area.
- Ensure all daily 5S requirements are accomplished.
- Ensure the correct manning levels are maintained throughout all cells.
- Ensure the morning briefings are effective in each team.
- Ensure that any company wide communications are delivered in a timely and efficient manner.
- Monitor that Operators are completely trained to perform the processes they work with.
- Ensure that any non-conformances that occur are immediately addressed and properly documented.
- Continuously monitor for any forms of manufacturing waste (over-production, waiting, transportation, over-processing inventory, motion, defects).
The successful Production Manager will have the following skills/experience:
- Proven experience of managing a team within a manufacturing environment
- Experience of working within a lean manufacturing environment
- Hands on approach to leadership
- Leadership and/or Continuous Improvement training is a strong advantage
- Excellent communication skills
- IT literate
To Apply
Please apply online or contact Dan Smith on (phone number removed) | (url removed).
