Production Manager

Job Title: Production Manager

Location: Loughborough

Salary: 45000 to 55000k pa D.O.E

Hours:Monday to Friday (7.30am-4:00pm)

Our Client are a thriving manufacturing company with a growing order book. Currently looking for an experienced Production Manager used to working in a light to medium gauge sheet metal company providing standard and bespoke products for a wide range of applications and customers. .

What s in it for you?

• Reputable Company
• 20 days plus statutory.(Plus extra holiday per year up to 25)

• Life insurance
• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Profit sharing

Job Role

• Liaise with Supervisory Team to determine the daily objectives. Divide tasks between teams on shop floor, taking into account the skills of the labour, build times and predicted delivery dates.
• Managing and motivating a team of 30-40 direct reports with various skill levels. This will include training, handling conflicts, attendance, performance reviews, return to work interviews, holidays, appraisals, etc
• Monitor jobs through the manufacturing process to identify and eliminate any faults or errors.
• Responsible for the delivery of customers orders, on time in full, maintaining high standards and improving production lead times
• Liaise with the Sales, Design, Procurement, Stores, HR, Health and Safety, Quality and Dispatch departments.
• Dealing with any issues which may prevent orders going out on time.
• Overseeing production schedule, ensuring all manufacturing operations are completed. Creating progress report of current projects to support weekly productions meetings.
• Provide feedback and proposals for improvements to the engineering team.
• Offering training to new or current employees, this being either skilled training or simple health and safety training.
• Adding capacity on the shop floor and offering a substitute for any unforeseen absence.
• Ensuring that all health, safety, Environmental and Quality procedures, work processes, safety systems of work, risk assessments are adhered to.
• Maintaining a safe and tidy working environment.
• Taking ownership of all Health & Safety matters within the production areas.
• Monitor all health and safety risks and enforce PPE and company procedures.
• Analyse and review current manufacturing operations/ processes to improve efficiency.

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Experience of being a Production Manager within bespoke Sheet metal or general fabrication manufacturing.
• Experience in working in a quick paced environment ( JIT manufacturing).
• Ideally experience working with customer schedules and bespoke one off orders.
• At least 4 years experience as a Production Manager, managing a team of at least 25 direct reports across multiple departments.
• An understanding of production planning/scheduling processes.
• Strong people manager who can motivate people of varying skill and experience levels.
• Computer literate.
• Self-motivated and takes responsibility when things go awry.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Hands on manager used to stepping away from the desk.

Workforce Manufacturing are responsible for thousands of temporary, temp-to-perm and permanent vacancies across the Midlands. We operate from several prime locations in the area and are likely to have an office right near you. Our team offer a unique service tailored to match your precise needs, and can assist you with the following job categories, Quality Engineers, Design Engineers, Project Managers and Production Managers . We are always on the lookout for the best talent, so if you know anyone please do get in touch

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