Production Manager

We are looking for a Production Manager to work on a permanent basis for a well-established company

The Package:

The basic salary for the Production Manager role is £45,000-52,000

You’ll also receive other benefits which include the following:

• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Work from home (1 day a week following probation)
• 24 days holiday plus 8 UK bank holiday
• Performance bonus

The Role:

The Production Manager will work the following schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Mon- Thurs 8am-5pm
• Fri- 8am-1pm

As the Production Manager will be responsible for:

• The Production Manager’s responsibilities are to ensure all processes in the production of goods are followed correctly.
• Constant communication with the Project team, engineer department and the Shop Floor team Supervisor.
• Responsible for managing the shop floor staff to achieve on time deliveries of products which are correct to the drawing and customer specification.
• Hold yearly month to month personal reviews with Production Team
• The Production Manager will liaise with the Operations team to produce the production order and delivery dates.
• Organise and host production meetings with the Shop Floor Supervisor to ensure that the production flows through the workshop to completion and inspection in a timely manner to meet the agreed despatch dates.
• The Production Manager will be responsible for overseeing the production process information in the job pack ensuring the paperwork is filled in and up to date at every hold point during the production process and overseeing the inspection and sign off of the finished goods prior to collection for delivery.
• The Production Manager will be responsible for reporting back to the Operations Manager if production falls behind and a prospective delivery date is going to be compromised and agree a solution and a revised completion date with the OM, engineers, and commercials for the specific project.
• Responsible for arranging the electrical installs on the required date with the electrical subcontractor including ordering the electrical parts required by the electrical subcontractor to be fitted into the kiosk the achieve the customer specification.
• Establish commercial relationships with the internal suppliers.
• Define and maintain the stock of materials according to the production needs.
• Define in collaboration with the technical area standard solutions to be able to reduce lead times and to promote our portfolio of products in the market.
• Prepare P&C quotations for the commercial area in collaboration with the technical area/ Solutions area.
• To place the orders to our BU’s, (switchgears, transformers, etc.), and to our internal suppliers, (P&C components, VT’s & CT’s, etc.)

The Candidate:

To be the right person for the Production Manager role you will require proven experience managing production teams.

You will also need:

• Understanding of lean methodologies – Kaizen, Materials Management, Process Improvement, 5s…
• Experience developing and implementing Manufacturing systems
• Ability to organise and prioritise workloads
• Strong leadership and problem-solving skills.
• A self-motivated individual with strong leadership ability.
• Excellent attention to detail with a problem-solving mentality.
• ERP system knowledge, specially SAP

The Company:

The company works continuously to build a truly diverse and inclusive workforce and culture. They welcome and encourage candidates from all aspects of diversity to apply for this role.

If the Production Manager position could be of interest, please call 01744 452 051 at GPW Recruitment or press APPLY NOW!

Job Ref: E113139