EPW1
Reports To: Operations Manager
Job Purpose:
They will be a result’s driven individual who strives to continually improve the performance of the production teams whilst adopting a safety-first culture. Emphasis needs to be on building a team that takes pride in producing a quality product that is delivered to site to meet and exceed customer expectations.
Having responsibility for all operational activity it is essential that the Production Manager is a strong communicator and has experience on man management.
Key Accountabilities:
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Promotes and manages a health and safety culture across site. Ensuring all activities on site comply with H&S regulations and guidelines. Ensure all company policies and procedures are adhered to.
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Ensure all production plans are adhered to, and product is made on time to meet customer delivery expectations
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Ensure all products made are to the correct quality specifications developing a culture of quality first
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Manage manning levels within the operations team to ensure maximum efficiency across all sites
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Maintains a high level of employee motivation by working closely with all employees to develop a highly communicative team where employees are made fully aware of business performance and activities. Also ensure any issues or problems either personal or work related are supported and resolved.
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Ensure material stocks are managed and used effectively. Ensure weekly stock takes are accurate
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Manage the company absence and holiday processes to ensure policies are fully adhered to.
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Create and present reports detailing site performance to all team members across all levels of the business structure
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Maintain Manufacturing compliance to standards including a clean, safe environment for all employees
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Support the operations manager in driving continuous improvement projects into the business
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Ensure all employees in your team are trained correctly and are fully aware of their tasks and responsibilities
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Drive KPI’s into production using them to identify and improve production trends.
Key Experiences:
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Proven experience as Leader/Manager or relevant role leading a team focussed on manual processes
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Familiarity with company policies, legal guidelines, and Health & Safety regulations
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
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Good knowledge of IT systems
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Strong background in Lean and continuous improvement
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Proven experience of driving through successful improvement and change management projects
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Proven experience of root cause analysis and putting permanent fixes in place
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Ability to interpret and understand KPI’s and data
Desirables Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required:
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ILM level 3 in Leadership and Management
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COSHH and risk assessment trained
Personal Attributes:
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Leadership – strong, consistent, clear, inspire others, integrity, ability to drive through change
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Empowering Others – Delegation of trust, correct controls, feedback, communicate accountability and responsibility
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Action orientated – Able to deal with problems in appropriate time frames
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Driven by results – Decisive, confident addressing problems and opportunities, challenging activities to improve performance, demonstrate willingness to challenge accepted methods and standards
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Effective communication – Clear concise written and spoken, ability at all levels, customer, supplier and internal
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Recognition of a changing need and speed of response, rapid reaction to challenges
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High Standards – demonstrating a motivation to improve standards and thereby making a real difference, challenging inadequate solutions
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Integrity and trust – demonstrating a sense of commitment to openness, honesty, loyalty and high standards in undertaking the role
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People management – demonstrating commitment to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders
