Forum Energy Technologies (FET) is a world leader for the supply of Work Class ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles), Observation Class ROVs, Trenchers and Submarine Rescue Systems providing innovative solutions for challenging deep water intervention operations. Design and manufacture of these systems is based at the facility at Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire which is part of a worldwide company with headquarters in Houston, USA. These products are known worldwide for unrivalled quality and technical excellence utilising a wealth of experience, delivering products that perform reliably in hostile environments.
Job purpose: To provide support to maintain a safe, hazard-free work environment while ensuring the facility can consistently deliver outputs that meet operational goals and performance standards. Holding overall responsibility for managing manufacturing operations, ensuring best practices are applied consistently across all activities. Responsible for reviewing production schedules and processing orders to determine inventory needs, staffing requirements, work methods, and task allocation, while considering budget constraints and timelines. Overseeing warehousing, logistics, and compliance functions to ensure efficient and compliant operations.
Key Responsibilities: (Key Tasks)
- Accountable for safety and quality management, as well as delivery performance within the Production Departments.
- Identify process inefficiencies and lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, product quality, and cost performance.
- Ensure full regulatory compliance across all areas of responsibility.
- Maintain a strong understanding of product lines and services within the operational area.
- Implement and maintain operational systems to drive continuous process improvements
- Lead the Production Team to achieve required outputs and targets.
- Monitor and drive performance through KPIs and operational metrics.
- Assist with maximising production capacity by establishing, adjusting, and monitoring schedules aligned with master production plans.
- Ensuring efficient procurement, production planning, inventory management.
- Oversee warehousing, transportation, and distribution operations.
- Ensure timely delivery of goods to customers in conjunction with commercial team.
- Support the optimisation of logistics costs improving delivery performance to meet customer demand while optimising costs and maintaining quality standards
- Contribute to the preparation of budgets and forecasts and NIM calls.
- Collaborate with commercial teams to evaluate future opportunities and align strategic direction, ensuring a cohesive approach to business growth.
- Manage the scheduling of both new and aftermarket product manufacturing to meet customer delivery requirements.
- Apply where applicable knowledge of business practices, including strategic planning, budgeting, and workforce planning.
- Lead, coach, and develop employees to enhance performance, build capability, and support succession planning.
- Undertake additional duties as required by the Company.
- Perform other related tasks and assignments as directed by the Vice President, Subsea Operations.
Accountabilities: (Deliverables)
Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)
- Ensure the facility is a safe and hazard-free working environment and that all HSE related policies are complied with.
- Promote and adhere to health and safety procedures and initiatives throughout the facility.
Quality Management
- Promote all internal and relevant external quality procedures and regulations.
- Maintain quality assurance.
Operations & Production
- Manage production output and budgeting goals whilst ensuring quality and operating profit objectives are achieved.
- Maintain customer satisfaction by ensuring on-time delivery and production output.
- Oversee production and deputise for Production Manager when required.
- Oversee the Warehousing department and review work practices as required.
- Maintain a degree of flexibility to accommodate changes in operational priorities.
Supply Chain & Procurement
- Manage sourcing, supplier selection, and contract negotiations.
- Maintain strong supplier relationships.
- Monitor supply chain KPIs.
Continuous Improvement
- Create and read value stream maps to support continuous improvement.
People & Communication
- Develop and maintain a communication plan within the facility in order to ensure a positive and productive working environment.
- Input to 9 Box succession and capability planning within reporting functions.
Supervises
- OHSE Manager
- Production Manager
- Machine Shop Supervisor
- Welder Fabricator Supervisor
- Warehouse Supervisor
- Stock Controller
- E-Lab & Test House Manager
- Facilities & Maintenance Supervisor
- Purchasing Supervisor
- Senior Planner
- Logistics Manager
- Export compliance manager
- Production Engineer
Education/Qualifications (essential):
- Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent experience.
Technical Competencies (essential):
- Technical leadership and motivational skills.
- Sound manufacturing knowledge.
- Attention to detail and effective checking regime.
- Good verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to work in a team environment and problem solve.
- Flexibility, adaptability and professionalism, with the ability to work cooperatively as part of a multidiscipline team, or on individual projects.
Key Skills (essential):
- Technical leadership and motivational skills.
- Sound manufacturing knowledge.
- Attention to detail and effective checking regime.
- Good verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to work in a team environment and problem solve.
- Ability to liaise with other members of staff including customers and 3rd parties.
- Clear technical writing.
- Good record keeping.
- Willingness to learn new skills in a professional environment.
- Attentive to ISO 9001 QA systems.
- Flexibility, adaptability and professionalism, with the ability to work cooperatively as part of a multidiscipline team, or on individual projects.
- Safety conscious, attentive to QHS&E policies and regulations.
Experience (essential):
- Minimum 6 years in a manufacturing environment.
- Minimum 3 years in a management role.
QHSE Competencies:
- Maintain behaviour in compliance with FET HSE requirements.
- Maintain responsibility and accountability through personal commitment and behaviour.
- Report any unsafe or environmentally unsound acts and conditions to their immediate Supervisor such that remedial action can be taken to manage the risk.
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
Experience:
- manufacturing: 6 years (required)
- managerial: 3 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
