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Site Production Manager
Bridgwater, Somerset
50,000
Monday-Friday Days
Benefits:-
- 23 Days Holiday + Banks (Rising to 25 after 2 years service)
- Private Healthcare (after probation)
- Company Bonus Scheme
Our client is a leading industrial assembly & manufacturing company, with a reputation for product quality which is second to none and industry leading standards. They are looking for a charismatic, driven and hands-on man-manager to lead their production and assembly team.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Reporting into the general manager, working closely with another production manager
- Managing a team of 35 production operatives in manufacturing, assembly & product spraying environment
- Responsible for looking at improving product margins and workflow efficiencies
- Stocktaking, reporting, managing output figures, KPi's
- Hands-on manager, leading the workforce from the front, on the production shopfloor
- Coaching and motivating staff to help achieve company KPi's and site goals
- Maximise productivity - reviewing operating hours and monitoring efficiencies to make improvements
- Provide staff with training/coaching on lean manufacturing & continuous improvement culture
- Develop new production processes to improve productivity and site workflow
- Work closely with HR on staff training, reviews, appraisals, disciplinaries
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
- Must be a strong hands-on man-manager, charismatic leader, who leads from the front
- Ideally have at least 5 years experience in a similar production management role
- Must have worked in an industrial manufacturing industry / busy assembly engineering workshop
- Good sense of humour, with an open door policy to team
- An approachable manager, able to support staff with plans, training & assist development
- Working knowledge of production processes and implementing into production workflow
- Flexible with working hours
- Reporting & stocktaking skills
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing & continuous improvement culture
- Have experience with health & safety in a manufacturing workplace
- Previously have been part of a busy senior leadership team
If you are looking for new challenge please email your CV to (url removed) for a confidential discussion
If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
