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My client based in Milton Keynes is looking for a Production Manager
The Role in More Detail:
• Strategically structure, plan, implement, and sustain a competitive production and manufacturing framework - encompassing people, plant, facilities, and systems.
• Responsible for compliance with the company's ISO45001 health and safety requirements.
• Full management responsibility and accountability for compliance to the companies ISO14001 environmental requirements.
• Responsible for achieving and maintaining the correct build quality standards throughout the production function, with the requirements of right first time and no fault forward.
• Factually define and support containment and prevention of quality issues internally / externally to production. Utilise standardised problem resolution tools to pinpoint root causes and implement preventive actions effectively.
• Manage, implement, and sustain continuous improvement through Lean Manufacturing techniques, tools, layouts, and philosophies across the entire production team or area.
• Eliminate non-value-added activities and the 8 wastes throughout each value stream, with the primary goal of improving safe throughput and reducing costs. Effectively manage, eliminate, or work around bottleneck constraints to drive throughput improvement.
• Presenting production KPI' s to the senior management team that align with the business strategy, along with defined actions to combat negative trends identified.
• Review capacity plans monthly to align with build plans and forecasts. Adjust labour requirements accordingly to support output needs.
• Assist section managers in ensuring adherence to company HR policies and procedures and mitigate risks to the company.
• Define the production departmental plans, targets, timescales, and resources.
• Manage, coach, support and guide the production and test section managers to achieve defined targets.
• Enhance hands-on analysis, problem-solving, and improvement of all production processes, methods, and engineering specifications.
• Support the reduction in overall manufacturing costs through best practice standardisation and development of the people and facilities, to achieve value-added activities, and eliminate nonvalue-added activities.
Development and auditing of and to the company standards document.
• Achieve cost reduction in materials, consumables, and components by assessing and reporting on design for manufacture.
Collaborate and review with design/engineering teams and suppliers to eliminate costs from component supply.
• Defined stage gate process of New Product Development and Introduction to production acceptance to be supported and audited before acceptance for all new products.
• Lead and guide production team members in project management roles, overseeing their projects with structured resources and timelines. .
Qualifications & Experience:
• 5 years in a fast-paced / large-scale Production Management role within an Engineering Assembly Manufacturing environment.
• Engineering or an equivalent level of qualification in a manufacturing technical discipline, to level 5 or above.
• Leadership experience in a Continuous Improvement/LEAN deployment function ideally within Automotive, Aerospace & Engineering.
• Excellent capability with Kaizen/lean/Six Sigma problem resolution techniques.
• Excellent understanding of Manufacturing Process: Assembly (Mechanical/Electrical/Hydraulic), Fabrication / Machining and Finishing Systems (Coatings / Paint).
• Understanding of costing models, standard costing methods and time study techniques.
• Understanding of MRP / Manufacturing Systems and QM Modules.
• Computer literate: Standard Microsoft tools, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint. ERP system user.
(Please Note: this is not the full job description, All applications will be subject to a call from our agency to over your skills more indepthly)
Working Hours & Salary:
Hours will be 08.00 - 16.30 Monday - Friday with structured overtime dependent on Production requirements.
Salary:
OTE's for this role are £75,000 per annum (guaranteed basic salary of £57,200 paid on an hourly basis, plus bonus payments and overtime payments averaging £18,000 per annum).
If you would like to be considered for this role, please respond with an up to date CV.
