Pre - Production Manager

Pre-Production Manager Required in Stevenage

GVR Solutions are currently working with a reputable and longstanding joinery contractor based in Stevenage. This paticular client specialise in the design, production and installation of joinery products across the Commercial, Residential, Leisure and Education sectors.

The role requires the individual to be a co-ordinator between the client and our design/production teams, to procure and organise the project information, pursue the information with vigour to ensure the timely receipt, but ensuring an exceptional level of professionalism when doing so.

The individual will be a key figure in the external face of the businesses, so attitude to the role and our clients must be to the highest level.

Responsibilities of the Pre-Production Manager:

• Receive from the Estimator all information pertaining for the project, understand the nature of the works in detail and gain an understanding of the time frames for the project.
• Discuss with the team all of the outstanding information and pursue these with the clients.
• Organise and attend design meetings (where appropriate) with the clients team.
• Co-ordinate all aspects of the project post this meeting.
• Set time frames with the client for all outstanding information, and pursue in a timely fashion.
• Communicate with the client if and when the information is not forthcoming, and co-ordinate the revision of delivery times following any delays caused by this lack of information flow.
• Consult with Production and Operations when revising timeframes.
• Agree and understand Design timeframes with our Design Manager, monitor progress throughout this process, record and communicate delays, changes, issues causing us to fall behind, or report where due to own problems we are falling behind schedule.
• Pursue on going design issues on behalf of all within the Design dept to ensure timely delivery of information, and record where delays occur.
• Schedule out all requirements for specialist finishes or items for each project.
• Send out initial enquiries from suppliers for the same.
• Establish lead times for all said materials.
• Ensure this information is shared with all relevant persons, including clients where appropriate.
• Co-ordinate and update this information with design and production to ensure relevance against any changes.
• Organise samples for the project.
• Pre-production and Post-production project management.

The Pre-Production Managermust have/be:

• Higher level of understanding of Microsoft Office package especially Microsoft Excel
• Good level of design experience, AutoCAD would be a clear advantage for the role.
• Outstanding levels of communication skills.
• Expansive level of Joinery production experience.
• A good level of experience of other related production, i.e. metal fabrication, stone, glass and the like.
• Logical and systematic approach to the organisation of workload, understanding clear priorities for themselves and the business.
• Ability to form close beneficial working relationships with both internal and external customers, at many levels of seniority
• Previous experience in using Material Requirement Planning (MRP) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) would be beneficial.
• Good range of contacts across the joinery industry from subcontractors, suppliers, clients and miscellaneous contacts.

If you are interested in the Pre-Production Manager role, then please get in touch today!