Manufacturing Manager

Manufacturing Manager
Location: Wembley
Salary: GBP70,000 - GBP80,000 per year
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm.
Job type: 12-month, Fix-term Contract
Bridge Recruitment is helping one of our well-established clients recruit for an experienced Manufacturing Manager to join their current team.
Responsibilities of the Manufacturing Manager:
Ensure that a high level of Health and Safety is adhered to all times across the manufacturing and adjacent areas.
Abide by our client's Core Values and Code of Ethics.
Drive a performance culture within the manufacturing department, with ongoing performance analysis and regular feedback to the employees. Develop the supervisors and senior members of the team to drive that culture too.
Lead and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
Manage and monitor time and attendance for all production workers and apply a fair and consistent application of recommended codes of practice, with regular communication.
Lead and oversee the relocation to a Northern Manufacturing Site, ensuring a smooth and minimally disruptive transition. Collaborate closely with the team and coordinate all necessary actions.
Ensure that orders are produced on-time, to the desired quality level and within budgeted cost.
Meet (and ideally beat) all manufacturing KPIs.
Work closely with production planning to deliver the manufacturing plan attainment.
Implement the best practice recommendations, particularly around work areas and associated equipment.
Lead and coach a team of production supervisors to ensure the wider production team is being guided, motivated and managed appropriately
Take the lead on disciplinary and grievance issues, ensuring that their procedures are implemented fairly and consistently
Monitor and report any concerns and issues affecting site security.
Work alongside and support all departments associated with the launch of new products or processes.
Complete other ad hoc duties as and when required.
Requirements of the Manufacturing Manager:
Have previously successfully managed a manufacturing operations facility or multi-skilled manufacturing teams and ideally in an electronic manufacturing environment.
Possess well developed communication and interpersonal skills and be able to deal with people at all levels, both inside and outside of the business.
Have sound practical knowledge of health and safety and employment legislation and their application.
Have the confidence to communicate operational and safety issues upwards irrespective of the severity of the message.
Be naturally well organized, structured, and able to handle the challenges of competing priorities.
A self-starter who leads by example in terms of pace.
Ideally a recognized manufacturing or engineering educational background and preferably to degree level.
If you feel like you meet the above criteria for the Manufacturing Manager role, then please apply now!