Job Summary

  • Plan manufacturing & dispatch to ensure production progresses in advance, building in a contingency for unexpected issues, in order to meet customer requirements.
  • Work alongside the Customer Accounts Manager to plan customer orders in accordance with production capacity, overseeing essential lines of communication so that all departments are aware of the requirements and timescales of projects.
  • Chair regular production team meetings, ensuring that the production and purchasing teams are fully aware and equipped for impending production, addressing any queries that arise.
  • Resolve arising operational issues and keep the General Manager informed of solutions implemented.
  • Advise Senior Managers of resource requirements: production capacity, raw materials that cannot be sourced and additional manpower needs, whilst building capability to optimise production
  • Promote high standards for quality, environmental and health & safety management with a culture of zero quality defects and zero LTA’s and zero environmental incidents.
  •  Ensure quality issues are resolved in conjunction with the quality team, working alongside the quality team to champion quality initiatives (e.g. 5S, jig and fixture manufacture, SIPOC, 8D problem reporting etc.)
  • Ensure safe working practices are adhered to, working with the HSE team to implement improvements and action audit findings.
  • Work with the production team to plan and execute continuous improvement activities
  • Appraise the teams’ performance, and build good working relations with the Supervisors to provide support for them and mentor them to meet agreed targets and objectives.
  • Take responsibility for leading and completing service improvement projects, demonstrating and maintaining gains achieved.
  • Support General Manager in championing new ways of working & adopting new production technology.
  • Active involvement in the redevelopment of the current facilities to increase production efficiency.
  • Proactive involvement in developing and enforcing company policies, procedures and standards.
  • Any other duties, within reason and capability, as agreed with the Senior Managers.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Attainments

Essential

Nil

Desirable

Relevant Experience / Knowledge

Essential

Criteria

Essential Desirable
Relevant Experience Ÿ Minimum of 3 years previous production supervisory

experience within a high-volume manufacturing environment.

Ÿ Strong knowledge of engineering production machinery

Ÿ A working understanding of continuous improvement

Ÿ Practical understanding of engineering drawings

 

·  Minimum 2:2 Hons Degree or equivalent in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering.

·  Manufacturing management experience within steel fabrication, surface coating and assembly

Desirable

Skills and Competencies

Essential

Skills, Knowledge & Competencies Ÿ Strong planning, organisational & resource management skills

Ÿ Self-motivated and high energy

Ÿ Ability to motivate a team in an environment that has constant changing priorities.

Ÿ Excellent communication skills, both oral and written and ability to listen

Ÿ Able to influence and negotiate with a strong customer focus and drive for results

Ÿ Competent in use of MS Office applications with experience in the use of CAD software

Desirable

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