Production Manager
Are you an experienced Production Manager who knows how to get the best from people, processes and production?
Location: Normanton, West Yorkshire
Salary: £37,000 – £39,000 per annum
Working hours: to be discussed at interview
Contract: Permanent
We’re looking for an experienced Production Manager to take control of day-to-day manufacturing operations, leading production teams while driving quality, efficiency, safety and continuous improvement.
Reporting to the Operations Manager, you’ll be responsible for complex, multi-stage production processes and ensuring production plans and despatch requirements stay firmly on track.
What’s in it for you?
- 33 days paid holiday
- Enhanced sick pay of up to 13 weeks (after qualifying period)
- Staff discount on mattresses
- Free onsite parking
- Staff canteen facilities
What you’ll be doing
- Managing daily production schedules, resources and KPIs
- Leading and developing Production Supervisors and production teams
- Driving improvements in quality, cost and efficiency
- Identifying bottlenecks, waste and downtime – and tackling them
- Managing staffing levels, recruitment, onboarding and training
- Coaching, mentoring and managing employee performance
- Monitoring rejects and supporting corrective actions
- Ensuring production meets demand and despatch requirements
- Maintaining excellent health & safety, housekeeping and risk-assessment standards
- Producing production reports and keeping senior management informed
- Working closely with Procurement, Distribution and other departments
What we’re looking for
You’ll need excellent people management skills alongside a strong technical understanding of production processes.
You should also be IT literate, comfortable preparing reports and have a solid understanding of health & safety responsibilities, including risk assessments.
A Health & Safety qualification such as IOSH Managing Safely is desirable.
Think you can lead from the front and keep production performing?
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