Production Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead Safety, Quality, Environmental and Operational Excellence for the coating operation, owning end-to-end production planning and daily execution to meet customer demand. You will drive performance reviews and improvements in key metrics such as OEE, productivity and waste, while establishing a disciplined Standard Plant approach. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to safeguard safety, quality and delivery, shaping operations in a compliant, high-performance environment.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible hours
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• competitive salary
• private health insurance
• dental insurance
• pension plan

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for Safety, Quality, Environmental and Operational Excellence in the coating operation
• Own production planning to align capacity, labor, materials and equipment with demand
• Lead daily execution of the production plan to achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Productivity targets
• Lead daily performance reviews across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People and Continuous Improvement
• Drive improvements in OEE, labour productivity, profit per head, waste reduction and customer service
• Establish and sustain a disciplined Standard Plant approach using Leadership Standard Work and 6S principles

Key requirements

• Degree qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management or related discipline or equivalent leadership experience
• 3–5 years of experience leading production teams in manufacturing or regulated environments
• Proven track record delivering improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Productivity and Operational Excellence
• Strong experience in production planning, capacity management, resource optimization and execution of customer-driven schedules
• Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing, CI, MDI, Leadership Standard Work and visual management systems
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (or higher) and IOSH/NEBOSH qualifications are highly desirable
• Knowledge of AS9100 quality systems and structured problem-solving methodologies

• Leadership and people management
• Strong communication
• Problem-solving / analytical thinking
• Production planning
• Capacity management
• Resource optimization

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