Production Manager

Production Manager £55,000 - £55,000 High tech manufacture for the aerospace & automotive industry. Innovative, forward thinking business. Excellent opportunity to put your stamp on a business and make positive change. We are delighted to be representing an engineering business in North-East Manchester who design develop and manufacture high-tech materials for the aerospace and automotive industries. Is this business for you? Our client has been able to grow a very strong, positive culture growing from strength to strength over recent years though consistent employee development and progression, with very little staff turnover in the process. This is the type of environment where you enter, and the atmosphere is quite visibly one of helpfulness and everyone wants to strive for excellence. Knowledge / Experience: Management and leadership of the Production Team to ensure that productivity, schedule, and efficiency targets are met. Management of the Planning function to develop and maintain production schedules to meet and exceed business and Customer demands. Responsible for ensuring that effective capacity management of production plant, material and labour resources is available to discharge the plan. Responsible for the recruitment process, interviews, induction, and training of new starters. Chair the Quarterly People Review and recommend training requirements and grading changes. Ensure that performance to plan is monitored and achieved and where delays are identified, these are communicated in a timely manner and appropriate actions taken to recover the schedule. Maintain high levels of inter-department communications. Drive a high level of Health and Safety awareness and ways of working across the Team. Drive efficiency in every aspect of the Production Department; people / process / equipment. Produce and communicate Key Performance Indicator (KPI's) reports. Always maintain a high level of transaction accuracy. Maintenance of housekeeping standards to a very high level. Work collaboratively with Engineering and Quality departments to ensure the smooth transition of New Product Introduction through FAI and into recurring production. Build and sustain an environment and culture of safety, quality, and Customer satisfaction. Drive the Company vision and promote how the Production Team contributes to the overall success of the Business. Background: Proven strong personal leadership and communication abilities with previous experience of production management or similar at a management level. People management skills, including the ability to inspire and motivate, to delegate responsibilities and to explain ideas. Accuracy and attention to detail with an understanding of Business financial impacts from Production operations. Initiative, decisiveness, and a strong problem-solving skillset. Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and a flexible approach to work. Good understanding of Health & Safety and legal requirements for Production operations. Experience of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems and auditing. Competent user of Microsoft IT Packages. A knowledge of ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics NAV would be beneficial, but not essential). In Return: What makes this opportunity unique is the people, the culture, the vision and the progression opportunities. Many companies claim to offer this, but if what you've read so far interests you, please get in touch and will elaborate on the precise reason why this is one of the best opportunities on the market in more detail. Key words: "Production Manager" or "Manufacturing Manager" or "Head of Production" or "production Supervisor