Production Manager

Production Manager

Location: West London

Term: Permanent

Salary: £50,000-£60,000 plus other benefits

Our client is looking for a Production Manager to join their business on a permanent basis in the West London area. The successful candidate will ideally have a machine shop / precision engineering background.

• Degree level qualification beneficial, ideally Mechanical background or work based experience
• Knowledge of SAP or equivalent MRP scheduling systems
• Forward thinking perspective
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Proven successful leadership

• Assist in implementation of road map and daily and weekly metrics aligned with customer demand which supports operational strategy in conjunction with site manager
• Manage staff attendance & holiday entitlement
• Participate in daily production meetings to keep up to date with business needs
• Raise any issues online performance and materials availability that hinder the plan of customer delivery
• Create and implement best practice in manufacturing, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance including quality
• Manage regular stock checks to ensure accuracy of both WIP held and MRP requirements highlighting any discrepancies on the system
• Keep in line with daily and weekly metrics aligned to customer demand which supports the operational strategy in conjunction with the Production Manager
• Ensure site operation is compliant on COSHH, Engineering & legislative standards, ISO
  9001 and ISO
  14001
• Drive behavioural based safety throughout the plant and ensure medical treatment and target rates are adhered to
• Take a lead role in Incident Investigations, follow up on actions, look for route cause (five whys) analysis
• Conduct regular safety checks including guarding, interlocks, traffic ways and adherence to government guidelines including social distancing
• Team management, including coaching, motivation, appraisals, reviews, KPI's, one-2-one meetings, disciplinary matters and grievances as required
• Management of budgets, including overtime, headcount, department costs aligned to customer demand requirements and demonstrate the ability to flex costs accordingly
• Drive preventive maintenance programmes including servicing and repairs of all machinery and equipment