Production Manager

£50000-£55,000 per year | Monday to Thursday | 06:45 – 16:00 – Friday 6:45 – 1pm

Location:
Chailey – Easily accessible from Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Lewes etc

Are you an experienced Production Manager who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Are you experienced with the promotion of lean manufacturing techniques, such as 5s, VSM, OEE etc, across manufacturing operations and do you thrive in People Management, including the motivation and mentoring of team leaders and supervisors to effectively problem solve and develop their careers

As Production Manager, you will oversee the smooth day-to-day running of a busy manufacturing plant operation. You’ll coordinate Production activities, maintain compliance standards, and help drive operational excellence across all Production and manufacturing functions.

This is a permanent full time role with a major UK manufacturer that can offer fantastic career progression and development opportunities. Our client is a large scale international, market leading manufacturing business with a network of factories and manufacturing plants across the UK. This site is close to the area of Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Lewes etc.

Applicants for the position of Production Manager will be invited from a variety of backgrounds but must have experience of managing production within a fast paced and high-volume manufacturing environment in which continuous improvement and lean manufacturing techniques are at the heart of what you do.

• Monday to Friday role with career progression and accredited training program
• Basic salary circa £50-£55k per annum, plus bonus, career development and pension
• A days-based position with flexible working hours available, e.g. 6:45am to 4pm Monday to Thursday with an early finish on Friday
• The ability to join a leading UK manufacturing business committed to working towards World Class Manufacturing systems and processes

It is essential that applicants to the Production Manager vacancy are committed to a program of both personal and career development within the business.

• The development and promotion of lean manufacturing techniques, such as 5s, VSM, OEE etc, across manufacturing operations
• People Management, including the motivation and mentoring of team leaders and supervisors to effectively problem solve and develop their careers
• Implementation and adherence to health and safety standards, and ISO quality systems
• Effective interdepartmental liaison to achieve defined objectives

• Previous experience within a mid to senior level management position, e.g. Production Manager, Operations Manager, Manufacturing Manager etc
• Leadership and people management skills and the ability to build, motivate, develop and improve teams.
• Significant experience of managing in a large manufacturing/production environment
• Experience with in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, implementing continuous improvement tools and techniques