Production Manager (Plastics​/Packaging​/Print

Salary: GBP
40000 - GBP
50000 per annum + Excellent Contractual Benefits

Production Manager (Plastics/Packaging/Print)

£40,000 - £50,000 DOE

Manchester

Permanent

• To manage, motivate and develop a team of production operatives to deliver target customer service at optimal cost.
• To ensure thattheir Health & Safety, Environment and Quality policies are implemented and adhered to.
• Lead a structured program of continuous improvement activity working with the local management team.
• To support the development and implementation of a department strategy which encompasses manufacturing methods, engineering, organisation and people development plans, as well as the associated improvement and investment activities.
• Develop a management style that involves setting stretch goals involving all people within the site in finding solutions to achieve them.
• Responsible for management and decision making in delivering the requirements of the site to best cost efficiency and effectiveness in use of product

• Responsible for the running of the production department and providing strong and experienced leadership within the manufacturing structure of the site.
• Lead the production operatives to deliver their areas of responsibility.
• To provide strategic and tactical improvement strategies to support operational excellence and improved efficiencies.
• To be involved in recommendations on site manufacturing strategy in line with company goals and objectives
• Ensure management of the team members is in line with all policies and procedures.
• Work with all other departments including:
  Sales, Estimating, Procurement, Warehouse, Goods in and Finance to ensure full involvement and understanding of the production activities and issues to be resolved

• Formal qualification in manufacturing or a related discipline to degree, HND level, or equivalent experience with at least 5 years experience at a management level within a manufacturing environment.
• A consummate professional with a passion for world-class manufacturing, you will be able to demonstrate significant success in improving business performance through integrating and introducing a structured and systematic approach to Production management
• Highly motivated by the challenge of continuous improvement you will have an understanding of CI techniques and principles
• Able to work in a calm, controlled and effective manner in a progressive production environment, you will provide stability and guidance to the manufacturing team.
• A natural manager and leader you will demonstrate excellent coaching and influencing skills and the ability to motivate your team to deliver outstanding results.
• Commercially astute with good budgetary control skills and systems literacy, you must have a strong and broad based manufacturing background.
• Be able to demonstrate a positive understanding of the importance of key stakeholder management for both internal and external customers and show ability in 'political understanding' of situations and complex scenarios.
• Ability and confidence to make well informed and considered decisions
• A real team player with experience at management level you will display the competencies required to be an effective member of the management team and have the confidence to take a significant lead in the site culture change program.
• A natural and effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills. You will have the ability to inspire and deliver through other people.
• Hold a very strong understanding of manufacturing equipment and plant in relation to areas of accountability

• Responsible for management and decision making in the receipt of goods and manufacturing requirements of the site to maximize cost and the effectiveness in use of product
• Responsible for working closely with the relevant departments to manage the successful introduction of investment and planning the requirements for the future.
• Monitor and control cost saving projects and deliver within time and financial constraints.
• Provide tactical improvement strategies to support operational excellence and improved efficiencies.
• Responsible for all aspects of the day to day running of the production department.
• Make recommendations and implement a site manufacturing strategy in line with company goals and objectives.
• Lead the Department towards an integrated manufacturing operation using systems to provide data for decision making.
• Accountable for managing, motivating and developing the team and support functions to be able to meet the day-to-day needs of the Department.
• To drive and embed accountability in self and others accountable for performance in terms of safety, quality, customer service and cost.
• Implement and monitor manufacturing best practice and ensure the appropriate statutory legislation is embedded within the departments. (H&S/EMS/ISO)
• Lead and support the creation of a continuous improvement organization.
• Drive performance improvement through…