Production Line Manager

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Manufacturing Ltd

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Apply now for the position of Production Line Manager and be responsible for the safe and effective management of production, ensuring daily and weekly metrics are achieved and exceeded, whilst maintaining Safety and Quality standards at all times. This is a full‑time role based at our Sudbury facility. The hours of work are Monday to Thursday (2:15pm to 10:15pm) and Friday (2:15pm to 8:45pm).

• You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the Health, Safety and Environment statements, policies and procedures as well as ensuring that all H&S audits are carried out accordingly as well as annual assessments.
• You will be responsible for managing a team with focus on Safety, Quality, Customer Service and Costs ensuring production orders are delivered to achieve due dates thus reducing potential for missed customer orders.
• You will carry out regular analysis, to optimize capacity plans and to maintain the optimal level of direct staff.
• You will contribute actively towards reducing year-on-year product cost movements by improving production utilisation & efficiency and ensuring all CI activities are resourced, managed and driven to successful completion.
• You will ensure that any new products enter manufacturing in a well-planned/optimised manner, and influence product design for ease and consistency of manufacture.
• You will be responsible for conducting daily, weekly and monthly planning in conjunction with the Demand Planning group to ensure customer orders are being fulfilled on time and identifying with relevant functions where potential issues may arise and escape accordingly.
• You will work with functional groups to identify process improvements in documentation/processes (i.e. Quality Notification’s) to ensure compliance.
• You will demonstrate leadership in strengthening the site continuous improvement culture, coaching and facilitating in the use of core methods such as Structured Problem Solving, Agile Visual Management and Value Stream Mapping.
• You will assist Support Engineers and Quality group with Validation tasks requiring risk assessments and validation protocols, both the plans and final reports, ensuring all manufacturing activities are undertaken in accordance with the documentation.

• 2 or more years’ experience in a medical manufacturing environment (or technical manufacturing environment).
• Experience of low to medium volume manufacturing, manual processes. Zero defect culture. Focus on meeting customer quality & demand requirements.
• IT literate with strong knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
• You will be able to manage time effectively and possess a desire to succeed.
• You will have a flexible approach and ability to adapt according to workload.
• You are self motivated, reliable, able to work on own initiative, manage time effectively and possess a desire to succeed.
• 26 days' holiday with the option to buy or sell an additional 5
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Share and bonus scheme
• Access to our flexible benefits from private medical insurance to dental cover
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities including 2 paid volunteering days per year and support from our 24/7 employee assistance programme

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