Production Manager

Production Manager
Burnley
3 Weeks nights / 1 week days (rotation)
Night shifts include a 30% shift premium.

This presents a unique opportunity for an experienced Production Manager to lead and manage a Production / Manufacturing area, ensuring customer demands and requirements are met by realising the agreed manufacturing plan through the management of all resources and performance levels.

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you—both in and out of work, including:

* 37 hour working week over 4.5 days with a 1pm Finish on Fridays (role dependant)

* 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays (plus the option to buy an additional 5 days)

* 10% employer pension contribution (5% employee contribution with the option to increase via salary exchange)

* Flex-time scheme that allows you to take two half days or one full day off per month

* 4X life insurance benefit as a member of the pension scheme

* Non-contributory BUPA private medical insurance plan

* Excellent training, education, and development schemes

* Enhanced sickness, maternity, adoption and paternity leave

* Option to purchase Safran shares with additional free shares from the company

* Excellent on-site catering facilities providing subsidised hot and cold meals

* Corporate membership at the Crow Wood Hotel & Spa:
Use of fitness suites, classes, pool & sauna, offering 54% discount as a gold member.

* Wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme: 24/7 mental health support, access to remote GP appointments, medical second options, and physiotherapy

* Cycle to work scheme, along with a range of flexible benefits chosen by you!

Safran – Here, we craft excellence together.

At Safran, excellence is a journey – and we’d love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision

About Safran Nacelles:
Safran Nacelles is a worldwide leader in aircraft engine nacelles. Our products and services equip all aircraft types; regional, business, short, medium and long-range commercial aircraft. Our expertise covers nacelle design, manufacturing, integration, maintenance and services. We were voted the 28rd best worldwide employer in 2022 by Forbes. Our site in Burnley provides employment to almost 700 people and we are proud to be one of the largest private sector employer in Burnley.

Your Role

We are looking for passionate individuals to join our Production team as a Production Manager, responsible for the department at our Safran Nacelles site in Burnley!

You’ll lead and manage a team of circa 40 operators, taking ownership of end-to-end delivery within the department. This is a critical role in our production operations where you’ll take a data-driven approach to optimise the activity of the department as we continue to expand our Production operations.

We are currently going through a significant period of growth and transformation at our Nacelles facility, so now is an exciting time to join the management team, and play an active role in the future of the department, as we embark on our next stage of development!

Key responsibilities include:

Ensuring planned KPI's of efficiency and performance are met or exceeded

Work with the MEs to introduce and improve standard operating procedures for all production operations

Manage the adherence to prescribed procedures to ensure first pass quality meets or exceeds planned goals

Ensure standard manufacturing times are achieved and diversions are managed in line with budgetary requirements

Utilise SAP & supporting systems to drive decision making, production programmes, and overall quality outcomes for the assemblies production area

Track competencies of subordinates and provide leadership and development as required to achieve the objectives

Facilitate complete compliance to prescribed QMS, SMS & 5S & special processes

Consistently deliver quality products through the continued improvement of processes and systems and by maintaining consistent…