Production Manager

Position: Production Manager (Permanent)
Location: Thornhill

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

* Manufacture all products according to plan, specification and quality whilst minimising waste. Ensuring that all the above are done as cost effectively as possible using a range of “Modern Lean Manufacturing” techniques.

* Have an understanding of the next day, and coming week’s and months requirements in terms of production, resources, skills and materials.

* Communicate and take action as appropriate to all KPI’s:
Labour costs, including yield, wastage, customer service, plan completion, quality reports, absence, (and all other associated KPI’s), complete site communications.

* Ensure all team members are suitably trained; understand their objectives, the standards required, are reliable and punctual in their attendance and are motivated to the job.

* Ensure all employees are trained and signed off on all relevant tasks. Liaise with the training department to ensure training records are up to date and training plans are in place for individuals as required.

* For each and every key role ensure you have suitably trained deputy (minimum) or deputies to cover any case of absence (planned or unplanned).

* Have responsibility for performance, conduct, attendance and timekeeping, investigations, suspending (if required) and disciplinary (up to dismissal level with HR support) matters for all employees under your control.

* Liaise with your Head of operations on any recruitment issues.

* Have a process in place to ensure that all employees complete a return to work form after any absence (including holiday, unauthorised absence and sick absence); keep your manager up to date of any employees with short term or long term absence problems.

* Play a leading role in the departments Tiered meetings.

* Ensure all documentation and IT system information required (production, H&S and technical) is completed and forwarded to the appropriate parties in a timely and accurate fashion.

* Maintain a safe working environment; including clean and tidy working areas and ensuring all employees are wearing the correct PPE from a safety and food safety perspective. Ensure areas are Audit ready & all staff are working to the SSOW procedures and are involved in the health and safety improvement activities.

* Work with the New Product Development team and the technical team to successfully carry out production trials and launch new products.

* Liaise with all other departments as appropriate to find solutions to problems.

* Where ever possible provide solutions to problems with adhering to the company policies, procedures or specification. Otherwise advise Head of operations of any issues beyond your control, however you must still have responsibility for ensuring that actions or answers are provided for your problem.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Experience and competency in a production environment, preferably from a food manufacturing background. Good communicator and the have the ability to influence and develop team.

Computer literate including basic use of company’s business software packages

Understanding of practical application of Production, technical, HR and safety processes and procedures including working practices pertaining to the site

Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques

Basic understanding of engineering principles

Personal Attributes

People management skills (e.g. counselling, disciplinary, training needs)

Planning and organising skills

Interpersonal skills including the ability to evaluate and respond appropriately

Communication skills, verbal and written including presentation skills and report writing

Numeracy skills including basic data analysis and interpretation

Flexibility to cover absence and holidays

Our Referral Incentive:

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from us you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website for any other roles which may be of interest.

We offer a £500 referral if you introduce someone we place - see our website for details

We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK