Production Manager
- Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Mechanical Engineering qualifications, such as an apprenticeship or NVQ level 3+, or HNC, or Bachelor's degree
- Over 3 years of experience in managing or supervising in a CNC manufacturing operation
- Experienced in a mechanical, engineered product environment, manufacturing products such as compressors, turbines, pumps, generators, motors, gearboxes or components thereof.
- A strong understanding of capacity planning and lean manufacturing principles
- Experience of leading change through others using Continuous Improvement techniques and methodologies, backed up with tangible examples
- Excellent leadership and people management skills with a focus on team development
- Familiarity with safety regulations, IOSH Managing safely and experience with raising 5S/housekeeping standards
- Strong relationship building and communication skills, with the ability to present to and interface with customers continually
- Familiarity with 3D CAD & strong general IT skills
- A thorough understanding of engineering principles and design practices
- Ability to analyse data, using statistical process control, and drive data-based decision-making
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems, Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel, Outlook, Teams and Projects), and other relevant digital tools - using Excel to create filterable SPC charts, trendlines, pivot tables, formulas, etc.
- Responsible for the safety and wellbeing of all shop floor operators by proactively working with the Senior HSE Advisor to produce and implement health and safety plans
- Ensure a safe working environment by enforcing safety standards and ensuring compliance with UK and DPC health and safety regulations
- Actively promoting a culture of safety-first within all areas of the plant, with consistent and visible leadership, promoting DPC's HSE Strategy and implementing initiatives to improve KPI's
- Creating and maintaining risk assessments, method statements and standard operating procedures for all manufacturing and assembly related processes
- Plans and organises all functional activities in relation to headcount, machine output, manufacturing operations, priorities and sequences to meet current and future customer demands
- Effectively collaborates with the Production Planner to achieve monthly revenue targets by ensuring accurate capacity planning, based on sales demands, capacity plan and available labour resources
- Devises and monitors the completion of training plans for shopfloor operators, updating the skills matrix as appropriate and signing off as competent with knowledge sharing records
- Leads in analysing bottlenecks and areas of downtime and resolves complex issues which may adversely impact customer satisfaction.
- Leads the shopfloor operators in accordance with organisational policies and applicate laws which includes, but is not limited to policies involving human resources, safety, personal conduct, practices involving quality and the control of purchased and manufactured parts.
- Responsible for workforce planning activities which may include interviewing, hiring and inducting new employees, planning and overseeing daily work, reviewing headcount and capacity requirements to meet organisational requirements whist protecting the liquidity of the business and forecast plans for growth
- Builds a high-performance culture with a strong efficient and well-trained team thought effective performance reviews, coaching, constructive feedback, goal setting and by identifying people development opportunities for succession planning
- Management of shopfloor operators holiday schedules and time off requests whilst ensuring there is always sufficient coverage to meet production and on time delivery targets, so orders are not impacted due to lack of skills during any periods of absence
- Achieve
- Full accountability for accurate inventory of WIP parts, controlling material through e manufacturing processes once issued to the order, ensuring excess material wastage and ensuring that the scrap/material issuing process and accurate recording of waste is followed should replacement material be needed
- Setting and overseeing monthly overtime budgets, presenting plans of the level of to increase revenue through additional hours worked, managing out of hours working, including contact with 3rd party security company as required
- Drive machine uptime, utilisation, and efficiency improvements by analysing production data and implementing strategic changes
- Regularly assess production throughput performance through KPIs and other relevant metrics, ensuring consistent month-on-month improvement
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging team members to identify and implement process improvements
- Raise Corrective Action Reports (CAR's) against defects/process issues from suppliers (internal or external)