Manufacturing Manager
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Location
Eastbourne
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
50000-60000 Per Annum
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Contact:
Paul Gorton
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Contact email:
pgorton@lerecruitment.com
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Contact phone:
01619763540
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Job ref:
954915/PG02
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Published:
almost 4 years ago
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Expiry date:
2020-12-31
Manufacturing Manager
Location: Eastbourne
Salary: £50k - £60k plus relocation costs covered
A specialist manufacturing company who produce packing for a wide range of industries are now looking for a Manufacturing Manager with a strong engineering and Continuous Improvement background to join their team.
Manufacturing Manager – Responsibility
- Ensure company H & S policy is adhered to at all times by all team members
- Ensure company environmental policy is adhered to at all times
- Lead the production department lean transformation using appropriate lean tools and methods
- Work to foster a culture of continuous improvement
- Assume ownership of all improvement activities including prioritising, scheduling and allocation of resources and ensure improvement activity is aligned with commercial objectives
- Lead /write content for daily stand up meeting
- Identify gaps in skills/knowledge and schedule appropriate training
- Ensure KPI targets are met
- Work closely with Sales and Ops teams to ensure good communication maintained internally and externally
- Defects to be recorded as soon as they are identified
- Take ownership of SOP writing programme
- Complete audit tasks within set times
- Ensure stock levels are accurate at all times (oversight only)
- Arrange team building/social events as required
- Lead and motivate production team members
- Conduct scheduled performance reviews with team members
- Ensure the production team deliver on the London Stone brand promise and all team members work in accordance with the company’s values
- Manage recruitment
- Write/review risk assessments for new equipment/machinery purchases or changes to process
- Manage disciplinary issues and conflict resolution
- Create reports as necessary to deliver the commercial goals of the department
- Attend weekly customer fulfilment meeting and report to BOD as necessary
Manufacturing Manager - job requirements:
The ideal candidate must come from the manufacturing industry as a Manufacturing Manager. You will also have the following skills, qualifications, and experience:
- Experience of managing a large production team
- Ideally hold a SixSigma Blackbelt
- Implemented lean and continuous improvement initiatives with proven results
- Ideally hold an engineering qualification or a good understanding of engineering
- The ideal candidate will also come from the packaging or corrugated industry.
For more information please call Paul Gorton on 0161 976 3540.
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