Job Title: Manufacturing Manager
Salary: £50-55K DOE plus benefits
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Calne, Wiltshire

My client is looking to recruit a Manufacturing Manager for their engineering business located in Wiltshire. They are a global business with various locations throughout the world and are a market leader within their industry.

This is a key role within the business, and you will be part of the management team ensuring all of my client's products are manufactured/delivered on time and to the correct specification.

The main duties within the role of Manufacturing Manager will be:

Day to day responsibility for multiple product cells within the business.
Manage capacity and resource constraints, ensuring production is maximized at all times.
Manage Financial dimensions (Budget, Stock, Overtime, Manning)
Manage performance improvement through effective planning and KPI attainment
Build and promote teamwork, to maximise OEE, Quality, Safety, Delivery and focused on succession planning
Lead and drive daily and weekly Business Unit meetings to make sure the next 24 hours, minimum, are successful and problems are attacked.
To ensure all daily, weekly, monthly activity is conducted and deliver to the required standard,and cadence, or better.
To develop employees by identifying training needs and formulating Personal Development and robust succession plans.
To work with our Customers on-site or off-site to address Quality, Cost/Delivery concerns.
To be the face of the business unit to the Customer.The skills/experience required within the role are:

Able to create strategy deployment plans (Future) and can also work (Now) critical issues as they arise
A great coach/communicator that can solve Business Unit level issues systematically and objectively with the team
Planning and organisational skills
Relentless approach to problem solving
Interpersonal - Leadership and management skills
Previous experience within a similar role within manufacturing (ideally of engineered products)
Ideally educated to HNC/HND level as a minimum within engineering.
Lean / continuous improvement manufacturing management experience.The role will involve working a 37-working week on days Monday to Friday.

In return my client offers:

Competitive salary & benefits package
Onsite parking
Pension Scheme
Private medical
Health cash plan