A fantastic opportunity for an experience Production Manager who is looking for an opportunity to grow his career with an international business, a packaging solutions manufacturer.
 
BASIC SALARY: c£55,000 - £60,000
 
BENEFITS:
· Contributory Pension
· Mobile
· 25 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
 
LOCATION: West Midlands
 
COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Worcester, Coventry, Bromsgrove
 
JOB DESCRIPTION: Production Manager - Packaging Solutions
 
As our Production Manager, you will have full accountability for site production, including people management, responsibility for Corrugated, Timber and Dispatch Team Leaders.
 
The role will include developing and achieving goals laid out in the business strategy and driving production through the plant in a cost- effective manner. 
 
Your Production Manager duties will also include reviewing and implementing processes to maximise efficiency and ensuring continuous improvement of production, waste and quality standards and processes. coaching, motivating and engaging with your teams. 
 
As Production Manager, you will also be responsible for reviewing and managing effective supplier relationships.
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Production Manager - Packaging Solutions
 
· Effective leadership of all aspects of plant production, including process review and implementation.
· Organise and monitor daily and monthly workflow to meet production targets and deadlines.
· Ensure that production is accurate and meets product specifications.
· Monitor production outputs and systems and ensure that any issues are promptly and effectively resolved.
· Provide leadership to the team, including HR processes, coaching, mentoring and training.
· Drive high standards of performance evaluation, monitoring and improvement through the team.
· Be accountable for ensuring Health and Safety compliance across the production team.
· Responsible for ensuring that Quality, ISO and FSC standards are adhered to and met.  
· Deliver sustainability objectives relating to production targets.
· Work with the General Manager to formulate plans that meet wider business objectives. 
· Monitor stock control and supplier relationships to ensure that cost effective stock procedures are in place, and that supplier relationships are managed effectively.
 
PERSON SPECIFICATION: Production Manager - Packaging Solutions
 
· Ideally, you will have understanding of corrugated packaging and timber production processes, although we will also  consider candidates of strong character from other manufacturing backgrounds
· Previous commercial experience in a similar role with a good knowledge of Quality and Health and Safety.
· Previous experience of supervising and leading teams, with the ability to provide effective leadership and manage people and performance.
· Strong character and confident
· Good knowledge of lean processes eg Six Sigma & Kaizan
· If you have previous experience of taking a business through change process, that would be of particular interest
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
· Excellent organisation and interpersonal skills 
· ILM Level 5 or equivalent qualification, or be willing to complete the course
 
This role offers significant opportunity for an ambitious, experienced professional with a desire to develop their career with a growing and forward-thinking company and group with a track record and plans for strong growth.
 
We want someone who is driven to succeed and looking for an opportunity to work within a multinational organisation that offers extensive freedom of action and which has room to invest and very ambitious plans.
 
THE COMPANY:
 
With the backing of one of the Far East's largest packaging companies, we deliver high quality and service-oriented packaging to the global market. We are a part of a global network with more than 170 locations in over 20 countries worldwide. Globally they are traditionally known for Heavy Duty packaging solutions but in the UK and Europe, they also specialise in conventional Corrugated, timber, plastics, foams and steels.
 
PROSPECTS:
 
This is an opportunity to join a very large multinational organisation who have an active policy of promotion from within and offer the genuine opportunity to develop your career.
 
It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles, Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Production Director, Manufacturing Director, General Manager, Plant Manager, Corrugated, Timber, Manufacturing
 
INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.
 
Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.
 
Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.
 
REF: IP18172, Wallace Hind Selection