We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Production Manager to oversee manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring that production processes run smoothly, efficiently, and safely. The Production Manager will enjoy a varied role providing leadership over two sites where you will drive productivity improvement utilising Lean and continuous improvement principles whilst also ensuring health & safety for production.

The Production Manager will be required to:

* Provide leadership to a team of supervisors/team leaders

* Mentor supervisors & team leaders to ensure effective team leadership

* Nurture a culture of innovation and continuous improvement

* Coordinate, motivate, manage direct reports and shop floor employees

* Plan labour and resources to achieve scheduled production

* Managing budgets for materials, labour and repairs

* Responsible for maintenance of buildings, plants and services

* Oversee onboarding processes

* Organisation and allocation of work in operations

* Implement strategies to optimise cost management and resource allocation

Requirements :

* Minimum of 5 years supervisory and manufacturing experience

* Experience of utilising Lean and Continuous improvement principles

* Analytical with problem solving skills

* A good understanding of ERP/MRP systems to ensure Bills of Materials are accurate

* Management of department budgets for materials, labour, repairs and maintenance

* A good understanding of Quality management within ISO9001 QMS

* Experienced with Health & Safety work requirements in a manufacturing environment

* Multi-site Management

* Working to ISO9001 and ISO14001

* Experience working within batch and cellular manufacturing environments

If you would be interested in the Production Manager position, please submit an up to date CV for consideration