Owen Daniels
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Production Manager – Automotive Manufacturing
Permanent
Salary dependent on experience
Pickering
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Production Manager to join a well-established manufacturing business in Pickering.
This is a hands-on leadership role, responsible for overseeing one of the site’s key production areas, managing a team, and driving performance across safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.
Job Description
- Lead and develop a production team, including supervisors and team leaders.
- Take ownership of departmental KPIs and operational performance.
- Ensure production plans and customer requirements are consistently achieved.
- Drive improvements in OEE, RFT, scrap, downtime, and labour efficiency.
- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with company standards.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean/Kaizen principles.
- Manage resources, manpower, and production priorities effectively.
- Work closely with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, HSE, MP&L, and HR.
- Identify and implement improvements to productivity, quality, and cost.
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Essential Skills/Experience/Qualifications
- Strong background in automotive manufacturing is essential.
- Proven experience managing production teams within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Experience within injection moulding and/or paint would be highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing KPIs and performance improvement.
- A hands-on, visible leadership style with the ability to drive accountability and change.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement would be advantageous.
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