JOB- Production Manager

LOCATION- West London

TERM- Permanent

SALARY- £55,000-£65,000 plus other benefits

My client is looking for a Production Manager to join their business on a permanent basis in the West London area. The successful candidate will ideally have a machine shop / precision engineering background.

The Production Manager will ideally have the following attributes:

• Degree level qualified beneficial, Ideally Mechanical background or work based experience
• Knowledge of SAP or equivalent MRP scheduling systems
• Forward thinking perspective
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Proven successful leader

The Production Manager role will involve:

• Assist in implementation of road map and daily and weekly metrics aligned with customer demand which supports operational strategy in conjunction with site manager
• Manage staff attendance & holiday entitlement
• Participate in daily production meetings to keep up to date with business needs
• Raise any issues online performance and materials availability that hinder the plan of customer delivery.
• Create and implement best practice in manufacturing, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance including quality.
• Manage regular stock checks to ensure accuracy of both WIP held and MRP requirements highlighting any discrepancies on the system.
• Keep in line with daily and weekly metrics aligned to customer demand which supports the operational strategy in conjunction with the Production Manager.
• Ensure site operation is compliant on COSHH, Engineering & legislative standards, ISO9001 and ISO14001.
• Drive behavioural based safety throughout the plant and ensure medical treatment and target rates are adhered to.
• To take a lead role in Incident Investigations, follow up on actions, look for route cause (five whys) analysis.
• Conducts regular safety checks including guarding, interlocks, traffic ways and adherence to government guidelines including social distancing.
• Manage regular stock checks to ensure accuracy of both WIP held and MRP requirements on a regular basis and align any discrepancies on the system.
• Team management, including coaching, motivation, appraisals, reviews, KPI's, one-2-one meetings, disciplinary matters and grievances as required.
• Management of budgets, including overtime, headcount, department costs aligned to customer demand requirements and demonstrate the ability to flex costs accordingly.
• Drive preventive maintenance programmes including servicing and repairs of all machinery and equipment