Production Manager

Up to £55,000

My client is a leading automotive company seeking a dynamic and experienced Production Manager to join the team. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to lead and manage our Production department, driving excellence and efficiency in our Assembly, Pass Through, and Hot Rivet processes. If you are passionate about the automotive industry and have a proven track record in production management, i would love to hear from you.

This exciting opportunity will focus on further developing an already successful Production department, driving daily output target achievement, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

This is what you'll be doing:

• Accountability for leading, motivating, and engaging with the Production Team.
• Planning and organising production schedules to ensure daily output targets are achieved.
• Monitoring OEE and productivity targets to ensure maximum efficiency, identifying deficiencies, and driving appropriate countermeasures where necessary.
• Compiling and analysing daily production output vs. plan reports to identify and implement immediate recovery actions if needed.
• Driving production output improvements, cost savings, and efficiency's through data analysis and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensuring effective cross-training is implemented to achieve 100% flexibility among production associates.
• Playing an active role in performance management by conducting personal performance reviews and handling disciplinary processes as necessary.
• Maintaining high standards of 5S.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

And this is what you'll need:

• Experience working within an automotive environment would be advantageous.
• Experience working in a production manager role.
• Knowledge and experience of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Automotive quality systems etc.
• Strong analytic skills.

And this is what you'll get:

• Competitive salary.
• Early finish Friday's.