Production Manager

Are you an experienced production leader ready to drive performance, inspire teams, and shape the future of a high‑volume manufacturing site? This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Production Manager to take ownership of day‑to‑day operations and deliver excellence across safety, quality, people, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

Safety & Environmental Leadership

• Champion a safety‑first culture and ensure full compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Lead safety audits and risk assessments, ensuring timely and effective corrective actions.
• Promote sustainability initiatives, including waste reduction, recycling, and energy efficiency.

Operational Leadership

• Lead daily production activities across multiple shifts to ensure schedule adherence and on‑time delivery.
• Allocate labour, equipment, and materials to maximise throughput and minimise downtime.
• Monitor and improve key KPIs, including OEE, throughput, waste, downtime, and labour efficiency.

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure all products meet quality standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Work with the Quality team to investigate non‑conformances and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain compliance with ISO, BRC, GMP, and other relevant industry standards.

People Management

• Lead and develop supervisors, line leaders, and production staff.
• Coach, train, and upskill teams to build capability and support career progression.
• Manage staffing levels, performance reviews, and recruitment for production roles.

Continuous Improvement & Process Optimisation

• Drive initiatives to reduce waste, improve cycle times, and enhance equipment reliability.
• Apply lean tools such as 5S, Kaizen, SMED, root cause analysis, and value stream mapping.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Maintenance on equipment upgrades, line optimisation, and automation projects.

Planning & Reporting

• Develop daily/weekly/monthly production plans with Supply Chain and Planning teams.
• Track and report performance, identify variances, and implement action plans.
• Manage production budgets, including labour, overtime, materials, and operational costs.

About You

You’ll bring a strong blend of operational expertise, leadership capability, and commercial awareness. Thrive in fast‑paced, high‑volume environments and enjoy working collaboratively across functions.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Significant experience in operational or production management within a high‑volume, process‑driven environment.
• Strong technical understanding of manufacturing processes and production capabilities.
• Excellent knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies.
• Highly developed leadership and people‑management skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and financial awareness.
• Experience partnering across multiple business functions.
• Employee relations experience, ideally including Trade Union engagement.
• Project management capability.

#J-18808-Ljbffr…