Production Manager
Newtownabbey
Permanent + Benefits
Monday - Thursday 8am-5pm Friday 8am-3pm
Gentech Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with our client based in Newtownabbey who are currently recruiting a Production Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring efficient production workflows, maintaining high standards of quality, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Duties
- Manage and oversee daily production operations to ensure timely and efficient manufacturing processes.
- Capacity overview, establish current capacity levels, set future targets, provide daily/weekly reports
- Develop and implement production schedules, ensuring optimal use of resources and meeting production targets.
- Monitor production performance and implement corrective actions to address any issues or delays.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and promote a safe working environment.
- Collaborate with the quality control team to maintain high standards of product quality.
- Lead and mentor production staff, fostering a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate with other departments, such as procurement and logistics, to ensure smooth operations
- Staff Recruitment & retention, sourcing labourers / skilled operatives / Material planners and supervisors
- Analyse production data and generate reports for senior management.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices.
- Lean Manufacturing, input lean manufacturing process, to automate and streamline our process, reduce handling and down time.
- Prepare a monthly presentation to Senior Management on production levels, forecast workload and facilities requirements.
Essential Criteria:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related field.
- Proven experience in a production or operations management role, preferably in manufacturing industry.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Knowledge of production planning and quality control principles.
- Proficiency in using production management software and tools.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
Please contact Gemma Dunlop on or email
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