Why you should join:

Job Requirements

• Production Lead for 2nd shift: 16.00 PM to 00:00
• Lead by example, ensuring a safe and efficient work place is maintained at all times 
• Achieve the required company quality standards ensuring both internal and external customer satisfaction 
• Ensuring that Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) are monitored and targets achieved 
• Liaise and coordinate with support functions to progress issues concerning production planning and resource/skill allocation to ensure delivery of products to schedule within all relevant quality specifications  
• Communicate with the teams by delivering shift briefs with focus on quality, cost and delivery, and gathering ideas for improvement  
• Undertake performance management responsibility for team members, conducting appraisals and giving direction to aid good performance 
• Ensure safe working practices are maintained and ‘Standard Operations’ adhered to 
• Ensure that non-conformance is challenged and counter-measures are agreed and implemented 
• Lead and motivate the team to create a high performance culture where improvement suggestions are embraced 
• Through the utilisation of lean manufacturing techniques, strive to exceed the Company targets in productivity, efficiency and quality on a continuous basis 
• Manage the implementation of engineering changes, production trials, and New Product Introduction 
• Report and act upon plant or machinery breakdowns to maintenance technicians 
• Promote Total Productive Maintenance procedures to further improve the availability of production equipment 
• Contribute to the improvement of working procedures by constantly looking for solutions to ensure the best productivity results and ensuring compliance with procedures, operating instructions and work instructions  
• Ensure that internal delivery commitments are adhered to 
• Lead follow up to customer concerns. Identify and eliminate root cause using robust countermeasures. Sustain the corrective actions to mistake proof and eliminate repeat issues 
• Ensure all external and internal auditory standards and improvement requirements are met
• Manage Manpower resource effectively to support customer delivery requirements and also Lean Manufacturing principles 
• Drive company Absence Control Procedures to ensure maximum attendance levels 
• Deal with all personnel issues on shift in line with Company Policy and Agreements 
• Responsible for training of operators for products and processes within the local team 
• Manage time and attendance within Company procedures 
• Carry out incident, accident and non-conformity investigations and associated reporting and action closure 
• Motivate and coach the team to operational success 
• Monitor the completion of tasks and ensure good performance and record on appropriate systems 
• Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviours expected of them 
• Communicate KPIs from the strategic annual plan so that each employee is aware 
• Ensure KPIs are met by working to the overall plan, including management of, and reporting  
• Provide product expertise within team, and respond to operator queries ·  
• Work positively with support functions to fully define the processes/procedures/controls relevant to team activities. Provide support and input to continuous improvement activities within the team 

Your ideal profile:

• Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree preferred, HNC, City & Guilds Licentiateship, BTec Higher Professional Diploma, NVQ level 4   
• Professional (or working towards) accreditation with an industry related body  
• Proven track record within manufacturing management 
• Ability to design processes and layouts 
• Experience of FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis), Kaizen/A3 (continuous improvement and problem solving), process improvement and Poka Yoke (error proofing) techniques 
• Significant work experience in a manufacturing environment 
• Full understanding of design and production costs to include waste, downtime, scrap and re-work 
• Ability to sustain and develop team working and team based problem solving 
• High level of numerical and analytical ability 
• Possess the ability to lead and motivate a team of people to succeed by utilising appropriate interpersonal styles including leading by example, setting objectives and defining responsibilities to give a clear sense of direction 
• Ability to build effective relationships with work colleagues 
• Able to achieve results by setting high standards and committing to clear objectives 
• Adaptable to change and varying situations  
• Ability to show resilience and a flexible approach  
• Excellent communication skills 
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills and able to establish logical practical solutions 
• Strong people and performance management skills 
• Computer literate 
• Full understanding of customer expectations and deliverables with an awareness of the impact of failure/cost of poor-quality

Competencies