Production Manager - Exclusive Role - Local Family Owned Company

Our client is a highly successful, growing local company with a great reputation for excellence within the Steel Fabrication Engineering Sector. They are also known for being a great company to work for with a forward thinking, people focused Director who understands that long term success can only be achieved by having a great working environment, offering competitive salaries, along with interesting and varied duties and the opportunity for genuine long term career advancement.

Due to ongoing and planned business growth, a superb opportunity has arisen for an experienced Production Manager to join the company.

KEY DUTIES:

• Lead, manage and continually improve the production process across the facilities and teams under their remit.
• Create and execute daily, weekly, monthly and annual production schedules.
• Supply Chain - order relevant supplies in remit for each project in a cost effective and timely manner, ensuring they are available on time to meet project deadlines.
• Materials Management - manage control of raw materials to ensure it is received on time and available when required.
• Ensure productivity, cost effectiveness, quality and service in the production process of all lines.
• Planning, organising, directing and running optimum day-to-day operations to exceed customers' expectations.
• Increasing production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards.
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets.
• Effectively plan, organise and coordinate resources to meet the production requirements of orders and to the specifications within the client expectations.
• Maintain and improve facilities through improvement projects and routine maintenance.
• Time management - Manage work schedules closely to ensure order timeframes are met accurately.
• Review and plan production layout, recommend and implement improvements to support Health and Safety strategy along with productivity.

THE PERSON

• Demonstratable experience in a Production Management position with a proven track record in a similar role - minimum of 3 years' experience.
• Educated to NVQ standard or equivalent in Engineering, Welding and Fabrication or relevant subject
• Demonstratable experience working in a Welding and Fabrication environment with a high understanding of quality standards;
• Must be IT proficient with experience in Microsoft;
• Proven experience in managing people;
• Previous Supply Chain experience; Experience in process improvements.
• Working experience in EN 1090 standards.
• Excellent People Management skills with ability to inspire and coach others;

TO APPLY

Please forward your CV using the link.

Alternatively, Please call Declan Rushe, Director in total confidence on (zero seven five four zero four eight one seven six zero) for further details.

I am available every day including weekends to 9pm so please feel free to contact me outside normal working hours if it is easier for you.

Rushe Executive Search Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency for this position.