Production Floor Manager

Production Floor Manager

Excellent opportunity for a Production Floor Manager to join a thriving company in Co. Roscommon. Our Client are looking for an experienced and capable leader to take full responsibility for their factory floor operations - from machining and assembly through to final dispatch of their production process.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, coordinate machining and wood finishing with assembly production operations to meet delivery, quality, and cost targets, ensure machine shop runs at maximum output
• Develop and execute production schedules, resource planning ensuring resources are optimised.
• Implement and monitor quality control
• Apply principles to reduce waste and improve flow & introduce more efficient assembly methods
• Monitor and analyse performance metrics (eg scrap, downtime) to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead floor layout planning to maximise productivity, including workflow optimisation and SOP development.
• Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and quality standards
• Lead, coach, delegate and develop teams & conduct performance reviews
• Manage HR within team including recruitment, training, attendance, disciplinary matters, and policy compliance
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and problem solving.
• Implement solutions to improve productivity, reduce cost, and enhance process capability.
• Oversee CNC programming, tooling strategy and optimisation.
• Ensure warehousing and dispatch systems run efficiently, accurately, and cost-effectively.
• Manage any necessary reworks through manufacturing and assembly
• Collaborate with the Fitting Supervisor to minimise rework volume and improve fitting experience

Key Requirements

• Experience managing a joinery, furniture or kitchen production floor
• Strong team management and delegation skills
• Proven experience applying lean principles or similar improvement frameworks
• Practical understanding of kitchen manufacture and fitting processes
• Confident in planning, people management, and cross-team coordination
• Familiarity with CNCs, edge banders, and spray systems an advantage
• Experience of lean manufacturing desirable
• Comfortable using systems, emails and basic reporting tools