Production Manager - Coventry Bodycote Heat Treatments Limited

We are looking to recruit a Production Manager at our Coventry facility, to be accountable for the effective use, of all resources i.e. personnel, plant and equipment, ensuring they are effectively and efficiently deployed in order to achieve output to plan, on time and within budget.

Main responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining, improving and promoting a world class H&S environment in all plant areas. Safety first and foremost
• Day to day supervision and care of all site personnel in your team, i.e. communication, appraisal, training, disciplinary matters, employee hours and shift working arrangements
• Delivery of the training and competency plan (assessing, recording and ensuring delivery of training requirements for all production employees to ensure they meet the required level of capability)
• Supporting the Quality function and have a "right first time approach"
• Manage the provision of consumable/materials for site and maintain all baskets and fixturing equipment to ensure we maximise fixture life and tooling costs
• Regular contact / communication with all site leaders to ensure daily plans and targets are understood including organising the morning meetings
• Management and reporting of cost, quality and delivery KPI's
• Managing customer service levels and developing business through good customer relationships
• Direct involvement in Continuous Improvement activities

Qualifications, experience and skills:

• Qualified in an Engineering or Science discipline
• Engineering / Process/ Manufacturing background, in a regulated industry
• The ability to act decisively and solve staff or equipment-related problems
• ICT literacy to deal with various technologies and programmes
• Customer focussed approach to ensure high levels of quality and service
• The ability to communicate clearly and persuasively with your team, managers and clients
• The ability to work under pressure and multitask
• Leadership skills and the ability to motivate others to meet deadlines
• Understanding of H&S requirements
• Good problem solving skills (root cause), with a results driven approach
• Good level general education
• Computer literate
• Continuous improvement and Lean tools experience is desirable

Salary / package:

• Competitive salary
• Eligibility to annual bonus
• Pension - match contribution from 4% - 10%
• Employee assistance program including wellbeing app
• Life Assurance - 2 x annual salary
• Free parking on all sites
• Free refreshments provided
• An entitlement to full pay whilst off sick for a limited number of days (in addition to your statutory sick pay entitlement)
• 25 days holiday plus national holidays

How to apply:

Send your CV with salary expectation using the contact options above. All internal applicants should inform their current line manager of their application.

Please Note - If you have not heard from us within two weeks your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Good luck in your job search.