The Role:

• Responsible for the management of the production department.
• Management of production area and all day-to-day production activities on site.
• An efficient, clean, and safe production environment, delivering the highest quality standards to our customers.
• Efficiently utilising all resources to maximise production output, meet company H&S requirements, service level, quality, and cost targets.
• To continuously improve the production department to meet high expectations of a high-quality manufacturer.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the continuous improvement projects by measuring, analysing and improving systems & processes.
• Ensuring that improvements to product / process are documented and aligned with ISO and cGMP requirements.
• Report on KPI metrics to Senior Management.
• Monitor production objectives and compile action plans to achieve targets.
• Support customer audits on-site
• Implement preventative actions to improve both process and product quality.
• Implement best working practices for production processes.
• Manage the production process to deliver production schedule.
• Identify cost and efficiency improvements, plan and execute.
• Ensure the production department is cost effective and meets all cost targets.
• Meet all 5s, GMP, Quality and compliance requirements within production environment.
• Ensure all products are manufactured to the correct Quality standard, right first time.
• Responsible for the maintenance schedule of production equipment.
• Ensure production department meets all quality procedures and perform all tasks to meet the Quality Management System.
• Responsible for all HR requirements within the production department.
• Identify training needs, develop, and appraise team to meet succession plan.
• Support product development requirements.
• Represent the production department at senior management level.
• Utilise LEAN skills and experience to improve processes and support LEAN activities on site.
• Meet all Health and safety requirements and targets.
• Monitor and approve the use of all temporary staff for the site.
• Manage the holiday and absence for the site.
• Organising and ensuring accurate and periodic cycle counts and stock takes.

The Person:

• A minimum of 3 years’ relevant managerial experience
• Experience of training/developing staff
• Strong people management skills with the ability to make decisions, use initiative, implement, and ensure compliance with company policies & procedures.
• PC literate within a Microsoft windows environment.
• Customer focused.
• High level of honesty and integrity
• Experience of managing production department in a fast paced and complex environment
• Dynamic Decision Maker, effective planner, and communicator.
• Knowledge and understanding of GMP standards within area of operation.
• Continuous Improvement activity - proven experience and exposure to a variety of techniques including delivery.