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Thrive Oldham are recruiting an Manufacturing Site Manager for our well established client in the Merthyr South Wales area.
Working as part of the Senior Leadership team the Operations Manager will assume overall responsibility for Production, Planning, Quality, Maintenance, warehouse/Logistics and Facilities. Leading teams to ensure the health & safety of all associates is of the highest priority whilst maintaining high standards of housekeeping & organisation, achievement of production plans to match / exceed the customers' expectations.
The role is responsible for the management & reporting of departmental KPI's and plans for
improvement.
Responsibilities:
Reduction all internal risks & adherence to all Health & Safety
Promoting high standards of product quality whilst maintaining excellent standards of housekeeping throughout the factory.
Ensuring all production targets and plans are achieved in line with the requirements
Maintain control on labour costs including overtime in line with the budget
Manages the production supervision & associates in day-to-day manufacturing activities ensuring all KPI targets are met or exceeded.
Address the labour and quality concerns in a timely manner by managing the output of the workforce.
Implementing long term growth plans and develop plans to achieve production
Ensure a "right first time" approach is taken with the quality
Plan resources & schedule workloads in line with customer
Manages & controls all processes / equipment to ensure high levels of productivity & actively identifies any potential bottlenecks & provides plans to elevate them.
Tight control of timekeeping & attendance
Attending internal and customer meetings to ensure objectives are met
Communicate to all departments and encourages feedback from all
Promote product and customer awareness among production staff in line with a methodology of continuous improvement.
Support the efforts of the business management teams to successfully implement business policies, standards and goals.
Provides motivation, support, and guidance to all staff
Actively promotes and documents the training & development of all employees
Ensure all manufacturing inhouse flexibility charts are relevant & up to date
Key Performance Indicators (KPI's):
Reportable incidents - zero
Housekeeping standards throughout manufacturing
Achievement of the agreed monthly plan / forecast
Customer OTD %.
Production loading &
Labour cost / Overtime
Scrap & internal reject
Moral & interaction with shopfloor associates
continuous Improvement Initiatives
Skills & Experience
A minimum of 5 years in a similar operations role within a manufacturing environment is essential for this role.
Educated to a degree or HNC within a business operations management or a related field
Trained in Continuous Improvement Techniques such as Six Sigma or LEAN manufacturing
Excellent leadership and management skills in a fast paced and changing environment
Demonstrated experience solving tactical operational issues in conjunction with strategic longer term topics.
Hands on, wanting to be visible and engaging with all team members across all departments
You must be able to inspire and coach a high performing team
Detailed, organised, methodical and calm under pressure
Knowledge of maintenance and plant management is essentialSalary Competitive TBD
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