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Production Manager
Job Posted: 5 hours ago
Salary: £ 55,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Kent
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Production Manager
Kent
£55,000 - £60,000 + 5% bonus, days only, 10% pension, 33 days holiday
The Company
We are supporting a major manufacturer of construction materials, providing concrete products into the house building, building merchant, and rail industry. With more than 10 UK sites providing concrete products, they have expanded over the last 5 years through acquisitions and are now positioned for further investment.
The Kent production facility is the largest concrete product manufacturer in the business, producing 32,000 tonnes and £10 million per year. This site is preparing for extension, with 2 additional production beds and automated equipment due to be installed.
As part of their succession planning strategy, they are hiring a Production Manager with immediate effect.
The Role
The role of Production Manager provides the unique opportunity to immediately enter a succession plan for the Factory Manager. Initially taking responsibility for a team of 40 with 3 supervisors in production, this role will ultimately progress to full oversite of the facility. Initially, the Production Manager will be responsible for:
Managing 40+ operatives, creating plans for structured development across the team and motivating them toward target achievement
Supporting and mentoring 3 production supervisors, running daily production meetings to ensure delivery of objectives
Monitoring agency spend, overtime, and absences across the team to ensure production meets budget requirements
Procurement of materials, goods and services as required within a production environment
Working cross-departmentally, particularly with engineering and projects, to achieve company objectives
The Candidate
To be successful in your application for this Production Manager role you will need:
Demonstratable experience managing a team of 30+ heads in a manufacturing environment
A strong character, good at building and motivating teams to meet performance requirements
Experience operating cross-departmentally, with familiarity relationship building with senior leaders
Aspirations to progress into a factory leadership position in the near future
The Benefits
For this Production Manager role the following benefits are on offer:
£55,000 - £60,000 base salary
5% bonus
Monday – Friday days only
10% pension
33 days holiday
Company incentives including pizza Friday and ice cream van
If you’re interested please apply online, send your CV to (url removed) or give me a call on (phone number removed)
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