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Shop Floor Manager

Job Posted: 19 hours ago

Salary: £ 40,000 - 40,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Southampton, Hampshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Shop Floor Manager

Shift: Early Hours: 06:00-14:15 (Mon-Thu) / 06:00-12:00 (Fri)

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Shop Floor Manager to act as the operational focal point for delivering production plans. This role is responsible for maximising On Time Start (OTS) and On Time Finish (OTF) to drive competitiveness, reduce dwell time, optimise team performance, and ensure the effective use of resources. 

Essential Responsibilities

EHS: Promote a safe, compliant working environment. Ensure all EHS rules are followed and incidents are reported.

Clocking & Booking: Ensure accurate and timely completion of all attendance and job costing records.

Housekeeping: Maintain clean, organised workstations and enforce a clear-desk policy.

Quality: Ensure all work meets required quality standards, processes, and procedures while minimising waste.

Cost Management: Support and drive cost-reduction initiatives and minimise unnecessary expenditure.

Knowledge & Skills: Maintain up-to-date operational knowledge and required certifications (e.g., AO stamps).

Teamwork: Participate fully in team meetings, share knowledge, coach trainees, and provide cross-functional support.

Other Duties: Perform any reasonable tasks aligned with the level of the role.

Role-Specific Responsibilities

Team Management: Lead, develop, and support the team to meet operational goals while maintaining strong engagement, minimising absence, and reducing attrition.

Production Management: Plan and control production activities by analysing workload, resource capacity, and performance indicators. Maximise OTS/OTF and ensure production targets, budgets, utilisation, and quality standards are achieved. Deputise for Production Managers when required.

Preventative Measures: Implement and uphold preventative measures to mitigate health, safety, and environmental risks.

Communication: Act as the key communication link-ensuring clear, consistent downward and upward communication across the team.

Qualifications & Training: Ensure all team members maintain required training, certifications, and process understanding.

Compliance: Enforce company procedures, policies, and systems, initiating improvements where necessary.

Risk Identification: Identify, mitigate, and escalate potential risks related to people, products, and equipment.

Analysis & Improvement: Analyse production, maintenance, and quality indicators (using WFM, Spotfire/Tropos), prioritise improvement initiatives, and lead problem-solving activities.

Continuous Improvement: Champion and drive process improvements, organisational enhancements, and efficiency gains.

Interdepartmental Leadership: Lead and energise cross-functional meetings to ensure optimal operational alignment and efficiency.

Core Competencies

Rigor: Acts professionally and consistently even under pressure.

Results Oriented: Focused on delivering work with quality, timeliness, and cost efficiency.

Customer Focus: Understands internal and external customer needs and seeks to exceed expectations.

Teamwork: Works collaboratively and shares knowledge to achieve team success.

Adaptability: Embraces change and remains flexible to evolving circumstances.

People Management: Provides clear direction, feedback, motivation, and support to enable high performance.

Planning: Effectively organises work, allocates resources, and anticipates needs.

Organisational Awareness: Understands company structures, interactions, and operational impacts.

Negotiation: Balances interests and achieves mutually beneficial outcomes.

Essential

Proven experience in a manufacturing supervisory role

Strong understanding of production management disciplines, including inventory control and cost systems

High level of IT proficiency (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong analytical, interpersonal, and influencing skills

Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and motivate high-performing teams

Desired

Knowledge of manufacturing/production operations

Experience applying Six Sigma principles

Understanding of budgetary and financial processes

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