Production Manager (w/m/d)

• Brandesburton
  LOCATION
• Professionals
  TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT
• Production / Industrial Engineering
  FUNCTION

Introduction

Your Tasks

• Lead and champion a safety-first, people-first culture, embedded with Courage to Care values, where wellbeing, trust and accountability come first
• Build and maintain strong, engaged teams through visible leadership and open communication
• Coach, mentor and develop team members, building leaders of the future
• Deliver daily, weekly and monthly production targets across safety, quality, delivery, cost and efficiency
• Ensure production plans are executed effectively, balancing labour and material availability
• Optimise production flow, line performance and resource utilisation to improve output, productivity and reduce waste
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure smooth, end-to-end operations and strong collaboration across the site
• Manage budgets and production forecasts responsibly
• Lead root cause analysis and structured problem-solving to eliminate recurring issues
• Drive adherence to standard operating procedures and world class manufacturing practices
• Monitor KPIs such as OTIF, OEE, waste, downtime, labour productivity etc and use data to identify trends and improvement opportunities
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement through embedded lean principles and structured improvement initiatives
• Encourage team ownership of improvement activities and recognise team achievements
• Manage Capex budgets and production projects from inception to delivery.  Lead the change management processes involved
• Align operational decisions with business strategy and long term objectives
• Plan for and respond effectively to unscheduled challenges, such as power failures or unplanned downtime, ensuring safety, clear communication and minimal disruption

Your Profile

• Background in Production Management in an industrial environment
• Ideally working knowledge of Machinery (Laser, Folding)/fabrication/welding/production line
• A People centric leader, experience building engaged and high-performing team
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Proven track record of championing a safety-first culture in an industrial and/or manufacturing environment, ideally this will be supported with a safety qualification such as IOSH Managing Safely
• Experience delivering sustainable production outcomes in; quality, cost and efficiency
• Demonstrated experience driving continuous improvement using lean principles
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis capability
• A high level of commercial acumen; experience managing budgets, forecasts and operational costs
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills
• Excellent IT skills

We Offer

Interested?