Production Controller - Manchester, United Kingdom - The Pilot Group

The Pilot Group

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Production Controller

Are you passionate about production engineering best practise, lean manufacturing and delivering a quality, ethical product? Are you looking for a fast-paced, varied role? Want to join a successful global business that is expanding?

If the answer to all these questions is yes, then keep reading

The Pilot Group (TWM) are looking for an organised, hard-working, problem-solving individual, with good management skills and the ability to lead, mentor and motivate a highly skilled team within our manufacturing site.

Established in 2002, based in the Northwest of England, TWM are leaders in manufacturing LED integrated traffic control systems. We cater to local authorities, parish councils, traffic management companies, contractors as well as private sites.

TWM's continuous development and innovation ensures they stay at the forefront of their specialist market, whilst also supporting safer highways.

With precision manufacturing tailored to your requirements, TWM supplies a full range of traffic signs including:

Speed display signs
Vehicle activated signs
Part time speed limit signs
Patented DayBright zebra beacon
Data collection system
Flashing speed signs

The Role

Create accurate and timely daily production schedules to deliver customer service at optimal cost
Develop a robust and capable supply chain to future proof the business
Coordinate robust purchasing process for production
Review previous day reporting on any nonconformances with Root-Cause Analysis (RCA) involving other functions where appropriate
Develop and deliver visual controls for KPI's, planning and major projects
Aligning production planning process to sales order book, capability, and capacity. Risks identified and mitigated with corrective actions
Aligning raw material stock, and finished good stock for forward order book capacity
Be a professional problem solver with excellent leadership skills
Have the ability to lead, motivate and mentor, to help the team fulfil their potential.
To lead by example, delivering major change across the business
Promote and implement a LEAN culture throughout the business. Identify and implement continuous improvements within all processes to improve cost, quality and delivery
Support the Engineering department to ensure targets are achieved

This is a hands-on role, managing the daily production aspects of the business, through strategic planning, assembly, manufacture, warehousing and delivery. The role will ensure effective management of resources to budgeted costs, whilst maintaining a safe and sustainable working environment.

Proven track record in operational delivery
Min 5 years' experience working in a best practice manufacturing environment
Results focused
Competent in Sage 200 or an equivalent software
Understanding of business systems with the ability to learn quickly
Understanding of various manufacturing & assembly techniques and ability to learn new
Strong problemsolving skills in a team environment
Working knowledge of quality systems and standards
Demonstrated leadership of process improvement tools, techniques in an operations environment
Proven leadership skills across an organisation
Ability to link strategy into operational delivery with the appropriate commercial acumen
A willingness to learn, innovate and build a sustainable business
Strong analysis skills to enable excellent decision making

Desirable:

Honours degree (ideally in Mechanical / Production Engineering)

Production Planner Benefits:

25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
Opportunity to buy additional holidays
Life Assurance x4 of basic salary
Healthshield plan that allows you to claim healthcare (Medical, Dental, Optical) costs
Salary Sacrifice Savings Scheme
Informal, supportive and friendly team

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The Pilot Group operates a strict PSL and will not accept any unsolicited CVs sent to any member, employee, representative or business unit of the Pilot Group.

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Location

Manchester, Lancashire

Department

TWMPROD
Employment Type

Full-Time

Minimum Experience

Experienced

Compensation

£45,000 - £50,000

Internal Job Code

250723

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£45,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

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