Head of Production - Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom - Survitec Group Limited

Survitec Group Limited

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Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Vacancy Title:
Head of Production

Vacancy Location:
Ellesmere Port

Engagement Type:
Permanent, Full Time

Your Company
Survitec are the world's largest survival technology provider.

For over 166 years, we have been protecting lives in the air, on land and at sea, through the design, manufacture, and servicing of Survival Technology.

Today, we are a global community of 3,000 professionals with presence in 96 countries partnering with our customers to provide innovative solutions that reduce risk and help keep you safe.

That's why the world's leading maritime, defence & government, energy and aerospace organisations trust us when it matters most and why we have been awarded the Gold Award by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

Your New Role
Are you an experienced Manufacturing production professional who wishes to build a career within the world's largest survival technology provider? Are you driven and resilient?

Our Aerospace & Defence division now has an exciting opportunity for a new Head of Production on a full time, permanent basis.

Situated at our Ellesmere Port site.

Reporting into the General Manager, you will lead the production operations and production scheduling processes for existing and new product lines, overseeing the manufacture of products, ensuring production, performance, and quality standards are consistently met.

You will recommend improvements to production processes, methods, and support implementation of new production technology.

You will focus on operational priorities, analyse performance, motivate people to deliver and drive operational excellence, delivering customer requirements, on-time, in-full.

Part of the site senior management team.

What You Can Expect from the Role

Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:

- **Lead the development and execution of the site production plan, in line with overall manufacturing strategy, anticipating and mitigating risks and leveraging opportunities, whilst meeting SQDCP objectives.

Develop and manage production schedule and operations budgets for products to directly support and ensure that the product is delivered to agreed quality, cost, and delivery schedule.
Ensure the production schedule is successfully executed via the production teams, developing and agreeing appropriate manpower budgets and schedules, keyactivities, and ensuring integration with other organisation processes.
Drive operational excellence in the delivery of the production process, ensuring best in class standards are achieved and upheld against improvement / stretch targets
Identify and communicate the actions needed to implement manufacturing / production strategy and business plans
Manage a team of production managers and production planners ensuring plan achievement and the delivery of production KPIs
Develop and deliver change management plans to drive production continuous improvement in process, systems, and working practices that drive efficiency, quality and safety outcomes aligned to Aerospace & Defence overall mission, values, and strategy
Communicate the production strategy and business plan and its relationship toSurvitec's mission, vision and values.
Engage and continually manage stakeholders addressing their needs, issues and concerns and reacting to these by leading and coordinating the development of stakeholder engagement plans to support the communication of business information and decisions
Report on Manufacturing activities on a regular basis to the Senior Management team, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of the relevant Key Performance Indicators
Define the team structure and skill set required for success; continuously develop the team in building robust and flexible team capability
Identify the capacity and capabilities needed to meet the current and emergingproduction needs
Input and hold responsibility for manufacturing budgets
Prepare the annual Manufacturing budget and forecasts and Capital Expenditure proposals as well as ensuring compliance with legal standards. Manage the budget from identification to completion of projects
Contribute to overall business strategy and annual budget process

You will have the opportunity to develop in your role and feel proud of the work you do. Working at Survitec is fast paced, challenging and incredibly rewarding. This is not just another job; this is your career.

The Experience, Qualifications and Skills You Will Have

Essential Criteria
- **Proven production leadership and management skills with the ability to optimise team performance and development in the achievement of specific outcomes & results

Demonstrable experience of leading a batch manufacturing function with a proven track record in strategic manufacturing leadership delivering effective manufacturing strategies, policies, processes and systems
Leading in a lean manufacturing environment including demonstrable experience of lean manufacturing