Head of Manufacturing - Henley on Thames, United Kingdom - Premier Group Recruitment
Description
JOB- Head of Manufacturing
LOCATION- East Oxfordshire
TERM- Permanent
SALARY- £80,000-£90,000 plus other benefits
The Head of Manufacturing will ideally have the following attributes:
- Degree level qualified but not essential
- Knowledge of SAP or equivalent MRP scheduling systems
- Forward thinking perspective
- Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques.
- Good understanding of manufacturing processes
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Change agent, create buy in for new ideas
- Proven successful leader
The Head of Manufacturing role will involve:
- Assist in implementation of road map and daily and weekly metrics aligned with customer demand which supports operational strategy in conjunction with site manager
- Manage staff attendance & holiday entitlement
- Participate in daily production meetings to keep up to date with business needs
- Raise any issues online performance and materials availability that hinder the plan of customer delivery.
- Create and implement best practice in manufacturing, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance including quality.
- Manage regular stock checks to ensure accuracy of both WIP held and MRP requirements highlighting any discrepancies on the system.
- Keep in line with daily and weekly metrics aligned to customer demand which supports the operational strategy in conjunction with the Production Manager.
- Ensure site operation is compliant on COSHH, Engineering & legislative standards, ISO9001 and ISO1400
- Drive behavioural based safety throughout the plant and ensure medical treatment and target rates are adhered to.
- To take a lead role in Incident Investigations, follow up on actions, look for route cause (five whys) analysis.
- Conducts regular safety checks including guarding, interlocks, traffic ways and adherence to government guidelines including social distancing.
- Manage regular stock checks to ensure accuracy of both WIP held and MRP requirements on a regular basis and align any discrepancies on the system.
- Team management, including coaching, motivation, appraisals, reviews, KPI's, one2one meetings, disciplinary matters and grievances as required.
- Management of budgets, including overtime, headcount, department costs aligned to customer demand requirements and demonstrate the ability to flex costs accordingly.
- Drive preventive maintenance programmes including servicing and repairs of all machinery and equipment
More jobs from Premier Group Recruitment
-
Senior Test Engineer
Staines-upon-Thames, United Kingdom - 1 week ago
-
Javascript Developer
North Yorkshire, United Kingdom - 2 weeks ago
-
PHP Developer
colchester, United Kingdom - 4 weeks ago
-
Accountant
Bracknell, United Kingdom - 3 weeks ago
-
Java Software Engineer
Cheltenham, United Kingdom - 4 days ago
-
Back-End Blockchain Developer
London, United Kingdom - 3 weeks ago