Manufacturing Manager - Ely, United Kingdom - Busy Bee Recruitment

Busy Bee Recruitment

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Ely, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Manufacturing Manager

Ely Cambridgeshire

Great Benefits

Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm

Playing a key role as the Manufacturing Manager for a global optical company, you will be responsible got a large multi-disciplinary workforce spending 40% of your time leading, communicating goad and objectives, set hiring strategies, conduct return towork etc and 60% will be functional, setting strategies and leading the manufacturing operation, product quality, customer service and overall operational excellence.

You will also be responsible for H&S and Fire Marshall Duties.

If you're a progressive and critical thinker with a STEM background who has an appreciation of LEAN Manufacturing techniques and a good understanding of the photonics market, then this could be the new opportunity that your looking for.

What you will be doing:

Collaborate closely with the engineering group, communicating goals and objectives to team members
Set hiring strategies and ensure performance appraisals are carried out along with any training requirements
Develop strategies to promote adherence to company and industry best practice
Conduct Return to Work interviews and invoke disciplinary actions when required
Responsible for the Health & Safety and Fire Marshall duties for your work area and your team
Work collaboratively with BU leader and Production Control Manager to ensure a best practice manufacturing and assembly operation that meets business and customer requirements
Ensure operational excellence in terms of People, Process, Product Quality and Efficiency, with particular focus on Visual Controls, Health and Safety, and associated accountability processes
Daily review production and quality metrics such as MES build trends, RMAs, production rejects, and failed outgoing inspections, and develop action plans
Work with shop floor leadership to establish up to date SOPs (including Leader Standard Work)
Conduct at least two Value Stream transformation projects annually
Work closely with Planners to ensure accurate route times, clear production targets communicated to the team leaders
Support the sales and technical support teams when customer issues arise

What's in it for you?

A competitive salary
Training and progression
Pension contributions
Life cover
Private health care
Income protection
Dental cover
Cycle to work scheme
Company family events + much more

What you'll need:

STEM related first degree (or equivalent), with proven critical thinking and problemsolving skills
Ability to lead a team, with communication skills to effectively train, mentor and present new ideas
An appreciation of LEAN manufacturing techniques, quality improvement and associated people strategies required to drive and sustain change
A sound understanding of improvement techniques such as Value Stream and Process mapping and Visual Management systems
An understanding of MRP/ERP data systems as applied to production
Experienced in troubleshooting and finding root causes and solutions
Organised and able to manage multiple projects
A good understanding of the photonics market, competitor products and customer needs
Willing to travel to support customers and showcase products at trade shows
Flexibility to adapt working hours on average two days each week to ensure overlap with the early part of the second shift

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