Production Manager - Norwich, United Kingdom - Fluke

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    Description

    Responsibilities

  • Responsible for subordinate Managers and extended team's adherence to all processes within assigned area(s), including contributing to the development and implementation of new processes and to the continual improvement of existing processes.
  • Responsible for delivery of revenue, reduction of Past Due Customer Backlog, and on-time delivery of all products shipped from the Norwich facility.
  • Responsible for the Material Handlers, including Goods In, put away into warehouse, distribution to production cells, and Cycle Counting.
  • Trains/facilitates the training of team members to defined standard processes and ensures ongoing adherence to the standard.
  • Responsible for performance management of defined team, including but not limited to; Performance appraisals, Monthly 1:1 reviews, Disciplinary Investigations, and Disciplinary Hearings.
  • Responsible for the development of the defined team, including but not limited to; Fluke/Fortive supplied training materials, recommendation of external courses, 1:1 coaching/mentoring, and Management coaching.
  • To recommend appropriate career band status changes and/or salary increases for team members and reviewing/approving recommendations of subordinate managers.
  • Uses the Daily Management process to manage team performance, drive improvement, focus, and prioritize production support activities.
  • Frequently tracks discretionary spending budgets to ensure production operates within assigned budgets wherever possible. Escalates budgetary issues to the Operations Manager where required.
  • Responsible for the implementation of FBS (Fortive Business System) within the production area, including getting "buy in" and breadth/depth of understanding from the production employees.
  • Your Team

    You will lead a team of 3 Production Team Leaders and ~30 production staff, the team comes from a wide variety of backgrounds and has a wide breadth of skills and experience.

    You have the opportunity to play a key role in the career and personal development of all of those on your team.

    Experience

    Prior experience with team leadership is essential, as you will manage a diverse production team responsible for revenue. Any disruption to the team can have significant implications for customer delivery and revenue.

    Prior lean production experience is desirable, to take a leading role at Fluke in optimizing the factory for lean processes and cost reduction.

    Personal Skills

  • Prioritization skills
  • Self-Starter
  • PC Literacy including Microsoft Office, preferably (but not essential) also Jira/Confluence & Oracle
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge desirable
  • Able to deal with complex personnel issues, taking advise from your line manager and HR.