Main Purpose
- To lead the operations within Production ensuring that customer orders are produced and despatched to defined quality standards and timelines.
- This includes overall management of Scheduling, Blending, Production Lines. The role holder will lead on the Production Improvement Initiative to ensure.
- Production operates at the required capacity to deliver Orthene's business strategy.
Accountabilities and responsibilities
- Production Transformation Lead the Production Improvement Initiative to ensure that Production is able to deliver against the business growth targets sustainably and efficiently.
- Production Management
- Manage the production operations in an efficient and a cohesive manner within staffing limits.
- Ensure production runs are carried out according to the customer's requirements including co-ordination with scheduling and planning.
- Ensure the production process is optimised to deliver minimal changes to plan or downtime.
- Build effective working relationships with other departments within the business to ensure Production delivers against business requirements.
- Produce, use and report on Production KPIs to help improve performance and inform the Director and the wider Leadership.
- Lead productivity, quality and safety programmes and demonstrate appropriate behaviours for a safe operation.
- Ensure quality standards are met and improved
- Ensure all procedures, work instructions, etc. are adhered to, including the completion of all required documentation, Upholding the Criteria of Workmanship for all processes involved.
- Responsible for the engagement and development of production staff consistent with Orthene values and people processes.
- Ensure all training records of the permanent and temporary staff meet Quality, Safety, international operating standards and HR requirements.
- Maintain XL 800 data.
- Ensure production equipment is maintained in line with the maintenance plans to reduce any unplanned downtime and to prolong the lifespan of equipment.
- Manage the Production budget to include resourcing, machines and equipment upgrades, overtime etc.
- Flexible to needs of a transforming operation.
Special Challenges
- To be successful in the role the role holder will need to be skilled at managing and implementing operational change and embedding a high performing continuous improvement culture.
- The production operations cover both processing and production line based and key to success will be ensuring the internal value-chain operates seamlessly.
- This is a complex operation due to the requirement to produce unique blends for each customer to exceptional quality standards.
Job Skills (Essential & Desirable)
Essential
- Excellent people management skills able to inspire and motivate.
- Results focussed with a can-do attitude.
- Working in a fast-paced environment.
- Able to work effectively under pressure.
- Committed to delivering exceptional customer service.
- Improvement oriented mindset
- Willing to work with Constraints Management principles.
- Delivered improvements in a complex production environment.
- Experience of business systems usage and report generation
- Usage of Microsoft office programmes
- H&S management in a Production environment
- Working knowledge of OEE measurement and improvement techniques
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