Production Manager - Permanent
Salary - Up to £60k + 15% annual performance-based bonus.
Birmingham - B37 7HB
Hours - Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm
Production Manager / Operations / Quality / Packaging / Printing / Manufacturing / Birmingham / Permanent
The Recruitment Group is working with a family-run business that is one of the largest packaging manufacturers in Europe, they are a company that are industry leaders in productivity and technology and are looking for a Production Manager as they continue to grow their business.
Benefits for a Production Manager:
- Free Canteen with daily fresh fruit
- Pension Scheme - we match your contributions up to 4%
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Annual holiday purchase scheme - up to 5 additional days
- On-Site Parking
- Training and Development opportunities
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Death in Service x 2
- Eye care vouchers
Purpose of the Production Manager role:
Our client is looking for a Production Manager to manage the production-related operations of the business, reporting to the MD. To ensure that customer product quality and service are maximised in a safe environment.
Main duties and responsibilities of a Production Manager:
- Working as part of the Senior Leadership Team.
- Ensuring site safety procedures are followed and occurrences minimised.
- Organising and directing day-to-day operations efficiently and effectively to exceed customers' expectations.
- Continuously improving production, asset capacity, and production flexibility while minimising unnecessary costs.
- Being responsible for production output, product quality, and on-time delivery.
- Allocating resources effectively and fully utilising assets to produce optimal results.
- Liaising with the Head of HR to implement strategic people initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus.
- Monitoring operations, identifying, and triggering, where necessary, corrective actions.
- Collecting and analysing data to improve e.g. waste, downtime, and throughput.
- Developing systems, metrics, and processes that track and optimise productivity and performance against set targets to ensure effective return on assets.
Experience/knowledge requirements for a Production Manager:
- Clarity of strategic thinking, open-minded and an ability to drive performance.
- Proven working experience as a Production Manager (or similar) delivering strategic objectives, preferably within the Corrugated Packaging industry.
- Proven managerial experience with evidenced business acumen. However, exceptional less-experienced candidates will also be considered.
- A working knowledge of business and management principles.
- Excellent communication skills - this is key.
- Knowledge of safety, quality, productivity, inventory and GMP processes.
- Ability to create accountability and to lead by example.
- Strong team building, decision making and people management/development skills.
Please contact Amy @ The Recruitment Group on the contact details provided.