Metal Manufacturing Manager - Crawley

Seeking a natural leader with metal manufacturing knowledge, planning and quality assurance skills. Exciting opportunity to set up an in-house production unit. Set the production process and disciplines and coach the team.

Top reasons to join this Client:

• Basic Salary £60k per annum.
• Company Bonus Scheme.
• Prestigious and well-established Designer, Manufacturer & Supplier.
• Impact this established company, setting up an in-house production unit.
• Focus: to define and set production processes, controls and coach the team.
• Rewarding blend; operational management, leadership, driving efficiencies.
• Be recognised and rewarded for your contribution.
• Leading a team of 12+.
• Responsibly: CNC, polishing, plating, coating, finishing, assembly & packing.
• Collaborative team approach & fast paced company culture.
• Excellent career progression as the company continue to scale globally.
• On-site Gym, Pension, Monday to Friday 5 days on site, 7.30am-4.30pm.
• Location: Crawley

Core responsibilities will typically include:

• Implement production systems, processes and disciplines including but not limited to planning, scheduling, and sequencing to ensure best use of resources and on time delivery of customers’ orders.
• Introduce manufacturing practices covering manufacturing, finishing, assembly.
• Establish and improve the quality assurance processes and disciplines and accountable to ensure provide exceptional quality products and services.
• Create and maintain HSE standards ensuring safety of all stakeholders as well as compliance to regulations, the wellbeing of our staff, housekeeping standards through 5S disciplines.
• Lead, train, motivate and support the team within a time-sensitive and demanding environment, including process improvements and problem resolution.
• Partner and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve planning, processes, systems and ultimately customer satisfaction.
• Budget and cost control.
• Schedule production and assembly activities and the outcomes to comply with quality and on time in full requirements.

Essential Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

• Proven success in a similar production / manufacturing management role.
• Comfortable producing a high volume of bespoke / made to order products.
• Previous success leading improvement projects.
• Understanding of metal manufacturing or related components / engineering industry.
• Experienced setting production processes and quality assurance controls. 
• Understand principle of manufacturing software such as: ERP & MRP systems.