Production Manager - Crawley

Seeking an experienced Production professional with outstanding team leadership, with understanding of metal / CNC manufacturing, with impeccable attention to detail, precision planning, passion for process improvement, looking to make a bigger impact.

Top reasons to join this Client:

• Starting Basic Salary £60k per annum.
• Company Bonus Scheme.
• Work from well-equipped site on the Crawley Business Park.
• Prestigious and well-established Designer, Manufacturer of Architectural Products.
• New role owing to continued company growth, reporting into the Operations Director.
• Impact this established company in the set-up of & development of a new Production Site.
• Rewarding blend; operational management, leadership, driving efficiencies & change.
• Suit an experienced Production professional from metal manufacturing / CNC / engineering.
• Leading a team of 12.
• Responsibly for the CNC Production, Assembly, Finishing & Packing Team.
• Manage the Machinist on the CNC Cut off Saw & CNC Vertical Mill machines.
• Collaborative team approach & fast paced company culture.
• Excellent career progression as the company continue to scale globally.
• 21 days holiday with an additional 2-4 days off every Christmas.
• On-site Gym, Pension, Monday to Friday 5 days on site, 7.30am-4.30pm.

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 industry leading manufacturing practices covering all manufacturing, finishing, assembly, packing and shipping functions.
• 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 QA and OTIF requirements.

Essential Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

• Proven success in a similar production management role.
• Previous success leading improvement projects in job lot production environments with significant demand.
• Understanding of metal manufacturing or related engineering industry.
• A natural leader with strong change management capability.
• Deep understanding of production processes and related quality management systems.
• Commercially minded, strong skills in cost control.
• Understand principle of manufacturing software such as: ERP, MRP, MES, MPS systems.