Minimum Requirements

• Qualified Tool Maker (essential)
• Mechanical Engineering qualification (advantageous)
• Minimum 5 years' production management experience
• At least 3 years' people management experience
• Good understanding of Health & Safety legislation
• Fluent in English

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily production activities to achieve production, quality, safety, and cost targets.
• Monitor production output, identify bottlenecks, and implement corrective actions to improve efficiency.
• Ensure production plans, staffing, shift coverage, and workflow are effectively managed.
• Control production costs, scrap, consumables, and overall departmental performance.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, legal requirements, first-off approvals, heat treatment processes, and product traceability.
• Drive prompt resolution of quality issues and reduce scrap through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Oversee machine reliability by ensuring preventative maintenance, TPM activities, and timely escalation of equipment issues.
• Lead, coach, develop, and discipline employees while managing attendance, performance, training, and skills development.
• Maintain accurate ERP transactions, works orders, production records, and stock control processes.
• Champion Lean Manufacturing, 5S, visual management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with PPE, safe work practices, incident reporting, and safety inspections.
• Complete accurate production reporting, scrap analysis, and comprehensive shift handovers.
• Take ownership of operational performance, make sound decisions within authority, collaborate across departments, and build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.