Production Manager

Overview: Working with our client, a successful injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking an experienced Production Manager to join their established team.

Benefits:

* Flexible holiday buy/sell scheme

* Enhanced Pension scheme

* Recognition and reward scheme

* Internal and external learning and development

* On site Café

* Employee Assistance Programme

* Cycle to Work & Tech Scheme

* Enhanced Maternity & Partner leave

Remit:

* As a Production Manager you will be responsible for leading daily extrusion operations to deliver production, quality and customer requirements.

* This position will suit an experienced Production Manager with a proven background in Extrusion who can demonstrate strong leadership skills I managing and developing diverse teams within a manufacturing environment.

Role:

* Lead daily extrusion operations to deliver production, quality and customer requirements.

* Monitor key performance measures including output, utilisation, waste, schedule adherence and right-first-time, driving action where performance falls short.

* Champion a strong safety culture across extrusion operations, ensuring compliance with HSE, engineering, legislative and ISO standards.

* Lead incident response, safety inspections and the implementation of safe systems of work.

* Oversee production planning, raw material availability, finished goods and warehouse operations to ensure efficient material flow, stock accuracy and uninterrupted production.

* Work closely with logistics and warehouse partners.

* Lead, engage and develop extrusion, planning and warehouse teams, setting clear objectives and expectations.

* Manage performance, attendance, coaching, development and employee relations in line with company policies.

* Drive improvements across safety, quality, delivery and cost using data, root-cause analysis and structured problem-solving.

* Support the implementation of new systems, processes and ways of working to improve operational performance.

Experience:

* Demonstrated leadership in managing and developing diverse teams within a manufacturing environment.

* Extensive extrusion experience

* Ability to manage workforce planning and resource planning to ensure operational excellence and support succession planning initiatives.

* Extensive experience in extrusion operations, with deep technica...