Production Manager

5 months ago

Southport, United Kingdom Unipart Rail Full time

**Location**: Southport
**Contract**: Full time, Permanent
**Salary**: Up to £45,000 (depending on experience)

You will support the Head of Operations in implementing the business strategy across the Dorman Manufacturing Business Unit. Managing 3 Production Team Leaders, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational activity for the site ensuring effective use is made of human and material resources to meet customer requirements and business targets.

**Main Responsibilitie**s:

- Ensure all Operations project deliverables meet their quality, cost and delivery targets in order to meet customer requirements and specifications. Ensure a robust monitoring, management and reporting process is in place and exceptions to plan are reviewed and mitigated.
- Working as part of the Operations leadership team, lead, engage, inspire and motivate the Operations team to deliver step change business improvements.
- Conduct regular communications with the Operations team to develop Employee Engagement, establish effective communications and build employee capability.
- Continuously build the skills and capability of the team (either through recruitment or training and development) to deliver expected business results as per the corporate plan.
- Ensure all Operations organisation activities meet with and integrate with organisational requirements for quality management, health and safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies and general duty of care.
- Lead and drive an environment of continuous improvement utilising the Unipart Way and ensure it is fully embraced to drive performance improvement and ways of working to sustain current business and generate further new business.
- Support the Head of Operations to drive the Operational Excellence Systems Thinking model across the Dorman Business Unit.
- Proactively collaborate with others (cross functional departments, external clients and suppliers, etc.) to develop and implement business wide decisions and/or projects in order to deliver corporate plan objectives, resolve operational issues and to explore and implement growth opportunities.
- Ensure health and safety of operatives is maintained at all times and that the working practices of the team comply with the Company disciplines and mandatory requirements of HS&E policies.

**Essential criteria**:

- Qualified to HNC level or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical or Electronic engineering
- Previous leadership experience managing a large team with excellent people management skills. Ability to motivate, inspire and develop a team to deliver.
- Previous experience working in the engineering sector within Manufacturing/Production environment, preferably in a safety critical industry.
- In depth knowledge and experience operating a MRP system and production planning processes.
- Solid IT skills
- Proven experience in project delivery with excellent organisational skills
- Sound commercial acumen and financial understanding.
- Strong influencer and excellent negotiating skills.
- Tenacious with a desire to succeed and results orientated

**Desirable criteria**:

- A relevant qualification in Health and Safety (NEBOSH / IOSH)
- Experience working with SAP
- 6 sigma green belt

**Benefits**
- Competitive salary
- Pension and death in service provision
- 25 Days Hols (plus Bank Holidays)
- Free car parking
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Health and Wellbeing Initiatives
- Employee offers and discounts from various retailers
- Cycle to work scheme, recognition events and rewards

**Who are we?**

Unipart Dorman is a leading UK manufacturer of LED solutions for rail and traffic signalling and hazard warning lights and its name is recognised globally for quality and innovation. The organisation is part of Unipart Rail who provide the most comprehensive portfolio of products, services and solutions available for the rail industry, using its deep expertise in continuous improvement processes to support its customers in the development of the railway system.

As a valued employee of Unipart Rail, you can look forward to a varied and rewarding career with a company that holds the Investors in People accreditation and also world class status in employee engagement.

Unipart Rail has sites across the UK, and operations across the world. As the leading supply chain partner to the UK rail industry, we have opportunities across a huge range of professions - from the shop floor through to the boardroom.

And with our strong focus on training, development and promoting from within, we have career progression paths that could take you to the head of your department, working in Australia, or even into an area of the business you didn't know you were interested in

We will challenge you to be creative and contribute with new ways of working, and we will reward you with a rich working environment with an emphasis on continuous improvement and an opportunity to make your mark on our business.

Join us today and start to work the Unipart Way.

You may have experience in the following: Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Operations Manager, Production Supervisor, Production Coordinator, Production Leader, Production Controller, etc.

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