Manufacturing Manager

2 weeks ago


Ely, United Kingdom Busy Bee Recruitment Full time

**Manufacturing Manager**

**Ely Cambridgeshire**

**Great Benefits**

**Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm**

Playing a key role as the Manufacturing Manager for a global optical company, you will be responsible got a large multi-disciplinary workforce spending 40% of your time leading, communicating goad and objectives, set hiring strategies, conduct return towork etc and 60% will be functional, setting strategies and leading the manufacturing operation, product quality, customer service and overall operational excellence. You will also be responsible for H&S and Fire Marshall Duties.

If you’re a progressive and critical thinker with a STEM background who has an appreciation of LEAN Manufacturing techniques and a good understanding of the photonics market, then this could be the new opportunity that your looking for.

**What you will be doing**:

- Collaborate closely with the engineering group, communicating goals and objectives to team members
- Set hiring strategies and ensure performance appraisals are carried out along with any training requirements
- Develop strategies to promote adherence to company and industry best practice
- Conduct Return to Work interviews and invoke disciplinary actions when required
- Responsible for the Health & Safety and Fire Marshall duties for your work area and your team
- Work collaboratively with BU leader and Production Control Manager to ensure a best practice manufacturing and assembly operation that meets business and customer requirements
- Ensure operational excellence in terms of People, Process, Product Quality and Efficiency, with particular focus on Visual Controls, Health and Safety, and associated accountability processes
- Daily review production and quality metrics such as MES build trends, RMAs, production rejects, and failed outgoing inspections, and develop action plans
- Work with shop floor leadership to establish up to date SOPs (including Leader Standard Work)
- Conduct at least two Value Stream transformation projects annually
- Work closely with Planners to ensure accurate route times, clear production targets communicated to the team leaders
- Support the sales and technical support teams when customer issues arise

**What’s in it for you?**
- A competitive salary
- Training and progression
- Pension contributions
- Life cover
- Private health care
- Income protection
- Dental cover
- Cycle to work scheme
- Company family events + much more

**What you’ll need**:

- STEM related first degree (or equivalent), with proven critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to lead a team, with communication skills to effectively train, mentor and present new ideas
- An appreciation of LEAN manufacturing techniques, quality improvement and associated people strategies required to drive and sustain change
- A sound understanding of improvement techniques such as Value Stream and Process mapping and Visual Management systems
- An understanding of MRP/ERP data systems as applied to production
- Experienced in troubleshooting and finding root causes and solutions
- Organised and able to manage multiple projects
- A good understanding of the photonics market, competitor products and customer needs
- Willing to travel to support customers and showcase products at trade shows
- Flexibility to adapt working hours on average two days each week to ensure overlap with the early part of the second shift

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