Production Manager

2 days ago

Chatteris, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Production Manager Location: Chatteris, CambridgeshirePackage: Basic annual salary £45,000, plus company benefits Hours 40 per week (8am-5pm Monday to Thursday & 8am–2.30pm on Fridays)Sector: Manufactured Packaging Solutions    Protecting what matters, together We’re dedicated to protecting what matters most - our people, our customers, our communities, and the environment.   At Macfarlane Packaging, our commitment to customer satisfaction, sustainability and continual improvement creates a highly collaborative, supportive, and friendly workplace where you can unpack a career that grows.   With history stretching back over 75 years, we offer stability whilst always striving for continual growth. Our fast-paced, results-driven approach will challenge and often stretch you, but it will also give you opportunities for personal and professional development. Every colleague has the chance to directly influence our success, leading to real job satisfaction and achievement, at all stages of your career.   We provide competitive pay and personalised incentives, alongside adaptable benefits to make your rewards package go further. And additionally, the way we work prioritises work-life balance and flexibility, empowering our colleagues to manage what is most important to them.   Our business values commitment, diligence, teamwork, adaptability, and a thirst for learning… so if this sounds like you, come and join us to help drive change that enables businesses to plan for a better future.  The Production Manager Opportunity As our Production Manager at Suttons Performance Packaging, you will be responsible for managing the full production team at Suttons Chatteris site consisting of approximately thirty-five individuals. You will also oversee all planning and management of our production facilities to ensure that goods are produced efficiently, on time and to the customer’s specification. You shall be accountable for completing the plan, chairing the daily production meeting, and managing the team’s performance.   There are also exciting challenges and projects to tackle during the first 12-18 months of joining us. These will include:- 
Culture Change – This role will be integral in supporting the smooth transition from a reputable family-owned business into becoming part of a group PLC organisation. To include improvements to reporting & controls.
Planning – Development of improved planning processes to fully understand equipment utilisation, resource requirements and ensure that customer requirements are met.
Shop Floor Data – Implementation of a process to manage shop floor data capture to improve understanding of timeframes & product margins.
Training – Continue an ongoing process to formalise training processes for all staff
Operational Strategy – Work with senior management to develop the operational strategy to support business growth over next five years 

Production Manager -  Key Responsibilities
Lead and motivate a team of manufacturing operatives working on short batch production of bespoke parts on short lead times. The Production Manager must be flexible and adaptable to respond to changes in customer demands.
Managing the Production team (across Corrugate, Foam, Weld, Assembly); setting targets & objectives, managing performance and HR related issues, providing opportunities for development, and ensuring training is provided to the team as required.
Supporting the development of the business operational strategy.
Effective resource and capacity planning, ensuring work is prioritised and scheduled.
Monitoring all production costs, reviewing operations, and making cost-savings.
Maintaining and communicating KPIs to report on production performance.
Closely liaising with the design department to ensure work instructions are concise and that any queries are dealt with in a timely manner so as not to affect customer deliveries.
Ensuring goods are manufactured on time to the correct specification.
Build a continuous improvement culture within the production area.
Work in partnership with the sales and warehouse teams to ensure customer delivery dates/times are achieved. 

What you will bring We welcome applications from any proven Production Managers with experience of managing a similar sized team of production staff and scale of operation. Prior experience in relation to any of the projects mentioned would also be beneficial.   The key skills/experience we are ideally seeking are:- 
Strong leadership and experience of change management.
Proven man-management (including handling disciplinaries/absences)
Accustomed to managing an operation that focusses on short batch production of bespoke parts on short lead times
Highly health & safety focused with best practice approach & NEBOSH/IOSH accreditation preferable
Formal management qualification (ILM, CMI etc.) preferrable
Experience/knowledge of MRP systems
Experience of having worked within an SME size Manufacturing business
Strong and well-rounded commercial awareness
Strong commercial awareness with budgeting experience is desirable
Residing within commutable distance of our manufacturing site in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire (ideally within 45 minutes) 

Please note that whilst prior experience of working within the packaging manufacturing sector is not essential, it will be highly advantageous.  What you will get We offer a competitive salary with bonus and benefits, including: 
25 days annual leave (rising to 27 days with service) plus public holidays
Contributory pension scheme
Extensive training, development, and progression opportunities 

Macfarlane Packaging is committed to fostering an inclusive environment, welcoming applications from all backgrounds. If you require support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our recruitment team.  How to apply/Next Steps We are working swiftly to find the best applicants and hope to hold local interviews ASAP. Please click ‘apply’ to submit your up-to-date CV. All applications will be acknowledged. If you haven’t heard from us within 2-3 weeks, please assume your application was unsuccessful.   We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds irrespective of your age, gender, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, gender expression, religion, or sexual orientation. Should you require any specific support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please email our recruitment team directly.     NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE

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