Head of Production

**Vacancy Title**: Head of Production**

**Vacancy Location**:Ellesmere Port**

**Engagement Type**:Permanent, Full Time**

**Your Company**

Survitec are the world’s largest survival technology provider. For over 166 years, we have been protecting lives in the air, on land and at sea, through the design, manufacture, and servicing of Survival Technology.

Today, we are a global community of 3,000 professionals with presence in 96 countries partnering with our customers to provide innovative solutions that reduce risk and help keep you safe.

That's why the world's leading maritime, defence & government, energy and aerospace organisations trust us when it matters most and why we have been awarded the Gold Award by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

**Your New Role**

Are you an experienced Manufacturing production professional who wishes to build a career within the world’s largest survival technology provider? Are you driven and resilient?

Our Aerospace & Defence department now has an exciting opportunity for a new Head of Production on a full time, permanent basis. Situated at our Ellesmere Port site.

Reporting into the General Manager, you will lead the production operations and planning processes for existing and new Survitec product lines. You will recommend improvements to production processes, methods and support implementation of new production technology. You will focus on operational priorities, analyse performance, motivate people to deliver and drive operational excellence.

**What You Can Expect from the Role**

**Key Responsibilities and accountabilities**:

- ** **Lead the development and implementation of Survitec’s production business plan, in line with overall manufacturing strategy, anticipating complexissues, challenges and opportunities
- Ensure the operational plan is successfully deployed through production teams, developing and agreeing appropriate manpower budgets and schedules key activities, ensuring integration with other elements of the organisation
- Drive operational excellence in the delivery of the production process, ensuring best in class standards are achieved and upheld
- Identify and communicate the actions needed to implement manufacturing / production strategy and business plans
- Manage a team of production managers and production planners ensuring they work to plan and deliver overall production priorities
- Develop and deliver change management plans to drive production improvement in process, systems, and working practices that drive efficiency, quality and safety outcomes aligned to the Survitec’s overall mission, values, and strategy
- Communicate the function's strategy and business plan and its relationship to Survitec’s mission, vision and values
- Identify and manage stakeholders, finding out their needs, issues and concerns and reacting to these by leading and coordinating the development of stakeholder engagement plans to support the communication of business information and decisions
- Manage and report on the performance of the business area
- Define the team structure and skill set required for success
- Identify the capabilities needed to meet the current and emerging production business needs

You will have the opportunity to develop in your role and feel proud of the work you do. Working at Survitec is fast paced, challenging and incredibly rewarding. This is not just another job; this is your career.

**The Experience, Qualifications and Skills You Will Have**

**Essential Criteria**
- ** **6+ years of production management/ production lead experience
- Manufacturing experience required
- Educated to University Degree Level
- 3+ years of experience supervising and directing people and other resources to achieve specific end results

**Why You Should Work for Us**
- 33 days holidays including public holidays
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Global Travel Opportunities
- Life Assurance up to 4X salary
- Pension Scheme
- Management Training & Professional Development Opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Workplace Reward & Recognition scheme

**How to Apply**

**Survitec is an equal opportunities employer. Our diverse global workforce protects lives, every single day. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive culture where our people feel valued, appreciated, and free to be who they are at work. Because, to provide service and excellence to our customers we must mirror their diversity. But more importantly because it is the right thing to do.