Head of Manufacturing

As part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) you will be responsible for the management and leadership of the production and manufacturing functions of the business to effectively deliver against the business KPIs and strategy, thus ensuring long term sustainability and supporting growth by providing strong commercial execution of the company’s strategic plan from an operational perspective.

Responsible for the direct management of the Manufacturing Team, including; Engineering, Toolroom, Planning and Repack operations, you will provide guidance and leadership to ensure effective operations and service are maintained.

Working closely with the Head of Supply Chain & Logistics you will look to ensure effective communication and working relationships are established and maintained to drive the business to deliver against key business requirements.
- Develop and drive the company’s operations strategy to support 98% OTIF target and budget
- Look to improve productivity, efficiency, environmental impact and reduce costs while ensuring that high quality products are produced that meet required standards
- Review and implement processes, procedures and tools which add value by reducing costs, mitigating risk and improving service through effective management
- Drive automation and quality improvement initiatives
- Responsible for overseeing the leadership and management of the day-to-day Production, Engineering, Toolmaking & maintenance, and Repack operations of the business, ensuring the functions are running efficiently
- Developing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting on operations KPIs to evaluate and achieve efficiency and performance (including real time metrics data collection and updating throughout shifts), and analysing data to inform future strategy and approaches
- Support the implementation of new systems, processes and infrastructure change to increase efficiency and maximise performance
- Managing resource; labour & overheads, to ensure maximum output and efficiency whilst controlling costs
- Performance measurement and management
- Continuous team and individual learning and development, including training, supporting, and coaching individuals in line with company People Strategy
- Creating and embedding a customer-centric team culture, which is committed to a quality, continuous improvement, environmentally aware and safety-first mindset
- Look to drive a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and innovation, with an emphasis on embracing technology to maximise efficiency
- Ensuring compliance with all Health & Safety requirements and policies

Experience required:

- Proven experience in a senior management role
- Experience of managing teams within a faced paced and complex environment
- Manufacturing Operational background with at least 5 years in a senior role with experience of strategy development, hands-on operational delivery and budgetary responsibility
- Proven record of automation that creates higher consistency and quality, reduction of lead times and improved work flow.
- Engineering and production machinery experience
- Change management - experience of innovating to improve performance and implementing and embedding change in line with continuous improvement
- Ability to successfully evaluate operational performance and take an analytical and data driven approach to operational processes to further scale the business
- Ability to be agile and work within a faced paced environment
- Strong people management & leadership skills
- Customer focused to ensure an efficient and optimised operations function and embedding a customer-centric team culture

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £60,000.00-£65,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Life insurance
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- BRIDGEND: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location