Production Manager

Production Manager

Location: Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2RQ

Salary: Competitive, DOE

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Contributory pension scheme

• Life cover

• Incapacity benefits

• Cash Back Medical Scheme

About the Company:

We are an innovative medical devices manufacturer of advanced wound care products, including combination products, from gelling fibres and fabrics. We deliver innovative, cost effective and quality products and solutions for the advanced wound care industry helping to improve patient care and wellbeing.

About the Role:

We are looking for someone who will be responsible for the safe, compliant and efficient management of our production lines, ensuring customer requirements are met on time and in full. The successful candidate will be a strong, visible leader who can motivate and engage teams to achieve performance targets, drive a lean culture and embed a strong quality mindset. This role suits an energetic and driven individual with the ability to lead cultural change, proactively address issues, and continuously improve standards across the operation.

Duties to include:

• Overseeing manufacturing and production processes

• Drive lean production manufacturing across all product lines

• Running daily meetings to highlight and help resolve production issues

• Execute daily, weekly, monthly and annual production schedules

• Cover for the Planning Manager for the production schedules

• Striving to reduce expenses and increase productivity across all product lines

• Adjusting staffing levels to maximise efficiency and profit

• Maintaining hygienic conditions for both employees and the production areas

• Implementing all the company’s procedures and policies

• Drive and/or delegate investigation and resolution of assigned Production related CAPA’s.

• Communicating any problems or obstacles to senior management

• monitor productivity rates and product standards and implement quality control programmes

• Training and coaching Operators

• Briefing subordinates to highlight objectives, issues and general company communication

• Implementing safety, health, environment and quality requirements

• ensure customer orders are completed on time in full and to budget and that quality standards and targets are met

• collate and analyse data, putting together production reports to share with the management team and the management board.

• Monitor and report waste generated in production and drive waste reduction across all product lines

• Work with other departments to drive cost reduction and process improvements within the production processes

• Ensuring that each member of the department has objectives outlined in their appraisal and that regular reviews and annual performance appraisals are carried out

• Ensure your team is fully trained on all equipment being used, skills matrix are kept up to date and documentation is in order for auditing purposes

Key skills / abilities:

• Demonstrable experience in managing multi-functional production units across multiple shifts

• Strong knowledge and experience in lean methodology

• Minimum ten years’ experience in a manufacturing environment

• Previous experience in Medical device, Bio tech / Pharma industry

• Strong quality mindset

• Experienced manager in monitoring and driving improvements through KPI’s

• A thorough understanding of the financial impact of production performance on financial results.

• Understanding of relevant Medical Device Regulations

• High standards of EH&S, plant appearance, staff performance

• Strong GMP knowledge

• Strong leadership skills

• Excellent People management / communication / delegation / influencing and coaching skills

• A pro-active driver of change with good problem-solving skills

• IT literate with the ability to use Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook

• Experience of budget preparation and management

• Experience of a clean room environment, medical goods manufacturing, preferred.

Important Information:

Due to the number of applications we receive, we will only contact those candidates that we want to take forward to interview; if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

If you have the skills and experience we require for this role and are looking for a new challenge, please click on APPLY Today and forward an up-to-date CV and cover letter, explaining why you are a good fit for this role.

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