Production Director in Lancashire
- Production Director
- Lancashire
- Up to £85,000 Per Year
Job summary
Tailor Made are excited to be recruiting for a well-established leading manufacturing company in Lancashire. They are seeking a Production Director to join their growing team.
You will be responsible for the leadership and oversight assigned production processes, production teams and the areas that support those efforts. Product quality is an essential component of the scope of the role. You will coach and lead manager and staff, whilst overseeing the budgets and reporting. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Production Director or Senior Production Manager who is looking for the next step in their career.
Roles & Responsibilities
The Role:
- Interact as a member of the Lead Team in developing strategic vision and action plans
- Coach and lead managers and staff personnel in teamwork and constant improvement initiatives
- Oversee and ensure an efficient and cost-effective flow of product through the production system achieving financial results outlined in the Annual Operating Plan
- Delivers performance consistent with Annual Operating Plan objectives; assists in developing AOP
- Plans department operations: establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products to meet schedule requirements
- Ensures compliance with standard operational work practices; including E1 requirements to maintain accurate inventory levels
- Provide the leadership to develop and maintain a safe workplace
- Enforces quality standards; ensures product meets specifications
- Maintains the product quality system for the site, insuring compliance with all requirements
- Ensuring schedule to guarantee on time delivery to customers
- Recommends hiring and approves discipline for production staff
- Delivers effective/interactive communications and activities to support positive morale
- Builds strong succession plans for the organisation
- Leads performance management processes
- Interacts with and supports Production Managers of other sites in their efforts towards improvement and standardisation
- Oversees the production of hardwood parts for the Residential Division ensuring efficiency of production and compliance with specifications
- Evaluate parts cost to guarantee competitive pricing compared to external suppliers
- Manage on time and correct quantity delivery of hardwood parts to all facilities as ordered
- Works closely with the Materials, Interplant and Traffic Managers to ensure the quality and delivery of the product meet internal and external customer expectations
The ideal candidate will:
About you:
- Experience within furniture manufacturing would be ideal
- 3-5 years of supervisory/leadership experience
- Experience in a manufacturing type environment as a leader or project manager over labor intensive, large volume operations
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing, ISO 9000:2000 and Six Sigma
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office software; expertise with enterprise systems
- Willing to perform limited travel and relocate if opportunities for advancement arise
- Ability to collaborate with other leaders effectively both internally at the plant in addition to leaders at other sites
- Experience with team environment
- Dynamic speaker with small or large groups
- Must have high energy and a proven track record for developing and executing plans
- Solid understanding of Materials Management and Quality Systems
- Advanced understanding of financial systems and operational metrics
For more information contact Charlotte
By submitting your CV to Tailor Made Sourcing Ltd you are consenting to Tailor Made Sourcing Ltd providing you with recruitment services as an agency defined under the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and authorising Tailor Made Sourcing Ltd to work seek on your behalf. You are consenting to your CV being forwarded to clients via electronic mail. You are also giving your consent to your personal data being included on a computerised database and its use in order to secure employment.
Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we receive per vacancy, we are unable to respond to every candidate personally and so if you have not heard back from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
By submitting your CV to Tailor Made Sourcing Ltd you are consenting to Tailor Made Sourcing Ltd providing you with recruitment services as an agency defined under the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and authorising Tailor Made Sourcing Ltd to seek work on your behalf. You are consenting to your CV being forwarded to clients via electronic mail. You are also giving your consent to your personal data being included on a computerized database and its use in order to secure employment.
Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we receive per vacancy, we are unable to respond to every candidate personally and so if you have not heard back from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
If this role is of interest contact Charlotte Sinar
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