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Production Manager
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The Role
You will hold responsibility for managing demands and predict material, production and resource constraints that may affect the plan and work with the relevant functions to minimise the impact and optimise factory output. The Production Manager is solely responsibility for ensuring that the quality of product is maintained to the required high standards.
- Ensure production activities are effectively planned with a view to maximising production efficiency, minimising waste whilst aiming at 100% customer service.
- Forecasting manufacturing capabilities and direct associated resources through to the release of manufacturing orders and reporting on performance against plan.
- Designing short, medium and long term production plans and objectives
- Ensuring all planning and scheduling is carried out in accordance to the company quality systems.
- Reviewing production related and planning processes and systems.
- Maintain production forecast data to aid effective forward material purchasing.
- Identify potential demand/supply gaps and develop robust plans to mitigate any potential risk.
- Responsible for scheduling daily plans for workforce, including sub-contractors to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing in line with production plans.
- Build and improve/implement production planning processes.
- Manage the movement of materials as required through the planning process.
- Conduct and report statistical analysis of production and demand data on a weekly basis.
- Identify, communicate and implement improvement opportunities.
- Challenge existing practices and identify best practice.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement across the business.
- Liaise with internal contacts and external suppliers to improve manufacturing operations.
- Responsible for the overall quality of product
Essential
Manufacturing / Production Management Experience
Qualified in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen
Knowledge of managing a manufacturing facility
Worked within in the MMC/Offsite/Modular Homes Industry
Timber Frame or Light Steel Frame Experience
Please contact Craig Nicholls at ARV Solutions on 0117 959 2008 or email craig.nicholls@Arvsolutions.co.uk