Manufacturing Manager

Manufacturing Manager required for exciting opportunity with global manufacturing company for a senior Manufacturing Manager. Reporting to the Plant Operations Manager this is a critical role with direct reports including Production Managers with indirect responsibility for high numbers of skilled shop floor workers and team leaders.

The role requires a Manufacturing Manager with experience of high product variety and low volume batches. Experience in a CNC / machining environment is highly desirable. 

The business is keen to recruit a Manufacturing Manager with leadership traits who can drive through change within a business where existing processes are entrenched, it is an opportunity for a dynamic, people focused manufacturing manager with change management and significant lean tools to take the company on a journey.

Responsibilities include:

– Continual manufacturing improvements regarding cycle times and efficiency
– Ensuring work is planned for all shifts
– Workshop discipline, smooth running, housekeeping
– Overseeing apprentice progression
– Liaising with the Quality Manager to assist in the close out of NCR’s
– Completion and adherence to the daily capacity loaded plan
– Shop floor stock control and accuracy of line side issued inventory
– Overseeing apprenticeship programme 

Within this role as Manufacturing Manager immediate priorities will be:

– OEE measure on all machines 
– Action to improve OEE from data capture
– TPM
– Precision change over 
– Lost time reductions 
– Non-capital investments
– Capital investments

As Manufacturing Manager you will be utilising the key practice tools and behaviours to drive through sustainable change required to increase output. This includes;

– OEE measure on all machines

– Action to improve OEE from the data capture

– TPM
– Precision change overs
– Lost time reductions

– Daily reviews standardised across all shifts and shift handovers
– Queue time reduction on overloaded machines to meet maximum allowable queue
– Support the reorganisation to maximise effectiveness and available hours

This is an exciting opportunity and will excite a Manufacturing Manager looking for a challenging opportunity. Low volume manufacturing experience within a CNC environment is highly preferable.