Production Cell Manager

Salary: £18 – £19.2 per hour

Our client is a world class manufacturer with state-of-the-art facilities and on-going investment in the future, they are firmly committed to innovation, integrity, compliance and service.
An opportunity exists for an experienced Cell Manager to join their team. The successful candidate will ideally have proven leadership and line management gained whilst working within a manufacturing environment.

THE ROLE
Responsible for the people, machinery, inventory, and total performance of the area of production. You will also be responsible for the safety, quality, cost, and delivery requirements of the manufacturing processes, through creating, maintaining, and organising the required resources & materials ensuring an efficient operation in achieving business targets. Provide leadership and line management to the team, coordinating their workloads, providing support to ensure that the team delivers, monitoring any issues, and ensuring production targets, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and quality standards are met to meet the requirements of the customer.

On a day to day basis, your duties will include:
Work to ensure people and resources are applied in an efficient and effective manner to meet delivery requirements alongside the respective Work to Lists (WTL), while achieving quality and safety standards
Monitoring and reporting results against agreed KPIs
Gap Analysis: Identify root causes impacting performance and ensure corrective actions are implemented as a matter of priority followed by Preventative actions to mitigate any risk of repeatable issues
Ensure that team members follow defined manufacturing procedures and comply with quality requirements
Ensure full adherence to 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardise, always Sustain) practices
Manage work order closures and stock control transactions accurately and timely for work completed and labour used
Ensure all training records are maintained and any single point failures are recognised and actioned upon
Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems using the NCR function within progress plus and by empowering your team to do the same

THE CANDIDATE
Experience of leading a team within a manufacturing environment
Knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques
Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation including ISO 14001
An understanding of production costs to include waste, downtime, scrap and re-work

HOURS – FULL TIME – 39 hours (Monday to Friday)
An attractive salary and benefits package are on offer (including free parking, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, pension, life assurance)