An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Production manager to join my client's team in Manchester.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual to take their career up a level by being responsible for and managing up to 18 floor personnel.

The main responsibilities are:

*Creation of Business Stream Production Overview for Operations team.

*Control material flow through production to ensure timely availability of work to build cells.

*Day to day support of Product cells for material issues.

*Proactively engage in continuous improvement projects to improve production efficiencies, playing an active role in reducing product lead times and further advancements within the Manchester Production Facility.

*Ability to work both within a team and to work autonomously.

*Understand / Action Company procedures including Quality Notifications, PCN's and Concessions.

*Good communication skills within department and with other KB departments including Production, Stores, Quality and Purchasing.

*Ensure all health and environment procedures are adhered to at all times.

*Demonstrate behaviour in alignment with the Corporate Values and Business Goals (Vision 20/20).

*Work closely with the performance cockpit and manage all the key performance indicators.

*Motivate all personnel by being supportive and leading from the front (effective leadership)

*Work with the supply chain and pro-actively eliminate any potential risks.

*Work closely with all Internal Customers (Stakeholders) and create positive relationships.

*Drive improvements in the team to maximise process capability - use Lean tools & techniques.

*Manage capacity and labour constraints.

*Identify opportunities for training and development for both individuals and the team..

*Own Sales / order bank for relevant Business Stream.

*Manage, run and supervise full scale dynamometer and customer development project

*Organise and planning test schedule

*Develop test procedures for internal quality checks and customer demands

*Lead Train and motivate support engineer

*Continuous improvement of test facilities to a higher standard

*Optimise test routines to achieve the optimum output and quality

*Drive forward the necessary investment to improve dynamometer efficiency and effectively

*Implement quality system requirements such as SOP's, KPI's etc.

*Check, evaluate and interpret test results and create reports



The ideal candidate will possess the following skills/competencies:

- Experience of SAP or similar MRP System
- People management/motivation/Leadership skills
- Excel Intermediate Level (capable of utilising and converting machine data into Microsoft Excel or other Windows based programmes)
- Ability to read engineering drawings and circuit diagrams of measurement equipment.
- Understanding of project management tools
- Time management
- Decision making awareness
- Financial awareness
- Environmental, Health & Safety awareness
- Effective communication
- Flexibility to travel

If you feel that this is the right role for you then please apply.
You are more than welcome to call anyone here at Mane on the Rail & Infrastructure team on <phone number removed>