Head of Production

Your new company
A leader in their specialist field, with cutting edge R&D and manufacturing facilities, fuelled by consistently high global demand for their products. This business is going through an exciting period of expansion and investment. If you want to be part of building something special, creating teams and an operation that will go from strength to strength within high value / high growth sector (that still enjoys a half day on Fridays), please read on:

Your new role
This is a new position created to lead high volume production capability at the site. You will lead 6 Direct Reports and approx 60-65 within Production, Stores and Despatch, successfully delivering against the Production Plan. You will support growth and profitability by achieving monthly and annual shipping commitments and customer delivery metrics.

What you'll need to succeed
Your CV will demonstrate experience and achievements within a high-tech manufacturing environment, for example, Electronics, Automotive, Aerospace, Semiconductors or similar. You will enjoy motivating and mentoring your teams to achieve high levels of performance, and be familiar with the use of Continuous Improvement techniques (e.g. Lean Six Sigma, DMAIC, Value Stream Mapping (VMS), 5S, Kaizen, Visual Management (SQCDP), Line Balancing etc). You will be IT and Data literate, with the ability to use Production and ERP Tools to support your objectives. You will be highly collaborative, accustomed to working with colleagues in Supply Chain, Quality, Commercial, Engineering, Operational Excellence, and more.

What you'll get in return
Attractive salary £65-80k plus good benefits including generous pension, healthcare, and half day on a Friday. Potential for bonus (this is being reviewed and will be resolved before any interviews).

What you need to do now
Please note - all candidates must have Right to Work in the UK.
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