Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be supporting SONE Products Ltd, a market leading specialist in the design and manufacture of plastic packs for liquids with their search for a Production Manager.

Overall Purpose:

• To lead and manage the company's production assembly areas alongside the logistics, quality, production control and engineering departments, whilst delivering a progressive learning environment, ensuring the company operates in a safe manner to meet the demands of the customer, on time, within cost and to the required quality standard.
• The role is part of the senior management team with the key objective of implementing continuous improvements within a fast-moving flexible environment with direction from the Board of Directors.

Key Duties:

• Set priorities, task lists and objectives for the departments.
• Hold production meeting alongside the Moulding Manager.
• Development of subordinates to a high standard of integrity and skill.
• Ensure effective planning and organisation to meet customer expectations and requirements are met.
• Oversee audits on delivery, quality, performance, Health and Safety, operational issues and attendance.
• Monitor machinery to ensure it is working effectively and efficiently.
• Undertake budget monitoring and control of the departments.
• Budget planning, set-up and monitor effective reporting and tracking systems within the departments.
• Ensure effective and efficient usage of labour through the annualised hours and roster system.
• Ensure effective action plans are in place when loading and labour resources exceed capacities.
• Undertake performance appraisals with direct reports.
• Ensure effective resource allocation, including machines, tools, materials and labour.
• Identify and plan training and development needs for staff.
• Support internal and external quality issues relating to production.
• Lead production initiatives and designated projects.
• Instill a positive lean culture into your team.
• Oversee H&S risk assessments, audits and accident investigations.
• Make investment recommendations to improve the manufacturing performance.
• Ensure compliance for all management systems are in place, to control processes and systems.
• Ensure effective start up and shutdown procedures.
• Required to regularly challenge employees on current working methods and to encourage change for improvement throughout the organisation.
• Required to make suggestions for business improvement to the Directors.
• Required to make presentations internally and to external organisations when required.
• Required to attend and chair a number of meetings.

Key Requirements:

• The post holder should have experience within an engineering or production/manufacturing environment, preferably at a management level.
• Experience of Leading, managing and motivating staff is essential.
• Experience of delivering lean manufacturing initiatives would be an advantage.
• Experience of ERP systems would be an advantage.
• Experience in ISO 9001-2015 would be preferred.
• IOSH certificate in Health & Safety.
• Ideally Degree or HNC/HND in mechanical or process/production engineering.
• Ideally Level 4 in ILM certificate in Production Management.

The Package:

• Very competitive salary on offer, depending on experience.
• Day shift position.
• Bonus potential.
• Company events.
• Company pension.
• Life insurance.
• On-site parking.
• Wellness programme.
• Long Service Rewards.
• Birthday celebrations.