Job Description

Manufacturing Manager

Location: Wembley

Salary: GBP70,000 - GBP80,000 per year

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm.

Job type: 12-month, Fix-term Contract

Bridge Recruitment is helping one of our well-established clients recruit for an experienced Manufacturing Manager to join their current team.

Responsibilities of the Manufacturing Manager:

· Ensure that a high level of Health and Safety is adhered to all times across the manufacturing and adjacent areas.

· Abide by our client's Core Values and Code of Ethics.

· Drive a performance culture within the manufacturing department, with ongoing performance analysis and regular feedback to the employees. Develop the supervisors and senior members of the team to drive that culture too.

· Lead and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

· Manage and monitor time and attendance for all production workers and apply a fair and consistent application of recommended codes of practice, with regular communication.

· Lead and oversee the relocation to a Northern Manufacturing Site, ensuring a smooth and minimally disruptive transition. Collaborate closely with the team and coordinate all necessary actions.

· Ensure that orders are produced on-time, to the desired quality level and within budgeted cost.

· Meet (and ideally beat) all manufacturing KPIs.

· Work closely with production planning to deliver the manufacturing plan attainment.

· Implement the best practice recommendations, particularly around work areas and associated equipment.

· Lead and coach a team of production supervisors to ensure the wider production team is being guided, motivated and managed appropriately

· Take the lead on disciplinary and grievance issues, ensuring that their procedures are implemented fairly and consistently

· Monitor and report any concerns and issues affecting site security.

· Work alongside and support all departments associated with the launch of new products or processes.

· Complete other ad hoc duties as and when required.

Requirements of the Manufacturing Manager:

· Have previously successfully managed a manufacturing operations facility or multi-skilled manufacturing teams and ideally in an electronic manufacturing environment.

· Possess well developed communication and interpersonal skills and be able to deal with people at all levels, both inside and outside of the business.

· Have sound practical knowledge of health and safety and employment legislation and their application.

· Have the confidence to communicate operational and safety issues upwards irrespective of the severity of the message.

· Be naturally well organized, structured, and able to handle the challenges of competing priorities.

· A self-starter who leads by example in terms of pace.

· Ideally a recognized manufacturing or engineering educational background and preferably to degree level.

If you feel like you meet the above criteria for the Manufacturing Manager role, then please apply now