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Job Title: Production Manager
Location: Redburn Road, Westerhope, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Salary: Based on experience
Job type: Full time, Permanent
Working Hours:40 per week
Hart Door Systems have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Production Manager. Established in 1946, entering its 80th year, this family ran business has grown into a highly successful market leader in the manufacture of industrial high-speed doors, delivering our innovative products worldwide. We are seeking a highly motived operational leader with a passion for continuous improvement, quality and delivery to join our team.
Please note that we are not sponsoring Visa's at this time, so candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role.
The Role:
The main purpose of the role is the efficient management of the production of specialist industrial doors. Ensuring manufacturing processes align with our commitment, driving performance across quality, cost, and delivery. Leading the production team, aligning with our core values, ensuring compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental standards while embedding lean manufacturing principles.
Duties And Key Responsibilities
- Plan and execute production schedules to meet targets/deadlines
- Ensuring effective and efficient use of all resources, driving workforce planning, training and development
- Oversee daily operations within the workshop to ensure reliability and consistency on the production line
- Material planning, and stock control
- Manage budgets, costs, and resource allocation
- Leading continuous improvement and lean transformation initiatives
- Handling complex manufacturing processes with variety due to customization
- Ensuring compliance with Heath, Safety and Environmental regulations
- Develop and deliver against production KPI's
- Collaborate with cross-function teams to drive process improvements and deliver customer satisfaction
- Maintain effective communication with stakeholders regarding production schedules
The Candidate:
Skills / Training:
- Proven experience in a management role
- Engineering background (HND/HNC) is desirable
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- A proven track record of delivering performance improvement
- Planning and organisational skills
- Strategic thinking and adaptability under pressure
- Financial acumen for managing budgets and costs
- Familiarity with health, safety, and environmental regulations
- Analytical skills to interpret data and identify improvements
- Knowledge of lean management
- Time and motion study experience is desirable
Benefits:
- 22 days of annual leave (Additional awarded for service)
- Life insurance
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Manufacturing Manager, Operations Manager, Senior Production Operative, Production Team Leader, Production Supervisor, Engineering Production Manager, Engineering Manager, HND, HNC, Plant Manager, and Production Director may also be considered.
