Seeking an experienced Production Manager with outstanding team leadership, impeccable attention to detail, passion for process improvement, looking to make a bigger impact.
Top reasons to join this Client:

* Starting Basic Salary circa 60k+ per annum.
* Company Bonus Scheme.
* Work from well-equipped site on the Crawley Business Park.
* Prestigious and well-established Designer, Manufacturer & Supplier of Interior Products.
* New role owing to continued company growth, reporting into the Operations Director.
* Excellent career progression as the company continue to scale globally.
* Opportunity to impact this established company in a new Production Site.
* Rewarding blend; operational, QA, driving efficiencies & leadership.
* Leading a team of 5 direct reports and wider team of 20.
* Responsibly for the Production, Assembly, Finishing, CNC, Goods in & Goods Out Team.
* Suit an experienced Production professional from Engineering or Metal manufacturing.
* Collaborative team approach & fast paced company culture.
* Excellent career progression.
* 21 days holiday with an additional 2-4 days off every Christmas.
* On-site Gym, Pension, Monday to Friday 5 days on site, 7.30am-4.30pm.
Core responsibilities will typically include:

* Implement production systems, processes and disciplines including but not limited to planning, scheduling, and sequencing to ensure best use of resources and on time delivery of customers’ orders.
* Introduce industry leading manufacturing practices covering all manufacturing, finishing, assembly, packing and shipping functions.
* Establish and improve the quality assurance processes and disciplines and accountable to ensure provide exceptional quality products and services.
* Create and maintain HSE standards ensuring safety of all stakeholders as well as compliance to regulations, the wellbeing of our staff, housekeeping standards through 5S disciplines.
* Lead, train, motivate and support the team within a time-sensitive and demanding environment, including process improvements and problem resolution.
* Partner and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve planning, processes, systems and ultimately customer satisfaction.
* Budget and cost control.
* Schedule production and assembly activities and the outcomes to comply with QA and OTIF requirements.
Essential Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

* Proven success in a similar production management role.
* Previous success leading improvement projects in job lot production environments with significant demand.
* Understanding of metal manufacturing or related engineering industry.
* A natural leader with strong change management capability.
* Deep understanding of production processes and related quality management systems.
* Commercially minded, strong skills in cost control.
* Working knowledge of relevant manufacturing software tools such as: ERP, MRP, MES, MPS systems.