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Role – Production Manager

Location – Coventry

Salary - £45,000 - £47,000

Day Shift

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Production Manager to join am estabished engineer company based in Coventry.

This market leading engineering business, operating in a wide range of industries including aerospace, defence, automotive and transportation.

Main responsibilities:

Responsible for maintaining, improving and promoting a world class H&S environment in all plant areas. Safety first and foremost
Day to day supervision and care of all site personnel in your team, i.e. communication, appraisal, training, disciplinary matters, employee hours and shift working arrangements
Delivery of the training and competency plan (assessing, recording and ensuring delivery of training requirements for all production employees to ensure they meet the required level of capability)
Supporting the Quality function and have a “right first time approach”
Manage the provision of consumable/materials for site and maintain all baskets and fixturing equipment to ensure we maximise fixture life and tooling costs
Regular contact / communication with all site leaders to ensure daily plans and targets are understood including organising the morning meetings
Management and reporting of cost, quality and delivery KPI’s
Managing customer service levels and developing business through good customer relationships
Direct involvement in Continuous Improvement activities
Qualifications, experience and skills:

Engineering / Process/ Manufacturing background, in a regulated industry
The ability to act decisively and solve staff or equipment-related problems
ICT literacy to deal with various technologies and programmes
Customer focussed approach to ensure high levels of quality and service
The ability to communicate clearly and persuasively with your team, managers and clients
The ability to work under pressure and multitask
Leadership skills and the ability to motivate others to meet deadlines
Understanding of H&S requirements
Salary / package:

Pension - match contribution from 4% - 10%
Life Assurance - 2 x annual salary rising to 4 x if join Company pension
Free parking on all sites
Free refreshments provided
An entitlement to full pay whilst off sick for a limited number of days (in addition to your statutory sick pay entitlement)
25 days holiday plus national holidays

For further details, please contact Nick Sollis – (phone number removed) or email your cv (url removed)

Omega Resource Group are an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors.

We are always seeking Engineering Staff, Senior Managers, Skilled and Semi-Skilled Machinists, Mechanical Fitters, Electrical Fitters, Quality Engineers, Materials Science Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Test Technicians, Technical Authors and Laboratory Technicians to name but a few.

For details of other opportunities available within your chosen field please visit our website (url removed)

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors

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