Production Manager (Melting)

REED Engineering & Manufacturing are working with a leading Engineering & Manufacturing company.

Job Summary

This is an exciting position for a person to independently manage the Remelt and Engineered Products department within the company. The individual must have a drive to lead a department which performs to optimum efficiency and succeed in department and companywide goals aligning with the mission and vision. The position will also give the opportunity to drive and develop standards and expectations to ensure we have a best in class, customer ready environment. The roles and responsibilities are categorised following a unique framework adopted by the company which the individual will be responsible to perform. Safety * Ensure that all operatives within Remelt & E.P are trained in the 5 units of the STOP safety program. * Ensure that the Remelt & E.P department achieves the required quantity of STOP cards per week in line with targets set by the EHS team. * Safety, health and environmental compliance for the department including SWP creation, Risk Assessment, audit compliance. * Ensuring that all Remelt & E.P SWP's & RA's are reviewed and that all operatives are trained in the latest revision, per the departmental training matrix. * Apply formalised 5s/hazard reduction processes daily and rigorously. * Oversee the sequence of events following a safety incident, ensuring that PSR's/SIF's are completed in a timely fashion. Ensure that where actions are identified they are addressed promptly by the relevant parties. People * Fully accountable for Leading, motivating, coaching and developing individual team members with implementation of a strong succession plan through personal training and development plans ensuring appropriate matrices are updated. * Responsible for ensuring all day-to-day people related tasks are fully documented and being carried on time and effectively e.g. One to Ones, Return to work interviews etc * Responsible for managing first line Employee Relations within the team in a timely and accurate manner including any disciplinary and grievance hearings. * Responsible for communicating payroll changes and departmental shift changes to ensure budget accuracy with the relevant departments. * Accountable for control of holiday requests within own team ensuring that holidays are in line with plans and that production risk is minimised because of agreed absences * Involvement in the recruitment process following all Company standards. Quality * Ensure compliance with the MI & TI quality procedures set for the tasks within Remelt and E.P. * Take the lead role in departmental quality audits and customer audits, ensuring that any non-conformances are actioned & addressed promptly. * Oversee the sequence of events following a Quality incident, ensuring that company policies are completed in a timely fashion. Ensure that where actions are identified they are addressed promptly by the relevant parties. * Ensure that right first time KPI's are set and communicated for the Remelt and E.P teams to work towards * Work with the process metallurgist's and quality engineers to drive quality initiatives in response to any IDN's raised. Responsiveness

The position also includes a bonus of up to 10% a extra £5,000 per annum