• Salary up to 45000 per annum
• Days Monday to Friday
• Fantastic opportunity in successful company
• Specialist privately owned manufacturer

On behalf of our client, a packaging manufacturer based in the Rochdale area, we are looking to recruit an experienced Production Manager with good people management skills, who can lead a small established team, who is quality driven and can drive and future proof the business.

The Job

• Directing and managing the day-to-day activities
• Achieving Safety leadership at all levels including shop floor employees.
• Implementing company policies, procedures and initiatives.
• Implementation of the company's annual quality, environmental and health & safety plans.
• Controlling of all aspects of Production processes including their quality, environmental and health and safety aspects, impacts and records.
• Supporting the Sales and Operations Planning process working to Min/Max stock levels and adherence to production plans for on time in full deliveries to customers.
• Providing resources to achieve adherence to annual, monthly and weekly Operational Production Plans for core and value-added operations.
• Developing and implementing annual plans to deliver cost reduction in operational areas.
• Ensuring sufficient skills and competences are available to meet operational objectives.
• Product and reject control and identification.
• Liaising with, Engineering to prioritise and arrange plant maintenance.
• Performing HR related duties such as recruiting, counselling, disciplining and developing employees.

About you

• Experience in managing, preferably in a process or food related industry.
• Continuous improvement in company health & safety performance.
• An understanding of lean principles.
• The creation of new ideas to deliver continuous cost reduction ideas.
• Experience in planning and organising production schedules.
• Determining quality control standards, including standard operating procedures.
• Excellent IT skills, strong presentation, communication and numerical skills.
• Excellent methodical / organisation skills and accuracy.
• Self motivation and an ability to use your initiative and work pro-actively.

Next Steps

If you have the required skills and experience and would like more information, please send your CV in confidence to Chris Chambury at The Recruitment Fix Ltd.