This is a new and exciting opportunity as a full-time permanent Production Engineering Manager / Production Engineering Supervisor to demonstrate your leadership qualities within a family-run manufacturer of Aerospace Components who have been supplying the Global Aviation industry for over 60 years.
A terrific opportunity to use all your knowledge of Production Engineering and Manufacturing processes to really make your mark and help drive forward an already successful business.
PRODUCTION ENGINEERING MANAGER / MANUFACTURING MANAGER
LOCATION: Based near Gravesend, Kent - in a newly renovated, modern, spacious production workshop. You may be searching for Production Engineering / Manufacturing jobs in Kent, Gravesend, Meopham, Wrotham, Rochester, Dartford, West Malling, Sevenoaks.
SALARY: up to £45K plus company benefits, plenty of onsite parking, annual salary increases, health insurance plan, performance related bonus, long service awards, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
HOURS: 07.00–16.00 (Mon-Thurs), 07.00 - 12.00 midday (Fri)
As Production Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the overall efficiency of the Production department; supervising, managing and motivating a small team of production operatives, ensuring that they deliver production targets whilst meeting strict quality and environmental performance standards and driving continuous improvement initiatives in line with statutory, compliance, quality and standard operating procedures.
Day-to-day duties include:
- Maintain an effective production plan and update on a live basis.
- Actively utilise ERP system to efficiently plan a seamless production schedule.
- Identify training needs and facilitate effective on-the-job training.
- Provide valuable technical input to the manufacturing processes.
- Obtain a full understanding of the product and associated components and assist with problem solving.
- Set and monitor KPI’s to maintain performance.
- Ensure health and safety guidelines are adhered to.
- Recruit / maintain appropriate staffing levels.
- Implement and maintain lean manufacturing principles, continuous improvement and best practices.
- Assist with quality initiatives and maintain manufacturing processes.
You will ideally have a degree in an Engineering discipline as well as a strong background of working in lean manufacturing environment. You will be an experienced Production Engineer with natural leadership skills and good written / verbal communication skills, a positive attitude, an eye for detail and an excellent organisational ability.
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Current/ Previous job titles could include Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Production Engineering Manager, Production Manager, Production Supervisor, Production Engineer, Production Team Leader, Manufacturing Team Leader, Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing and Production Manager, Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Senior Production Engineer or similar.
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