Production manager-full time - permanent - up to £37k- based in tockwith - united kingdom, york, north yorkshire

excellent opportunity for an experienced production manager to join a well-established company based in tockwith

salary: up to £37,000 per annum

contract type: permanent

location: tockwith, near york

hours: 07.30 – 4.00, monday – friday with regular overtime, which may include weekends

the company

you may not have heard of the company, but we can guarantee you will have seen their work. they deliver exciting and innovative projects within the creative industries, from olympic cauldrons to tv sets, from giant artworks to jaw-dropping structures. end clients include google, the bbc, the brits, amazon, netflix and even governments of rarely visited nations.

their work can be seen around the world and falls into the following categories: large-scale events, theatre and tv sets, ceremonies, art installations and architectural pavilions. the company is a unique and innovative company to work for. their clients go to them for help solving complex design challenges, turning their concepts and visions into things of beauty.

the design & drafting department plays an important role helping to facilitate the successful delivery of complex projects. the team is made up of multi-disciplined engineers, designers and technical specialists, who collaborate with each other to provide coordinated engineering solutions that meets the defined objectives.

production manager role:

the production manager role holds responsibility for all aspects of production activity within the workshops at stage one and is responsible for ensuring that manufacturing processes run reliably and efficiently and that project requirements are met, specifically projects are delivered on time, in full, to the required quality whilst adhering to all h&s standards.

the production manager will work closely with all production departments including, engineering, drafting and design, project management, specialist manufacturing and machining. the successful candidate will be responsible for managing the production teams, materials and production facilities to high efficiency levels within the framework of all company policies.

key responsibilities:

planning & resource

ownership of the production planning process for production departments within the area of control so that they operate in alignment, ensuring plant, materials and personnel are in place and coordinate inter-departmental transport chasing production requirements with each department throughout the day responsible for material demand planning and stock control, chase any po requests and ensure that adequate storage space if available to load it into the shop etc. responsible for sub-contracting production work when required, identifying and maintaining contact with sub-contractors and organising and monitoring sub-contracted work sourcing suppliers and products as the production team needs

people management

lead from the front with great managerial skills to develop the production team and manage, motivate and coach supervisors and production staff line manage supervisors in the production area of control monitor and review team capability, ensuring all staff are clearly focused on their key objectives and developed to maximise their potential clearly communicate and monitor team targets and kpi’s and the processes to be carried out to ensure these targets are achieved and remain in line with company policies and procedures

drawings & design

issue drawings to the workshops for specific projects to co-ordinate as necessary with the design team to ensure that key workshop personnel have the necessary input into design and specification

quality

ensure that all company & statutory systems and procedures are followed manage, control and mitigate any quality issues understand the required level of quality to match client expectations and ensure that built items conform to this standard

h&s and housekeeping

ensure that all company & statutory systems and procedures are followed with regards to health & safety ensuring risk assessments and method statements are obtained reviewed and filed and h&s files are complete

the above list of duties is not exhaustive and is subject to change. the post holder may be required to undertake other duties within the scope and grading of the post.

if you have the relevant skills/attributes to fulfil this role and want to join a thriving company then please apply now!

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