Production Manager Permanent

We are recruiting for a Timber Yard on the outskirts of Selby who are looking for an experienced Prouction Manager, ideally with experience of timber manufacturing, supporting Supervisors and Production Staff of this well-known and well-established leading timber engineering specialist who enjoy the very latest in manufacturing processes. You may be a Team Leader or Supervisor looking to further your career as a Production Manager, with production and/or warehouse experience and an understanding of stock control systems. More important we are seeking an Assistant Production Manager who is an effective and motivating team leader with a passion for planning and working towards KPI’s. Join this fantastic, growing organisation who value their employees and enjoy your career development.

Specification of disired candidate:

• Production and warehouse experience
• Timber manufacturing industry knowledge highly desirable
• Experience in managing KPI’s and working to budgets
• Knowledge of optimisation processes and software
• Understanding of principles of manufacturing process
• Understanding of stock control systems
• Proactive with strong leadership qualities.
• Commercially aware
• Proven effective leadership skills
• Planning and organisation
• Forward thinking and proactive
• Computer literate
• Good staff management and motivational skills

Key responsibilities – Production Manager:

• Manage and support Team Leaders and Production staff
• Plan and coordinate the workload of production teams to achieve production targets
• Manage KPIs – review and report production performance on a daily basis; identify and implement opportunities for improving efficiency
• Ensure production quality and standards are met
• Ensure production paperwork is issued and correctly completed
• Ensure production equipment is correctly used and maintained
• Control and maintain stock by using systems such as Kanban and other bespoke software systems
• People management activities which may include training, attendance and employee meetings
• You will be required to undertake manufacturing activities
• Ensure that Health and Safety rules and regulations are adhered to
• Maintain housekeeping standards