At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and develop a dynamic production team in a hands-on role.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking manufacturing company in Kettering.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, 25 days holiday, and career progression opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a supportive environment focused on continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by driving performance and quality in production.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in production management with blown film extrusion experience.
The predicted salary is between 47250 - 57750 £ per year.
Location: Kettering
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000
Hours: 08:00am - 17:00pm | Monday to Friday
Benefits:
- Progression opportunities within the business
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Our client is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead manufacturing operations and drive performance across the production team. This hands-on role requires strong leadership skills and experience within blown film extrusion, with a focus on productivity, quality, continuous improvement and team.
Roles/Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach and develop a team of Team Leaders and Operators across shift.
- Drive performance through KPI monitoring, reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Review and update SOPs, training plans and operator competency standards.
- Work closely with Engineering and OEMs to maximise machine performance and reliability.
- Support raw material planning and ordering, including polymers and blends.
- Ensure compliance with Quality, Health, Safety and environmental standards across production.
About You:
- Proven experience within blown film extrusion.
- 5+ years' production management experience.
- Strong KPI monitoring and performance management experience.
- Continuous Improvement knowledge (Lean, 5S, Six Sigma or similar).
- Experience training, developing and coaching production teams.
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If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
Production Manager in Kettering employer: Hunter Selection
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