Production Department Manager

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Job title: Production Department Manager
Location: Swindon
At Johnson Matthey, your work will matter. As a Production Department Manager you'll join a world leader in platinum group metals with over 200 years of history and innovation. You'll help tackle the world's biggest challenges - cutting emissions, powering modern society and enhancing lives - as we continue to apply, refine and recycle metals that matter, for a healthier and more resilient future.
The role:
As a Production Department Manager, you will help drive our goals by:

• To oversee and drive daily departmental performance, including managing the production team and coordinating support functions within a matrix management structure.
• Provide leadership in Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) to enhance processes, equipment, staff awareness, and training, ensuring continuous EHS improvements and alignment with key performance indicators (KPIs) as well as regulatory and corporate requirements. Responsible for overseeing the department's EHS performance.
• Ensure that all corrective actions identified in incident reports within your areas of responsibility are appropriate, completed thoroughly, and within the established timelines.
• Foster a "quality first" approach and drive ongoing improvements in the quality output produced by the team.
• Contribute to and help build robust processes based on Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Collaborate with the Engineering team to identify critical equipment, develop preventive maintenance strategies, and establish asset lifecycle management plans, including the strategic replacement of equipment.

Key skills that will help you succeed in this role:

• Proven experience in managing production operations, driving efficiency, and leading high-performing teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of general Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) management principles.
• Proven leadership and decision-making abilities and the ability to lead by example and build a successful team.
• High energy and enthusiasm for the role and team development
• Strong business and customer awareness. xgikmsk
• Skilled at distilling complex situations into clear, concise summaries for senior leadership or non-experts.

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