At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic team in driving production and maintaining high-quality standards.
- Company: Join one of Kent's top fencing manufacturers with a strong reputation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hands-on leadership experience, and a chance to make an impact.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity for career growth in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of production management and enhance your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in managing production teams and a strong understanding of health and safety.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
Production Manager
Location: Tunbridge, Kent Salary: £45,000 per annum, pro rata Contract: Nine-month temporary contract Hours: Full-time
We are recruiting for an experienced Production Manager to join one of Kent’s leading fencing manufacturers on a nine-month temporary contract.
Based at the company’s manufacturing site in Tunbridge, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day management of a team of approximately 11 employees, including Factory Operatives, Fabricators and Saw Operators.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring someone who can drive production output, maintain high standards and ensure all work is completed safely, efficiently and within the required timescales.
Key responsibilities
- Managing, motivating and supporting a production team of approximately 11 employees.
- Driving productivity and ensuring production targets are consistently achieved.
- Planning and coordinating daily workloads across the factory.
- Ensuring orders are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
- Monitoring team performance and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency.
- Ensuring employees have the materials, equipment and information required to perform effectively.
- Maintaining high standards of quality throughout the production process.
- Addressing production delays, staffing challenges and operational issues.
- Ensuring health and safety procedures are followed at all times.
- Working closely with senior management and other departments to meet customer requirements.
About you
The successful candidate will have
- Previous experience managing a production or manufacturing team.
- A proven ability to drive output and achieve demanding production targets.
- Strong leadership and people-management skills.
- Excellent organisational and workload-planning abilities.
- The confidence to manage performance and maintain accountability.
- A practical, hands-on approach to resolving problems.
- A strong understanding of health and safety within a factory environment.
- Experience within fencing, steel fabrication, engineering or a related manufacturing environment would be advantageous.
This is an excellent opportunity to join an established and successful Kent manufacturer, taking responsibility for an experienced production team during a key nine-month period.
Apply today for immediate consideration
Production Manager in Tonbridge employer: Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Ltd
Join a dynamic and innovative team as a Manufacturing Engineer in Medway, where you'll have the opportunity to lead impactful production engineering projects and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Our supportive work culture fosters collaboration and professional growth, offering you the chance to enhance your skills while contributing to cutting-edge manufacturing processes. With competitive salary packages and a commitment to employee development, we are dedicated to creating a rewarding environment for our engineers.
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