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Production Manager
Full Time | Permanent Location: Midlands Hub, Kettering
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Production Manager to join our friendly and dynamic team at our Kettering Hub on a full-time, permanent basis.
As Production Manager, you will play a key role in leading the day-to-day operations of the Theatre Sterile Services Unit (TSSU), ensuring the delivery of a safe, efficient, and high-quality service to our internal and external customers. Reporting to the Unit Manager, you will support the achievement and maintenance of ISO 13485 standards, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations, quality requirements, and industry best practice.
Working closely with the Decontamination Manager and Supervisory Team, you will drive operational performance, support continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure all staff are trained and developed to meet the highest standards of service delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Take operational responsibility for customer requests, queries and service delivery throughout the working day.
- Lead and manage the TSSU team, ensuring resources are deployed effectively to meet workload demands and service requirements.
- Support supervisors and team leaders in maintaining productivity, efficiency, and quality standards across the unit.
- Build strong relationships with customers to understand their needs and ensure services are delivered in line with agreed timescales and operational procedures.
- Monitor production activity and performance, taking corrective action where required to address any shortfalls.
- Work closely with the Quality Manager to respond to audit findings, investigations, and non-conformances, implementing appropriate corrective and preventative actions.
- Support the maintenance and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS).
- Supervise, coach, and develop team members, ensuring training records remain accurate and up to date.
- Review production reports and technical data, applying specialist decontamination knowledge to support safe and compliant operations.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, teamwork, and excellent customer service.
- Ensure all activities are undertaken in accordance with relevant legislation, guidance, policies, and procedures.
What You’ll Bring
- Previous experience in a Production Manager, Operations Manager, or similar leadership role within a production, manufacturing, healthcare, or sterile services environment.
- Strong understanding of the decontamination cycle and sterile services processes.
- Experience conducting audits and implementing quality improvements.
- Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop teams.
- Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to analyse technical data and production performance metrics.
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
- Flexible, proactive, and solutions-focused approach to work.
- Commitment to delivering exceptional customer service and quality standards.
Why Join Us?
At Ramsay Health Care UK, our people are at the heart of our success. Our benefits are designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance and career development, because we’re people caring for people:
Health, Wellbeing & Financial Security
- Private Medical Cover, with the option to add your partner and dependants
- Discounted Bupa Dental Insurance
- Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 your base salary
- Private Pension, with Ramsay matching up to 5% after a qualifying period
- Employee Assistance Programme
Work-Life Balance
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell additional days
- Flexible shift patterns, where possible
- Family friendly policies including enhanced parental leave
- Volunteer leave to support causes that matter to you
Career Development & Recognition
- Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy to support your career development
- Colleague recognition programme to celebrate our people
Lifestyle & Everyday Perks
- Access to our benefits platform, offering a wide range of discounts
- Cycle2Work scheme
- Subsidised staff restaurant, where possible
- Free parking on site, where possible
About Us:
Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 60 years' experience. We are a global provider operating in 8 countries with 88,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS.
We love people with a positive, "can do" attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.
We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we would like you to join u
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