Production Manager

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Base pay range

We are looking for a Production Manager to join our team at United Caps Dinnington.

Function: Production

Line Manager: Factory Manager

Direct Reports: Production Supervisors, Maintenance Lead, Process Engineer Lead

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

GENERAL – MANAGEMENT

• Manages the division of labour of the production department.
• Ensures that adequate training plans are established for all colleagues.
• Ensures that relevant corrective/preventative actions decided through various meetings, audits, and customer complaints are implemented correctly and within the agreed time frame.
• Ensures that the SOPs and work instructions are followed by teams.
• Ensures that records and documents are properly managed and up to date.
• Supervises colleagues and ensures cleanliness, hygiene, and GMP standards are met.
• Effectively manages Production, Maintenance, and Process staff, including 1-1s, appraisals, return to works, setting objectives, development conversations, social climate KPI reporting, holiday management, and other engagement tasks.

ORGANISATION

• Directly responsible for Production Supervisors and Operatives.
• Participates in the preparation of production planning with logistics.
• Participates in the management review.
• Responsible for communication and implementation of management guidelines.
• Keeps up to date with new technology that can be used in the production process (Continuous improvement).

MANUFACTURING PROCESS

• Responsible for optimisation of production.
• Provides technical support to QA and Plant manager.
• Participates in the selection and implementation of investments.
• Responsible for monitoring and reducing plastic scrap.
• Develops new and improves existing SOPs relevant to the manufacturing process.

PRODUCTION

• Responsible for the overall performance of production.
• Participates in the monitoring of monthly indicators.
• Coordinates tasks/repairs in production with the maintenance and process engineers.
• Responsible for quality of parts produced in accordance with the quality service.
• Participates in the analysis and maintenance of the BRCGS and ISO14001 systems.
• Participates in daily, weekly, and monthly production meetings and implements the decisions made.
• Respects and enforces SOPs regarding approved chemical usage.
• Manages hiring of new production staff with plant manager/HR as required.

MAINTENANCE AND PROCESS

• Overall responsibility for the maintenance and process departments.
• Effectively delegates/prioritises tasks where required.
• Ensures both teams are meeting their objectives.

SAFETY

• Responsible for the safety of all UC colleagues. Takes preventive and corrective measures to avoid all kinds of risks.
• Responsible for fire evacuation of colleagues on site.

Skills you will require:

• Knowledge of Process Management and Quality / Environment Systems.
• Safety/cleanliness/GMP (BRCG product team member – knowledge through training).
• Technical understanding of injection moulding production process would be beneficial.
• Good knowledge of Windows applications.
• Leadership qualities – efficient communication, problem-solving, and decision-making ability.

The Company

UNITED CAPS is a global industry reference for the design and production of high-performance plastic caps and closures. As a dedicated partner, we enable customers to evolve and extend their own packaging solutions and maintain their leading position. Therefore, we make custom-designed specialty closures for a wide variety of international companies in the packaging markets. The company is headquartered in Luxembourg and has manufacturing facilities in Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malaysia, and Spain.

Our Values

• Respect your colleagues as individuals and accept their differences.
• Be a team player. Trust your colleagues, have confidence in their competencies, and respect their responsibilities.
• Be reliable and honour your commitment.
• Keep the customer in mind in all your actions.
• Be honest when exercising your responsibilities.

Salary: 45k+

Health cash plan with surgery choices (Westfield Health).

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Production

Industries

Packaging and Containers Manufacturing

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