Production Manager
Kettering
£50,000 - £55,000
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.
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.
Job Tenure: Permanent
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire
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