Paint Plant Manager in Birmingham

Paint Plant Manager

Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8am–5pm or 7am–4pm; Friday, 8am–2pm.

Key Areas of Responsibility, Duties and Deliverables Expected

Responsibilities

• Managing Line/Assembly Performance: Maximise output by organising departments and minimising waste, including machine time, labour and scrap. Use the Thingtrax system to ensure correct information is inputted and acted upon.
• Labour Utilisation: Ensure allocated labour is utilised to produce products at the right time and quality. Monitor the KPI set by Finance for labour costs against sales on a weekly basis. Manage areas for improvement in labour utilisation and submit suggestions for additional support or expenditure through your line manager to reduce costs.
• Quality Output: Take responsibility for the quality of all products coming from your production rows, ensuring operators adhere to SOPs. Ensure operators are continually trained and the Skills Matrix is kept up to date. Escalate potential quality risks to your line manager.
• Internal Firewall PPM: Monitor the Internal Firewall PPM figure and implement corrective actions to eliminate issues throughout the process.
• Employee Engagement: Ensure daily communication with all employees at the start of each shift to discuss the previous day's performance and any Health & Safety or quality issues. Manage staff performance issues with HR support, following the appropriate HR procedures.
• Inefficient Job Running List: Review jobs causing the greatest loss of revenue due to quality issues, manufacturing inefficiencies or waste, and implement improvements to bring costs back into line.
• Housekeeping: Take responsibility for housekeeping within your areas. Implement a robust daily system to review housekeeping and demonstrate continued adherence to the 5S standards, as audited by the Directors.

General Responsibilities & Duties

• Adhere to company quality awareness requirements.
• Meet Health & Safety standards and support others in doing the same.
• Assist other areas of the business when required to carry out the same or similar tasks.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties required.

Personal Attributes

• Time management skills.
• Computer literacy.
• People person.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.

Core Values

• TRUST: Belief and confidence in the reliability of what we do and how we behave.
• OPENNESS: Acting with sincerity and transparency.
• ACCOUNTABILITY: Taking ownership of our actions and behaviours and delivering our objectives.
• RESPECT: Positive behaviours and actions towards others for their abilities, qualities and achievements.
• ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT: Applying an enterprising mindset to create new opportunities for change, growth for personal and/or business success.
• AGILITY: Operating with a rapid and continuous approach to grow our business and our competitive advantage.

Health & Safety Responsibilities

• Set a good example of safe behaviour, particularly to new entrants and young persons.
• Work in a safe manner and observe site Health and Safety rules and procedures.
• Do not misuse or interfere with anything provided to ensure the Health and Safety of themselves and others.
• Correctly use the protective clothing and equipment provided.
• Report any safety concerns promptly to their Supervisor and take action to prevent injury if it is safe to do so.
• Report all injuries that occur at work and obtain the necessary first aid treatment.
• Help in the investigation of accidents to prevent recurrence.

Additional Information

WHS Plastics is an equal opportunity employer. Every employee has the right to work in an environment free from all forms of discrimination. We recruit, employ, retain, promote, discipline, terminate and otherwise treat all employees and job applicants based on qualifications, performance and competence. All employees and applicants will be treated in line with current legislation and will not discriminate against any of the protected characteristics.

This job description reflects the general nature and level of work assigned to the role. It does not restrict management's right to reassign duties, responsibilities or location at any time based on business needs if the work is similar, related or a logical reassignment for the position. The company will, where possible, take into account your personal circumstances.

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Please note: We operate an exclusive recruitment partnership with Owen Daniels and therefore kindly request no agency contact.

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