On behalf of our Manufacturing Client in Shannon, Co Clare, we are currently sourcing a Production Manager to join their Team.
Duties & Responsibilities
* Provide effective supervision and coaching to assigned employees to achieve the required quality and production goals.
* Manage the movement of product through the production area ensuring TOC inventory and throughput targets are achieved daily.
* Ensure on time delivery to customer order due date and manage customer expedites through the process.
* Develop and execute daily recovery plans for any missed production metrics.
* Supervision and management duties of shift employees to include scheduling of leave, disciplinaries, grievances, etc.
* Trouble shoot and provide cost effective resolutions to production problems.
* Process and approve all weekly payroll hours worked by employees in remit.
* Develop and promote a Continuous Improvement work environment.
* Implement and sustain a 6S culture.
* Implement and support lean manufacturing techniques (VSM’ing, Kaizan, TPM, employee suggestions, etc.).
* Monitor the operations safety program and ensure that all employees comply with safety regulations.
* Manage the group training matrix and complete training plans to deliver increased flexibility and increased productivity from the group.
* Conduct shift start-up meeting to communicate plant and departmental updates/news.
* Provide the shift-to-shift communication link to keep all team members working toward the same goals.
* Maintain a positive work atmosphere.
* Increase output from the production cell by a minimum of 2% quarter over quarter.
* Increase productivity in the cell by a minimum of 2% quarter over quarter.
* Deliver 2% cost reduction improvements for the cell quarter over quarter.
* Meet the daily sales and ESH’s targets for the production area.
* Drive past due orders on a weekly basis to target set.
* Manage overtime and absences to targets set.
* Meet the daily TOC throughput and inventory targets.
* Meet and exceed the quarterly scrap, rework and returns targets.
* Ensure internal system accuracy for the area.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
* Minimum bachelor’s degree in Production Management, Engineering, or related disciplines (equivalent background considered).
* At least 3 years of industrial supervisory or similar leadership experience.
* Able to multitask with competing priorities.
* Establishes and achieves continuous improvement goals.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Experience of supervising in a unionized environment desirable.
This is a 5 days on site role in Shannon, Co Clare. If you have the above skills & experience, please contact or Tele:
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