Manufacturing Director
2 weeks ago
Strategic and tactical responsibility for implementing manufacturing strategy and strategic operational goals to exceed customer expectations for product quality, cost and delivery. Maximising efficiency, optimising production levels and driving operational excellence
Role responsibilities:
- Strategy and Development
- Overall responsibility for Manufacturing activities across the business.
- Create and implement best practice manufacturing vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance
- Ensure that manufacturing strategies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs in terms of price, quality and delivery targets which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the market
- Evaluate the challenges faced by the business and take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities
- Contribute to overall business strategy and annual budget process.
- Take ownership of the manufacturing policy, guidelines and any associated documents
- develop creative & innovative manufacturing processes
- Develop and implement long-term operating goals, expansion
- Input and hold responsibility for manufacturing budgets
- Prepare the annual Manufacturing budget and forecasts and all Capital Expenditure proposals
- Ensuring compliance with legal standards
- Manage the budget from identification to completion of projects
- Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of employees and visitors
- Develop blood lead strategy to reduce individual blood lead
- Review environmental strategies that impact on future ways of operating and ensure implementation where possible
- Review the use of technological systems that support a more environmentally friendly approach
- Ensure that Environmental, Health and Safety, manufacturing and quality standards and procedures are adhered to.
- Manage ESG
- People Management
- Lead, develop and implement variable cost productivity programmes across all areas of responsibility
Implement a customer focused operational culture delivering world class customer service levels
- Coordinate team activities to optimise cost performance of the plant through capital investment programmes, optimising operating working capital usage and minimising waste through the development of a continuous improvement culture, encompassing lean principles and clear
strategic development
- Develop and manage master production schedule and operations budgets for products to directly support and ensure that the product is delivered at agreed cost, quality, and timelines
- Plan and execute maintenance activity to ensure plant is kept safe and compliant
- Drive improvements in reliability for key aspects of machinery by completing reliability studies and identifying best planned maintenance strategy
- Ensure all external maintenance contracts are regularly reviewed to ensure best value in conjunction with the Head of Purchasing
- Provide design for manufacturing input at early stages in the new product development process, coordinating with and supporting
the new product development team
Minimum requirements:
- B-Tech/BSc Eng. Mechanical (B. Com or MBA will be beneficial) or similar production related qualification.
- Minimum 10+ years of experience in a senior leadership role in manufacturing environment
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