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Exciting Opportunity for a Passionate Production Manager with Lean Expertise!

Are you an experienced Production Manager with a passion for Lean manufacturing and a drive to create high-performance teams? Do you have a track record of improving processes, driving efficiency, and coaching others to reach their full potential? If so, I want to hear from you.

Due to growth in business strategy, the Plant Director is looking to recruit into his team someone to take the reins of production operations at this specialist manufacturing business who will implement Lean strategies and will lead a motivated team.

Within the key role of Production Manager, you'll be at the forefront of driving operational excellence. You'll be responsible for optimising production processes, ensuring high-quality outputs, and leading a growing team of talented individuals. With a focus on Lean principles such as Kaizen, 5S, and Value Stream Mapping, you'll play a key role in streamlining operations and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will: -

  • Have proven experience as a Production Manager or in a similar leadership role.
  • Have a solid background in Lean manufacturing and a passion for process optimisation. Experience with Six Sigma or Kaizen methodologies is highly desirable.
  • Be a natural leader who enjoys coaching and developing teams. Y
  • Be a strategic thinker with a solutions-oriented approach to overcoming operational challenges and driving efficiency.
  • Be a strong communicator with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and foster a positive, productive work environment.

    On offer: -
  • A salary circa £80,000
  • Excellent Bonus incentives!
  • Excellent pension, including salary sacrifice scheme
  • 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

    Interested? Please follow the 'apply now' link to send your CV to Emma Brighouse at Morgan Ryder Associates.

    At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

    We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

    Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes

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