Production Manager

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.

 Deliverables

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 multiple task 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 catriona.duggan@cpl.ie or Tele: 087 2419644