Production Manager

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages the production teams to ensure the volumes of production and the costs, delivery, and quality requirements are met.
• Provides support to the Plant Manager in all aspects of the manufacturing process, including improvements to the process.
• Directs the teams via task-orientated plans and arranges daily meetings with teams and individuals.
• Produces KPI analysis reports.

Production Process

• Detects and resolves faults/breakdowns, including planning and implementing corrective measures.
• Oversees daily production operations, providing support to the Plant Manager.
• Manages the use of resources in the production process, namely raw material consumption.
• Liaises with the customer on day-to-day requirements, attending to their claims and ensuring that the problems will be analyzed and resolved.
• Makes decisions about equipment use, maintenance, modification, and procurement.
• Oversees planned and unplanned maintenance operations.
• Provides on-call technical support for process and basic mechanical issues if required.
• Compiles record of production data to prepare reports on the volume of production, consumption of material, and energy.
• Develops systems and processes that track and optimize productivity.

Team Management

• Identifies and addresses training needs.
• Safeguards production staff compliance with Health and safety regulations in their activities and participates in the H & S action plans in the plant.
• Encourages participation from the teams in developing a culture of continuous improvement across the business.