Manufacturing Manager

Manufacturing Manager - Electrical components industry

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£65,000 - £68,000 basic + bonus + health care + pension + 5 weeks holiday
Our client is a well established, expanding manufacturer with a worldwide market. This represents an exciting opportunity for an experienced Manager to take responsibility for the manufacturing of products in the most cost effective and efficient manner in order to meet the customers’ expectations. You will manage the manufacturing team and take ownership of goods-in, all aspects of production, maintenance, housekeeping, and production planning/scheduling with the goal of reducing costs, improving efficiencies and improving manufacturing capabilities.
The role is to drive a continuous improvement mindset with the staff and within the factory as well as: aligning stock and production capabilities with sales forecasting; coordinating and planning production material and workflow; communicating between production and sales team to ensure lead times are achieved and customers are made aware of any possible delays; creating reports detailing manufacturing, materials and capacity requirements for the factory and responsibility for compliance with quality control systems.
The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years experience in a fast-paced manufacturing facility , ideally components, automotive or similar with knowledge and practical implementation experience in production controls such as Lean manufacturing. You should have a customer centric approach with the ability to think strategically, ensuring the area remains at the forefront of global standards. xwzovoh Familiar with ISO standard environments with the ability to manage capacity issues - continuously finding ways to streamline administrative processes.
Location: South East London/ Kent inner M25