Assistant Production Manager

The Company:

Ryobi Aluminium Casting (UK) Ltd is an innovative, world class supplier of high quality, technically complex automotive components. Based in Carrickfergus, Ryobi Aluminium Casting (UK) Ltd is a proud member of the Ryobi Group. With the help of our Japanese parent company we can bring the latest technological advances to our European Customers.

Ryobis vision is to maintain a sustainable business by achieving the best results for our customers, maximising the potential of every employee through mutual respect, trust and teamwork. Our mission is to be the Number 1 Die Casting Company in Europe, to build upon our current customer base and increase market share, and to satisfy customer and shareholder requirements.

The role:

Lead daily and hourly shift briefings and coordinate daily production activities to ensure key objectives are met

Liaise with and lead support departments to ensure production output and shipment targets are achieved.

Collaborate with all departments to ensure production demand and all parts are made to required specifications and signed off by quality for dispatch in a timely manner.

Lead continuous improvement of the department in the following areas:

- Productivity

- Quality

- 5S

- Health and safety

- Training and development

Represent the department in a positive and productive manner, internally and externally

Lead daily communications board meetings (Hex Boards). Assign ownership to tasks to relevant departments and ensure follow up actions complete to targets agreed.

Arrange and co-ordinate overtime when necessary

Complete time and attendance for payroll as well as holiday approval

Arrange holiday cover when necessary

Participate in production planning and scheduling activities

Lead daily customer production performance meetings and communicate, when necessary reasons for not reaching delivery targets and planned corrective actions.

Develop personnel to improve the departments performance (covered on training and development above) remove

Communicate job expectations and company objectives and information

Deputise for Manufacturing Manager in his absence

Lead activities to improve housekeeping and employee safety within the department

Participate with team working, information sharing and Continuous Improvement Programs

Ensure compliance with the Company health, safety and environmental policies and management systems

Coordinate Production, Maintenance and Engineering to ensure production and quality targets are achieved and maintained.

Other duties as assigned

Essential Criteria:

- Previous experience in supervising/ managing within a machine shop environment

- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

Company Benefits:

Competitive salary

Competitive shift premium for all shift roles

Generous employer pension contributions, starting at 7% Employer and rising to 14% Employer

A health cash plan

Discount scheme

Life assurance

Service-related holidays & Holiday Purchase Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Free car parking

Learning and Development opportunities and support

Ride to work scheme

Service awards

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