Production Manager

We are looking for a talented Production engineer to oversee and improve manufacturing processes. The engineer's responsibilities include identifying areas for improvement, maintaining high levels of manufacturing and product quality, designing new products and processes, as well as ensuring cost-efficiency and conformance with regulatory standards.

Production Engineering defines and works out how the product will be manufactured and/or assembled on the production line including design of packaging, ensuring the right quantity of components/products are delivered and aligned to support the speed of the production line. Review efficiencies and eliminate waste within the manufacturing process to deliver high quality products/components to clearly defined standards.

Overall Purpose Of The Role Responsible for implementation of production processes and procedures, leading productivity improvements with project based activities, including new product introduction and manufacturing cell design to reduce waste, improve quality and safety, and reduce operating costs. Manage KPIs and ensure preventative actions are taken to maximise success. Work on many phases or sub-tasks of projects or entire projects of moderate complexity, with results impacting on project completion. Work under general supervision, reviewed at project milestones and/or on completion by Senior Management.

Key Responsibilities General and Task Management

• Design new systems and processes and provide facilities & methods to ensure the cost effective integration of new products or for the improvement of existing ones into manufacturing operations.
• Ensure all product and system requirements are taken into account from the initial product conception to the finished result.
• Generating production documentation such as assembly instructions.
• Reduce variability in manufacturing by providing standard work methods and work instructions.
• Ensure product and process quality meets specifications required.
• Improve manufacturing efficiency by analysing and planning work flow, space requirements and equipment layout.
• Remove waste from the processes.
• Respond to breakdowns.
• Report down time and possible trends.
• Support and lead continuous improvement, problem solving and process improvement activities
• Poka Yoke (error proofing) where possible to prevent errors.
• Investigate production and process issues providing technical support and training.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities
• Quality control of work by appropriate reviews
• Support and lead process improvement activities
• Write reports and present progress at project meetings and to clients

Skills And Attributes

• Independently determines approach and assigned tasks
• Understanding manufacturing processes
• Strong problem-solving skills and logical approach
• Understand lean manufacturing
• Ability to work in a diverse and dynamic environment
• Planning and prioritising activities
• Ability to train the work group and lead teams within the work group
• Good understanding of customer expectations and deliverables with an awareness of the impact of failure/cost of poor quality

Qualifications And Experience Levels

• Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree preferred.
• Ability to design processes and layouts.
• Experience of FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis), Kaizen/A3 (continuous improvement and problem solving) process improvement and Poka Yoke (error proofing) techniques.
• Significant work experience in a high volume manufacturing environment, preferably electronics/ automotive.
• Understanding of design and production costs to include waste, downtime, scrap and re-work.