Production Manager

Wesbart UK are recruiting a Production Manager to oversee production operations. All applicants must have at least three years production managerial experience.

Wesbart UK are leading global manufactures of aluminium and stainless steel storage systems for use in hospitals, universities, research institutes and laboratories.

Wesbart UK is a family run company which has been established for over 40 years now employing 25 members of staff at our manufacturing facility in Billingshurst, West Sussex.

The successful applicant ideally should have sheet metal experience or a good understanding of manufacturing processes.

General duties:

• Create job cards and issue drawings
• File job cards and drawings
• Order materials to ensure a smooth production process
• Check deliveries, quantities and quality
• Regularly check production to ensure jobs are produced on time
• Communicate with the other members of senior management and factory floor workers to ensure jobs are despatched on time and flow though all stages of production
• Inform customers of delays with their orders
• Resolve minor staff disputes and inform the Director
• Issue and manage staff holidays
• Good knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook and Sage (or similar programme)
• Good telephone communication skills
• Maintain stock levels and order as required.
• Assist on the factory floor if required
• Maintain the clean, tidy, organised factory floor
• Remind staff when required to clean and organise their workstation
• Maintain a professional appearance when welcoming suppliers and customers on site
• Assist with any maintenance required, ie. Fixing equipment or contacting supplier to resolve the issue
• Take pride in the role

Health and safety

• Maintain high levels of Health and Safety across the factory floor
• Assist with updating risk assessments when required
• Ensure staff maintain health and safety standards
• Ensure daily, weekly and annual safety checks/ tests are undertaken including machine safety guards, forklift trucks and PPE
• Maintain and update staff training records
• Issue and replace PPE when required, including updating the PPE log book when new PPE is issued
• Report any issues with PPE or Health and Safety concerns which you cannot resolve to the Director
• Assist with fire alarm tests, emergency lighting tests, fire extinguisher inspections

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Pay: £38,500.00-£40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person