Production Manager

Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Department: Operations (Peterborough)

Job Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Company Overview:

The Creightons Plc group is made up of a select group of brands specialising in the creation of high-quality personal care and beauty products for the consumer and trade market. Potter + Moore Innovations Ltd is the key trading company based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and focuses on the design, manufacture and distribution of product in its three key operating functions; Brands (owned), Private Label Supply and Contract Manufacturing. Our customer base ranges from key multiple drugstore, grocery and fashion retailers to premium brands and are supplied throughout the UK and growing international markets. We have a reputation for exceptional customer service, consistently leading the way forward in product and brand development and manufacturing resulting in Creightons Plc not only leading the way but setting standards.

Role Description:

We are seeking a driven Production Manager to lead our production areas, working closely with Supervisors and Cell Managers to ensure the delivery of high performance and operational efficiency. This is a hands-on role where you will be instrumental in driving results, supporting your team, and ensuring that our production targets are consistently met.

Role Responsibilities:

• Ensure safe running of the areas and that all staff are following health and safety procedures; all quality SOPs are being followed correctly and that lines are crewed and being run in the most efficient way.
• Monitor line outputs, line efficiency and crew efficiency; identify opportunities for improvement and resolve issues that disrupt production.
• Develop the team for high performance and continued success in meeting the goals of the future.
• Identify opportunities for capital investment or line reconfiguration to best optimise the equipment and lines available.
• Support the planning team in creating an optimised production plan, taking into consideration line outputs and crewing requirements.
• Own projects that identify cost savings in production and deliver within the agreed timeframe.
• Ensure the necessary Health & Safety standards are always maintained within the production team, including raising Near Misses and accident reporting/investigation is concluded within the timescale and an appropriate solution put in place.
• Lead the Daily Production Review (9am meeting) ensuring any actions are followed through for any poor performance.
• Set the direction, the culture and the standards for people and performance at the site.
• Maintain systems and controls to ensure the consistent delivery of “right first time” production.
• Delivery of the budgeted targets and effective achievement of the manufacturing KPI’s.
• Ensuring efficient management of all resources within manufacturing whilst also identifying and reducing waste within the operation.
• Developing and executing improvement plans covering all operational KPI’s within the scope of the role.
• Ensure manufacturing data is accurate, recorded appropriately and reported in a timely manner.
• Manage and lead the team, ensuring adequate staffing levels, managing holiday allowances, recruitment, training, development, appraisal, attendance, disciplinary issues and daily supervision to maximise efficient productivity.
• Lead, coach and develop a high performing manufacturing team that meets agreed objectives and which delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements.
• Identify and close any training and development needs to ensure that the Manufacturing team have a high degree of flexibility and have the right knowledge and skills for high performance.
• Strengthen the manufacturing organisation demonstrating strong leadership to ensure effective recruitment and selection, objective setting, competency and organisation development.
• Lead and support the delivery of improvement projects and capital investment projects.
• Identify updates required to planned line outputs and crew sizes and communicate these to the planning team.
• Review the weekly plans in detail to identify opportunities for more efficient scheduling and agree these with the production and planning teams.
• Assess new product costings to ensure these are accurate and based on most up to date information.
• Communicate planned updates to production capability to costing and planning teams.
• Review and analyse line performance data and observe lines running to identify opportunities for improvement in output and efficiencies.
• Work with commercial teams to explore potential NPD opportunities fully by acting as co-ordinator within the production team.
• Review current reporting and performance monitoring processes and propose improvements to better communicate performance more widely.

The Ideal Candidate Description:

• Experience of manufacturing management at a senior level.
• Key success / achievement in change management.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven project management skills.
• Proven record of delivering continuous improvement and waste reduction activity.
• Computer literate.
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Able to communicate effectively with team members across all departments.
• Able to communicate with external suppliers and service providers.
• Attention to detail.
• Able to consider the bigger picture when reviewing large scale projects.
• Structured approach to problem solving, considering all potential impacts.

What We Can Offer You:

• Competitive Salary & Benefits: We believe in rewarding the hard work and dedication of our employees with a comprehensive compensation package. Our standard benefits include Life Assurance, Employee Assistance Programme, Employee Benefits Platform to name a few.
• Dynamic Work Environment: Be part of a vibrant, collaborative team where innovation and creativity are encouraged.
• Career Growth: Take advantage of clear career pathways, mentorship opportunities, and the chance to take on new challenges and responsibilities.
• Inclusive Culture: Join a diverse and inclusive workplace where different perspectives are valued, and everyone is treated with respect and dignity.
• Impactful Work: Contribute to meaningful projects that have a real impact on our customers, community, and industry.

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