Assistant Production Manager

Great opportunity for an Assistant Production Manager to join a well-established and growing manufacturing business based in Wellingborough.

The Assistant Production Manager will lead and motivate a team to ensure that production is run in an efficient and cost effective manner; ensuring that the output and quality is to the highest level.

Key responsibilities will include:
Management of staff:
*Maintaining staffing levels by identifying the need for recruitment
*Maintain good staff moral by affective leadership
*Establish good communication to all factory staff and carry out regular tool box talks
*Maintaining the correct staffing levels by monitoring holiday requests and sickness absence
*Monitor Absenteeism, sickness & lateness - carry out initial review with staff
*Identifying skills shortages by orienting, and training employees
*Ensuring the development of staff
*Manage production operatives by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and providing feedback on job results
*Ensuring targets are met by ensuring the effectiveness of team
*Lead and assist other supervisors in day to day issues
*Deputise for Production Manager
Production process:
*Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing procedures
*Identify continuous improvement opportunities within production by suggesting and implementing process improvements
*Effective Management of the specific production area including: Safety, Quality, Output, Costs
*Establishing and maintaining effective communications with internal departments.
*Compile production performance records and data

Skills and experience required:
*Good man management and Leadership skills
*Production/manufacturing experience
*UPVC/Fenestration industry experience or linked is essential
*The Ability to Motivate staff
*Analytical approach
*Well organised
*Methodical and accurate
*Excellent communicator
*Good IT skills

This is a growing organisation and a very exciting time to join!