Production Manager
hace 2 días
Sheffield
Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be partnering with a large specialist manufacturing business based in Sheffield. Our client is seeking an experienced, hands-on Production Manager to lead their shop-floor operations, overseeing the entire process of creating goods, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring high standards for quality, safety, and delivery. Duties of the role: • Oversee day-to-day production activities, managing a large team of Production Supervisors and skilled Operatives., • Plan and schedule production to ensure orders are delivered on time and in full (OTIF), • Champion Lean / CI initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and drive cost savings, • Ensure compliance with health & safety, quality, and environmental standards, • Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Supply Chain to resolve production bottlenecks - root cause analysis, • Monitor KPIs and generate performance reports to senior leadership, • Develop and coach the production team to build capability and ownership Experienced required: • Proven production management experience in a large, fast-paced manufacturing environment (machining preferred), • Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing / CI methodologies (Kaizen, 5S, root cause analysis) - Lean Six Sigma qualifications preferred, • Excellent leadership and people management skills — you can motivate and develop a team, • Strong planning, organisational, and problem-solving abilities, • Experience of working with production planning systems (ERP / MRP) and Microsoft Office, • A solid commitment to health and safety standards, ideally with qualifications (IOSH / NEBOSH) If you're interested in applying for the role or would like more information, speak to Jonny Powell