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Some of our best Duty Managers joined us from retail, supermarkets, restaurants, pubs, leisure, healthcare and customer service. As a Duty Manager, you’ll learn how an entire hotel operates – not just one department. You’ll work alongside experienced managers, build your leadership skills and

We Recruit Group is supporting a fast-growing construction contractor in the appointment of an experienced Health & Safety Manager to join the business and take ownership of its safety department. As Health & Safety Manager, you will take responsibility for driving health and safety standards across

Production Planner – Manufacturing - Cannock We are looking for an experienced Production Planner to take overall responsibility for manufacturing planning, shop-floor performance and Health & Safety within a busy manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on management position responsible for ensuring customer schedules and production targets are achieved while maintaining high standards across quality, efficiency, safety and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities Plan and manage production across the shop floor to ensure customer delivery schedules and monthly targets are achieved. Work closely with department supervisors to effectively plan labour, machinery and production capacity. Manage and support Shop Floor Supervisors, Welding Supervisors, Lead Welders, Toolmakers and associated production teams. Assist with the recruitment and resourcing of direct labour in line with manufacturing requirements. Monitor and improve manufacturing KPIs including operator efficiency, machine capacity, changeover times, attendance and productivity. Lead weekly production meetings, identifying potential issues and escalating concerns where required. Provide production and KPI updates at management meetings. Work closely with the Quality team to resolve internal and external quality concerns and support first-off/last-off inspections. Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement, productivity improvements and operational efficiencies. Support the NPI team with new product introductions and engineering changes. Ensure compliance with company Health & Safety requirements. Support Environmental Management System requirements and environmental compliance. Maintain manufacturing operations in accordance with IATF 16949 quality requirements. About You We are looking for someone with strong experience managing production within a manufacturing or engineering environment. You will ideally have: Previous experience as a Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Production Supervisor or similar. Strong production planning and shop-floor management experience. Experience managing and developing production teams. A good understanding of manufacturing KPIs and performance management. Experience driving continuous improvement and improving productivity. Strong Health & Safety awareness. Experience working within a quality-driven manufacturing environment. Knowledge of IATF 16949 would be highly advantageous, particularly within automotive or automotive supply-chain manufacturing. Strong communication, leadership and problem-solving skills. * The ability to work closely with Operations, Quality, Engineering and NPI teams. The Opportunity This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manufacturing professional to take ownership of day-to-day production performance and play a key role in improving operational efficiency