Head Of Production
8 days ago
Norwich
This is a business-critical Production Management role running the day-to-day production within a growing, manufacturing operation, offering full ownership of end-to-end production As Head of Production, you will lead the performance and efficiency of manufacturing across all manufacturing processes in a vertically integrated organisation While This role is primarily day-to-day production management, you will also play a key role in driving operational excellence, scaling capacity, and supporting the company's growth ambitions. You will be a senior member of the Operations team, with significant influence over performance, culture, and continuous improvement across the operation. • Manufacturing responsibility, • Leadership of Production Managers, Supervisors, and large shift-based teams, • Ownership of production budgets including labour, materials, and efficiency, • End-to-end production accountability, • Operational & Strategic Leadership, • Lead all manufacturing operations to achieve output, cost, quality, and service targets, • Drive capacity optimisation, labour planning, and operational efficiency across sites, • Ensure manufacturing processes are robust, scalable, and fit for growth, • Build and maintain a high-performing safety-first culture, • Ensure full compliance with HSE legislation, internal policies, and industry standards, • Drive improvements in right-first-time, defect reduction, and customer quality outcomes, • Be part of the Lean manufacturing and CI team to improve operational efficiencies., • Improve key metrics such as OEE, yield, and right-first-time performance, • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing production leadership team, • Build capability, accountability, and engagement across the workforce, • Foster a strong, inclusive, performance-driven culture aligned to business values, • Work effectively within a unionised environment, • Partner closely with Supply Chain, Planning, Engineering, Maintenance, and Logistics to ensure end-to-end operational delivery, • Own and report on key KPIs including output, efficiency, cost, scrap, safety, and labour performanceEnsure strong governance, reporting accuracy, and operational discipline We're seeking a proven senior manufacturing leader who can combine hands-on operational expertise with strategic thinking. • Significant leadership experience within manufacturing or production environments, • Track record of managing large, shift-based operations, • Demonstrated success in driving operational improvement and cultural change, • Experience within unionised environments is highly desirable, • Strong understanding of production planning, capacity management, and labour optimisation, • Experience using KPIs, ERP/MRP systems, and performance reporting tools, • Background in building products, windows/doors, or similar manufacturing advantageous, • Visible, credible leader with the ability to operate mainly at day to day at operational levels and supporting s #J-18808-Ljbffr