KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* General and Task Management
Lead by example, ensuring a safe and efficient work place is maintained at all times
Achieve the required company quality standards ensuring both internal and external customer satisfaction Ensuring that Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) are monitored and targets achieved
Liaise and coordinate with support functions to progress issues concerning production planning and resource/skill allocation to ensure delivery of products to schedule within all relevant quality specifications
Communicate with the teams by utilizing the visual management, delivering shift briefs with focus on quality, cost and delivery, and gathering ideas for improvement
Undertake performance management responsibility for team members, conducting appraisals and giving direction to aid good performance
Ensure safe working practices are maintained and ‘Standard Operations’ adhered to
Ensure that non-conformance is challenged and counter-measures are agreed and implemented
Lead and motivate the team to create a high performance culture where improvement suggestions are embraced
Through the utilization of lean manufacturing techniques, strive to exceed the Company targets in productivity, efficiency and quality on a continuous basis
Manage the implementation of engineering changes, production trials, model change and pilot build
Report and act upon plant or machinery breakdowns to maintenance technicians
Promote Total Productive Maintenance procedures to further improve the availability of the line
Contribute in the improvement of working procedures by constantly looking for solutions to ensure the best productivity results of her/his machinery group and ensuring compliance with procedures, operating instructions and work instructions
Ensure that internal delivery processes are adhered to support dispatch time windows
Lead follow up to customer concerns. Identify and eliminate root cause using robust countermeasures. Sustain the corrective actions to eliminate repeat issues
Ensure all external and internal auditory standards and improvement requirements are met
*People Management
Manage Manpower resource effectively to support customer delivery requirements and also Lean Manufacturing principles
Drive company Absence Control Procedures to ensure maximum attendance levels
Deal with all personnel issues on shift including interaction with the Trade Union, in line with Company Policy and Agreements
Responsible for training of operators for products and processes within the local team
Manage time and attendance within Company procedures
Carry out incident, accident and non-conformity investigations and associated reporting and action closure
Motivate and coach the team to operational success
Monitor the completion of tasks and ensure good performance and record on appropriate systems
Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviors expected of them
Communicate KPIs from the strategic annual plan so that each employee is aware
Ensure KPIs are met by working to the overall plan, including management of, and reporting
Provide product expertise within team, and respond to operator queries
Work positively with support functions to fully define the processes/procedures/controls relevant to team activities. Provide support and input to continuous improvement activities within the team
*Relationship Management
Work positively with support functions to fully define the processes/procedures/controls relevant to team activities. Provide support and input to continuous improvement activities within the team
Interface with Production Scheduling to determine schedules for shift production
Liaise and communicate with other departments and ensure an effective interface with is maintained
Feedback to the Management team to share ideas and improve operation, recommending, supporting and implementing continuous improvement activities and process and procedure improvements to optimize results and improve quality of delivery, in line with quality standards requirements delivery in line with Company and Customer requirements
* Self Management
Support, comply and ensure complicity with Health & Safety regulations, the Company Handbook, Quality and Environmental standards, and all other Company policies and procedures
Embraces personal challenge
Confident, rounded thinking
Is self aware
Is resilient, assertive, optimistic and open to change
Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together
Actively Committed to team development
High levels of motivation and action orientated
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