Plant Head - Injection Molding - Packaging Firm

- Min 12-15 years extensive experience in plants. (Preferably in FMCG)

- Experience of managing Profit & Loss responsibilities for manufacturing

- Understanding of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Kaizen, lean manufacturing complex engineering and maintenance projects is required

- Understanding of manufacturing and procurement/supply chain

- Understanding of TS16949, IOSH/NEBOSH, ISO 14001

- Membership of an appropriate industry related professional body would be advantageous

1. Strategy and development - Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice manufacturing vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance

- Identify business improvement opportunities within the organization.

2 Safety - Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors

3. Process Excellence - Effectively and efficiently manage the production of the required daily/weekly/monthly targets in line with customer specifications, meeting quality and delivery expectations, minimizing costs where possible and ensure the required best working practices are always maintained.

- Responsible for plant production, financial performance, meeting customer requirements and maintaining the orderly and productive operation of planned activities

- Ensure the target productivity level is achieved daily

- Update the production plan daily.

- Communicate and liaise with other departmental managers regarding throughput of stock to ensure production targets are met

- Drive process improvements on Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by appropriate data analysis

- Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems

- Identify and deploy the technical skill sets, resource levels and systems to deliver projects, including the engagement of external resources as required

- Conduct risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department

2 People management - Ensure the delivery of the People Strategy within area of accountability

- Manage, coach and develop a high performing manufacturing team that meets agreed objectives and which delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements

- Set department objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports

- Manage and lead the team, ensuring adequate staffing levels, managing holiday allowances, recruitment, training, development, appraisal, attendance, disciplinary issues and daily supervision to maximise efficient productivity

- 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 plan, including management of, and reporting

- Takes steps to ensure minimum attrition and create environment of high employee satisfaction

- Manage contractors on site to ensure they meet legal and company requirements

3 Financial and Budget Control - Input and hold responsibility for manufacturing budgets

- Prepare the annual Manufacturing budget and forecasts and all Capital Expenditure proposals as well as ensuring compliance with legal standards. Manage the budget from identification to completion of project

- Responsible for achieving budget and forecast

- Responsible for managing the P&L of the business unit