Total 2 Manager level Manufacturing / Production job vacancies in Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK44 3JZ

Production Manager

The Client
Our Client is a well established company within the water treatment industry. For four decades they have forged a well deserved reputation at the forefront of this industry in the UK. In addition to distributing standard products their ability to build bespoke water treatment solutions to a customers specification has helped set them apart from the competition.

The ROLE
Due to continued success they now require a Production Manager to oversee the production process. The successful candidate will be required to:

* Lead a small team of multi-disciplined (mechanical and electrical) assemblers
* Plan production schedule
* Order the products to ensure stock levels remain adequate
* Quality standards
* Monitor the production processes and adjust schedules as needed
* Monitor productivity rates and product standards
* Liaise with different departments, teams and companies, e.g. suppliers, managers, clients
* Ensure customer orders are completed on time and to budget

The CANDIDATE
Our client is looking for strong applicants with experience in a similar role, the right candidate will:
* Posses a background in assembly/production
* Production planning/scheduling experience
* Multiskilled
* Supervisory/Management experience

Location: Based in Hitchin
Suitable living locations for this role would include;
Hitchin
Letchworth
Stevenage
Barton-le-Clay
Henlow
Royston
Luton
Dunstable
Shefford
Stotfold

Alternative Titles - Production Manager, Assembly Manager, Production Supervisor, Mechanical Assembly Supervisor, Production Planner, Production Scheduler

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Production Team Leader
Bedfordshire (MK40)

£30,000 - £40,000

Monday-Friday 3-Shift (6-2 / 2-10 / 10-6) + 1 Weekend in 3 On-Call

Our client is a leading FMCG manufacturer that is making a huge investment in the factory over the next 5 years. Due to this growth and new production lines being installed, they are looking for flexible and approachable production team leader to lead their team of shift production staff.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for being first line of contact on shift for all production & packaging operations
• Shopfloor position, managing issues, workload allocation, production plans and progress reports
• Work closely with the production lead to plan for the weeks production plans and map out in advance
• Part of the duty manager on-call weekend rota - covering 1 in 3 Saturdays & Sundays
• Waste management -monitor materials and stock levels, chemical & harmful waste contract supplies
• Health & safety, risk & COSHH assessments, food safety - part of the HACCP team
• Monthly GMP audits

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Need to be a flexible character, working hours could sometimes change
• Must have worked in food or FMCG manufacturing
• Effective leadership, communication & organizational skills
• Good at troubleshooting, problem solving & resolving issues
• Must be happy covering a 1 in 3 weekend on-call rota - sometimes going into site if needed
• Ideally have qualifications in food safety, COSHH, HACCP
• Health & safety awareness
• Production planning & workload allocation experience in a busy environment
• Ideally have worked in a cross functional type role - dealing with engineering, production, quality

"To apply please email your CV / resume to [ chrisg@hunterselection.co.uk ]". - Chris Gumm - 01908 010 438

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