Production Line Manager
MECS Africa Worcester
Minimum Requirements
- Qualified Tool Maker (essential)
- Mechanical Engineering qualification (advantageous)
- Minimum 5 years' production management experience
- At least 3 years' people management experience
- Good understanding of Health & Safety legislation
- Fluent in English
- Lead daily production activities to achieve production, quality, safety, and cost targets.
- Monitor production output, identify bottlenecks, and implement corrective actions to improve efficiency.
- Ensure production plans, staffing, shift coverage, and workflow are effectively managed.
- Control production costs, scrap, consumables, and overall departmental performance.
- Ensure compliance with quality standards, legal requirements, first-off approvals, heat treatment processes, and product traceability.
- Drive prompt resolution of quality issues and reduce scrap through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Oversee machine reliability by ensuring preventative maintenance, TPM activities, and timely escalation of equipment issues.
- Lead, coach, develop, and discipline employees while managing attendance, performance, training, and skills development.
- Maintain accurate ERP transactions, works orders, production records, and stock control processes.
- Champion Lean Manufacturing, 5S, visual management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with PPE, safe work practices, incident reporting, and safety inspections.
- Complete accurate production reporting, scrap analysis, and comprehensive shift handovers.
- Take ownership of operational performance, make sound decisions within authority, collaborate across departments, and build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
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