Production Manager - Signs

About the job

NEW VACANCY! (SN7075)

PRODUCTION MANAGER - SIGNS

WEST MIDLANDS

£Open DOE (contact me for more information) + Bonus + Healthcare Scheme + Social and Charity Events + Sickness Cover + Death in Service + 25 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays

Our client began trading in the late 1990's and manufacture a variety of signage including internal and external signs, illuminated signs, wall signs, fascia signs, banners, vehicle graphics, and built up letters. They offer a full service to the customer from site survey to design of the sign and then manufacture and installation.

Targets

• Output Target - measured as the value of invoiced production
• Delivery time - measured as the days between the order date and the invoice date
• Quality - measure as the number of Internal Rejects and Customer Snags

Responsibilities

• To review each customer order
• To prepare a plan for each order - for its design, its manufacture and its installation
• To prepare a Production Plan for the production team
• To ensure that staff know, each day, what is expected from them and to motivate them to complete their to-do-list satisfactorily
• To check that we have the materials in stock to fulfil the customer order and to arrange the purchase order of any additional materials
• To check that all signs comply with the customer's requirements and to ensure that all signs meet our quality control standards
• To ensure that all production equipment and installation vehicles are in proper repair and in good order
• To liaise with sales people to ensure that we can land the orders they need from their customers
• To liaise with suppliers to ensure that we get a good delivery service at a competitive price
• To train senior staff to become supervisors and to develop the skills of all production staff so as to create as flexible a team as possible
• To be innovative in the evolution of our systems so as to ensure that production meets the needs of a growing and diverse business

REPORTING

• The job reports to the Managing Director of the company

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Experience of detailed planning
• Experience of working to tough deadlines
• Experience of working in a manufacturing / production environment
• The management and motivation of a small team
• Knowledge of IT to enable innovative systems development
• Problem solving skills - to take on the challenges some of our customers present
• Communication skills for dealing with suppliers and sales people alike
• Experience of working with change

To apply for the role please send a copy of your CV