Production Manager Extrusion

POSITION KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety, Compliance \& Standards

• Drive behavioural\-based safety across extrusion operations, ensuring full compliance with HSE, engineering, and legislative standards.


• Ensure safe systems of work are implemented and adhered to, including permits to work, risk assessments, LOTOTO, guarding, and interlocks.


• Take a leading role in incident response and follow\-up, ensuring actions are completed and lessons learned embedded.


• Conduct regular safety inspections across extrusion and materials handling areas.


• Ensure operational compliance with applicable ISO standards and internal procedures.

Extrusion Operations \& Performance

• Deliver daily extrusion output in line with the agreed production plan, quality standards, and customer demand.


• Lead daily and weekly performance reviews, ensuring key operational metrics are visible, understood, and acted upon.


• Own operational Tier 1 / Tier 2 reviews, ensuring problem\-solving is driven at the appropriate level.


• Monitor production performance indicators including schedule adherence, output, machine utilisation, waste, and right\-first\-time.


• Support preventative maintenance and breakdown response activities, escalating risks where required.

Production Planning, Materials \& Warehouse Control

• Oversee production planning activities to ensure plans are aligned to forecast demand and operational capability.


• Ensure availability and control of raw materials to support uninterrupted extrusion output.


• Oversee finished goods storage and dispatch readiness, maintaining stock levels in line with targets.


• Ensure accurate administration of production and inventory transactions within the ERP system.


• Liaise with third\-party logistics and warehouse partners to manage inbound and outbound material flows effectively.


• Review and track planning and warehouse KPIs to support operational delivery and stock accuracy.

People Leadership \& Engagement

• Lead, manage, and develop extrusion and associated planning / warehouse teams.


• Set clear expectations and objectives aligned to operational priorities.


• Carry out performance reviews, one\-to\-one meetings, coaching, and development discussions.


• Manage attendance, holidays, and absence in line with company policy.


• Support disciplinary and grievance processes where required, in line with established procedures.

Continuous Improvement \& Change

• Identify and implement operational improvement opportunities focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.


• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring ideas are effectively reviewed and implemented.


• Contribute to the implementation of new systems, processes, and ways of working that improve extrusion performance.


• Use data and root\-cause analysis to identify trends and implement corrective actions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS \& EXPERTISE

• Demonstrated leadership in managing and developing diverse teams within a manufacturing environment.


• Ability to manage workforce planning and resource planning to ensure operational excellence and support succession planning initiatives.


• Extensive experience in extrusion operations, with deep technical expertise in mechanical and/or electrical fault diagnosis and resolution.


• Ability to collaborate and lead, fostering a high\-performance and continuous improvement culture.


• Comprehensive knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering principles as applied to extrusion processes.


• Knowledge of HSE standards and engineering compliance procedures, with a proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation.


• Ability to make decisions, and take accountability for site\-wide operational and business outcomes.

REQUIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION

• Extensive Extrusion experience.

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