Production Manager

Production Manager

Our Wimborne Curtiss Wright facility is hiring! We are looking for a Production Manager to lead, develop, and manage the people and processes across the assembly, test and scheduling functions to enable delivery of manufactured goods to quality, cost, and schedule.

Location: Wimborne, UK

Your Challenge:

• Ensures products are manufactured to agreed quality, cost, and schedule requirements

• Ensuring the existing production facility is maintained to enable current delivery and developed in-line with future requirements and the company strategy, including the review of growth opportunities through expansion or via new facilities.

• Ensures work is organised effectively and efficiently to maximize the throughput within the function, utilising varying lean techniques across different projects/product ranges.

• Ensures the function is fully compliant to all health & safety, security, quality, regulatory and environmental standards

• Develop appropriate systems and procedures to suit the business need, to deliver best practice across the production function in both project and product manufacturing

• Maintains appropriate SQEP levels including development of individuals through training/coaching via a structured development and succession plan

• Develops, implements, and manages key performance indicators (KPIs) for assembly, test, and schedule adherence, including tracking trends to analyse, driving improvements.

• Manages (and escalates if required) operational risks and issues and perform root cause analysis and resolve problems

• Determines, sets, and delivers goals and objectives for teams in line with both the company’s and department’s strategic aims and objectives

• Constantly promotes high standards through exemplary behaviours by actively demonstrating the company values to influence the team in behaviours expected of them

• A leader in continuous improvement activities, including supporting lean/6S initiatives to improve quality, and reduce waste with clear measurable outcomes

• Provides a weekly report (SOFT or equivalent) to Head of Operations

What You Bring:

• Security contractual compliance will require incumbents to be a sole British National.

• Strong previous experience in the Nuclear and/or Aerospace industry leading production (or elements of) management teams

• Understanding of quality systems such as ISO-9001, OHSAS  18001 and NQA-1

• Expertise working with ERP, MRP and/or IBP, with MES experience advantageous.

• 5S/6S and demonstrable lean manufacturing training/experience (e.g. six sigma belts)

• Strategic thinker with clear analytical skills and the ability to balance long-term and short-term priorities

• Commercially and financially aware

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

• Ability to challenge and influence at all levels, including strong negotiation and decision-making skills

• Positive and pragmatic approach to achieving results

Who We Are

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Curtiss-Wright Wimborne, a Business Unit of Curtiss Wright, is a global engineering and design manufacture leader with just over six decades of experience designing for heavily regulated markets, such as nuclear, aerospace, oil and gas, and more. We develop sensors and instrumentation and control solutions for harsh environments and mission critical applications when safety and reliability matter. We focus on our customers’ success in every step of our process from sales engagement, quality, delivery, and customer service. Our customers trust us and know our commitment to safety is our top priority.

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Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening.  In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn. 

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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