Production Engineering Manager

To implement a strategy for the continual improvement of factory performance in terms of efficiency and quality, in line with customer requirements. To lead, manage and develop the key production support functions of Process Engineering, Maintenance and Sub Assembly Control and Repair.

Purpose of the job:

To implement a strategy for the continual improvement of factory performance in terms of efficiency and quality, in line with customer requirements. 
To lead, manage and develop the key production support functions of Process Engineering, Maintenance and Sub Assembly Control and Repair. 
To champion the philosophy of continuous improvement across all areas of the business and to encourage others to adopt techniques available to drive this.

Some of the fuctions perfomed on this role are:

Effectively manages the department s expenditure and assets within the agreed budget.
Responsible for ancillary production equipment (e.g. change over kits) and related operating procedures. 
To effectively represent customer (production) needs in Engineering projects, ensuring requirements/ acceptance criteria are fully understood. 
Continuous improvement of production performance. Drives together with Production managers the identification of improvement opportunities, prioritizes them based on impact on production plan and ensures development of action plans and their implementation. 
Leads the development of maintenance processes in order to find the optimum levels of corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance and the optimum method of delivery of these maintenance types. 
To engender of a culture of Openness, supported by Change management principles so the organization is prepared for change and innovation. 
Ensures key processes are managed and maintained i.e. technical health of machinery. 
Determines spare parts requirements for production 
Responsible for maintenance of machine documentation i.e. manuals, safety requirements, inspection reports etc. 
Manages performance of the department against targets (plan, quality, waste, safety and hygiene standards) and continuously seeks for opportunities to improve performance even if targets are met. 
People management i.e. Development, Manpower planning, Holidays, Performance assessments. 
Budget management, in terms of head count, overtime expenditure, consumable spend and waste costs.