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Production Manager

🏢 Oerlikon 📍 Dukinfield, England 💼 Company - Public
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£42,000 - £65,000
£3,500 - £5,417 / mo
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Location Base
Dukinfield, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
Single tax filer baseline
Transatlantic Parity
1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Production Manager


We are looking for an experienced Production Manager to work at our busy facility in Dukinfield. You will take the lead to ensure that production runs smoothly in order to meet our cost, delivery and quality commitments to our customers.


We offer

  • Competitive rates of pay
  • Enhanced Pension contributions
  • Generous annual leave entitlement
  • Life assurance and other exciting benefits


Your Responsibilities

  • Supervise all production activity to meet customer requirements as part of the on time delivery performance, costs and timelines
  • Liaise with Internal Sales to agree delivery requirements
  • Maintain and manage inventory and resource to support planned output activity
  • Manage and investigate all QESH issues in line with cost of non-quality (CONQ) requirements and accident & incident (AI) reporting
  • Manage and improve the Quality, Environmental and Health and Safety (QESH) profile within the production area in line with legal compliance and the integrated management system; thus to be measured through the following KPIs):
  • Non-Conformance Report (NCR) Management and investigation
  • KPIs on Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) management, control and reporting
  • CAPA (corrective and preventative actions) activity as part of the IMS continuous improvement requirements
  • QESH objectives and compliance to the Integrated Management System (IMS)
  • Customer feedback and Continuous Improvement activity
  • Support and assist with all aspects of remedial actions regarding site management and infrastructure as requested
  • Compile monthly data reports to ensure suitable monitoring and measurement of KPIs
  • Ensure management and development of direct reports to achieve results


Your Profile

  • Ideally time served apprenticeship in any engineering discipline or a qualification in mechanical engineering.
  • IOSH qualification would be beneficial
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
  • SAP (or other ERP system) knowledge would also be ideal.
  • Previous supervisory experience
  • Minimum 3 years Engineering background and/or experience in technical or mechanical production environment
  • 5S and lean implementation/management
  • Knowledge of Environmental, Health & Safety and understanding of the importance of EH&S in the workplace (i.e. ISO9001, ISO14001 & ISO45001)

Can you identify with this position and are you looking for a new challenge? Then we are eager to meet you! Please apply online.


Contact

Pamela Dodd at careers.uk@oerlikon.com


About us


Oerlikon is a global innovation powerhouse for surface engineering, polymer processing and additive manufacturing in key industries such as aerospace, automotive, energy, tooling and textiles. We serve as a key partner in enabling our customers to reach their targets for optimizing the performance, function and sustainability of their products and manufacturing processes.
Our solutions reduce emissions in transportation, maximize longevity and performance of tools, increase energy efficiency and advance intelligent material and sustainable polymer processing. These achievements are proven hallmarks of our global leadership.


We at Oerlikon embrace diversity. This is reflected in more than 11,800 employees, representing over 93 nationalities and our presence in more than 38 countries and 207 locations worldwide.

Learn more about Oerlikon:
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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