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Headley are recruiting for a growing manufacturing company in Leeds who have a live vacancy for a Manufacturing Manager to take on an interesting and challenging position – utilising your production management experience to manage change and implement production and operational improvements.

The business is well established in Leeds and operates production units manufacturing for a variety of materials, utilising different processes, different staffing requirements and each presenting different challenges.

This is a genuine opportunity to make a material difference in a fast growing, ambitious company.

We are seeking an experienced production manager or manufacturing manager from a fast paced production background employing modern methods of manufacture, committed to Lean principles and continuous improvement ideas to help modernise and improve the manufacturing divisions

About you:

* Experience in fast paced, deadline driven manufacturing environments

* Understanding of modern manufacturing methods, production machinery

* A strong manager, able to manage up, as well as down

* Committed to, and experienced in Lean manufacturing principles, 5s, continuous improvement

* ERP / MRP experience

* Ability to analyse current processes, suggest, justify and implement change.

* Strong leadership and management skills

Key duties of the job to include:

* Day to day management of production staff across all manufacturing units.

* Working with other internal departments to ensure production targets consistently achieved

* Analysis of current production processes – identifying areas for improvements across processes and efficiencies

* Analysis and justification of potential capex projects

* Regular liaison with other department heads as required, necessary management reporting

* Implementing and management culture change

* H&s, Quality Control responsibilities.

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