Job Description
£40K – £55K DOE + BUPA, Life Assurance, Pension (G2307746) Bedford
Typical hours: Mon – Fri, Full time, 38 hours per week
Catfoss Recruitment Ltd are currently in partnership with a globally respected R&D company that is looking to recruit a Fitting & Inspection Manager to their expanding team on a permanent basis.
Our client is looking to recruit a highly skilled and motivated Manager within our Model Manufacturing facility. The candidates for this role must have experience in the management of complex manufacturing projects and formal PM experience is not a must, but would beneficial.
They will have an incredible opportunity to join a dynamic and versatile team involved in the delivery of either manufacturing or fitting and inspection activities all the while ensuring business targets are successfully delivered. They will be key players in assisting the department with the development and implementation of commercial strategies for the continual improvement of processes, capability and business growth.
Reporting to the Head of Design and Manufacture, the successful candidates must have previous experience of working as a Production or Manufacturing Manager. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about engineering and can demonstrate excellent communication, influencing and technical skills, as this is a role which requires quite a degree of interaction between different stakeholders and business areas.
This is a varied and demanding role and it involves a number of duties and responsibilities, the below is not an exhaustive list and a more detailed job description will be provided before interview:
Manufacturing Manager (Fitting & Inspection)
- Participate in the Design & Manufacture integrated planning process including time and resource estimation in support of Production Engineering and bidding for work.
- Support commercial activity as required both internally and externally i.e. definition of capability for portfolio development, exploration of new technical disciplines and technologies, capability and capacity forecasting and customer contact.
- Manage growth i.e. turnover, capability, environment, headcount and market in line with department and company strategies
- Project manage discrete manufacturing work where resource is primarily from within the section
- Develop business cases as required i.e. for asset specification and justification
- Identify inter-departmental resource conflicts and provide guidance and support for solutions
- Manage direct reports by providing regular and timely communication, including regular appraisals, clear and unambiguous instructions and ensure best practice is followed and SMART objectives are achieved
Manufacturing Manager (Fitting & Inspection) – What we would like to see:
- Knowledge of design, manufacturing and production procedures, machines, tools and techniques used in the manufacture of tightly toleranced metallic componentry
- Demonstrate leadership experience of technical projects with a record of delivering within challenging time, quality and cost targets
- Be a minimum of degree qualified
- Experience in the management of a highly technical team
- No less than 5yrs relevant experience
This is an exciting permanent opportunity for the right person to be part of a successful and highly skilled engineering company, working 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday. In return, we offer a range of benefits including: a competitive salary and pension scheme; flexible working options (normal hours are 0800hrs to 1621hrs); free parking; employee assistance programme; private health insurance and 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing with length of service after 5 years’ service)
The successful candidate must satisfy security clearance requirements – including the last 5 years continual UK residency.
Manufacturing Manager previous suitable job titles: Manufacturing Manager, Production Manager, Assembly Manager, Manufacturing Supervisor, Production Supervisor, Manufacturing Lead, Production Lead, Fitting Manager, Inspection Manager
Please apply ASAP
Due to current high volumes of applications to our advertised jobs, we are unable to respond to every application. All successful candidates will be contacted as soon as possible.