Production Manager

Are you looking for new opportunities and have experience as a Production Manager or Supervisor in a manufacturing or production environment?
Are you interested in joining a global organisation where continuous improvement and operational excellence are ingrained into the company culture?

Here at JELD-WEN UK, we're looking for a Value Stream Manager in Penrith, UK. With a new manufacturing line nearly complete and a bold transformation agenda in motion, we’re entering a pivotal chapter for our Penrith site. This is an exciting time to join us and play a key role in shaping the future of our workforce.

You will remodel production activities towards world-class performance; make continuous improvement standard practice to deliver quantified bottom line performance improvement. Educate, develop a continuous improvement culture, and inspire team members towards betterment and achievement.

You will drive positive transformation throughout the site, build and mentor effective teams and drive employee engagement, involvement, and development. Safety, Quality and Productivity will be at the heart of all you do.

You will ensure that each of your respective departments has a “win the hour, win the day” mentality and offer a career roadmap for those talented individuals with the appetite to grow within our business.

We offer onsite working from our state-of-the-art Penrith facility, a competitive salary, 25 days’ holiday and ability to purchase 5 extra days, up to 7.5% pension contribution, private medical insurance (BUPA) and salary sacrifice schemes.

What your impact will be:

• A pro-active approach to ‘SAFETY’ management through SIO generation, creating a culture of safety first ‘act first time every time’.
• A pro-active approach to ‘Quality’ management through QIO generation, creating a culture of ‘Quality first time every time’.
• Lead the management hourly boards delivering all activities and continuous improvement.
• Hourly Boards - lead and encourage, participate and add value, in the team member education and improvement to ensure they are managed to a ‘first class standard’.
• Maintain connection between hourly boards and the SQDCIP Gemba board. Ensure 3c actions are detailed, accurate and closed out, action all next steps first time every time.
• Lead and manage team member’s performance and contributions, including absenteeism and discipline.
• Deliver continuous improvement processes impacting quality and productivity.
• Be responsible for the product quality standards and the continuous improvement of these standards through system compliance and demonstrable 3c prioritisation and achievement.
• Take ownership for team member skills, capabilities gap analysis including maintaining skills matrix and impact flexibility and contributions.
• Take ownership for housekeeping delivering ‘a place for everything and everything it its place’.
• Contribute to the 5s programme – maintain the 5s standards and enforce high standards of compliance through layered audits and Kaizen activities.
• Lead team to deliver quality checks, ensuring our customers get the best quality products and service improving the JELD-WEN brand and reputation reducing cost and meeting our customers’ expectations.
• Own resource planning for operational activities to target and deliver weekly KPI’s to target.
• Drive positive transformation throughout the site, build and mentor effective teams and drive employee engagement, involvement and development.
• Work collaboratively with the Operations team in delivering and maintaining a savings pipeline / project opportunity of 5% of Costs of goods Sold (CoGS).
• Work collaboratively with the Operations team in delivering a 3 % of (CoGS) productivity improvement year on year.
• Coach others to enhance their personal performance by setting focused targets and objectives.
• Encourage knowledge – sharing across teams to accelerate improvement and benefits.
• Hold structured weekly 121’s with direct reports giving clear next steps by setting smart objectives for both technical and behavioural activities holding everyone accountable to deliver the business plan.

What you'll need to succeed:

• Previous experience of a ‘SAFETY FIRST’ culture with a zero tolerance and continuous safety improvement mentality.
• Previous experience of a ‘Quality’ management culture.
• Previous experience of working in a medium to large manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience of leading a team with varying levels of skills and experience.
• Experience working within a disciplined and system-controlled environment.
• Experience of working with a SQDCIP (or equivalent) production management.
• Previous experience of working in a Trade Union environment.
• Have the highest of personal standards with an ability to mentor and promote improvement through Lean techniques such as value stream mapping, 5s, standard work cellular flow, mistake proofing, total productive maintenance.
• Excellent people management skills and capabilities with a positive and engaging character.
• Fully computer literate with good IT skills.

Why join us.

"We are passionate about doors and are one of the world's largest manufacturers in this field. If you want to join us, we provide an international environment, a high level of flexibility, great potential for personal development and the opportunity to work with strong brands".

We act with integrity, invest in people, inspire through innovation, deliver on our promises, and improve every day. We are seeking talented individuals who share this purpose and values and want to excel in their field of expertise. We offer excellent benefits, a collaborative environment in which to apply your talent and a dynamic and growing company, with exceptional career progression opportunities.

About JELD-WEN

JELD-WEN, founded in 1960, is a leading global manufacturer of doors and windows, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina with over 18,000 employees worldwide.

JELD-WEN Europe designs, manufactures, and distributes interior and exterior doors and door sets in wood and steel. It is comprised of 23 manufacturing locations and employs approximately 6,000 people across the UK, France, Central Europe, and Northern Europe. Offerings include fire-rated and security solutions under brands such as BOS, DANA, Domoferm, Dooria, HSE, JELD-WEN, Kellpax, Kilsgaard, Swedoor and Zargag.

Our products and services afford us the opportunity to enter people’s workplaces, homes, and daily lives. With this privilege comes great responsibility to ensure that the products we deliver are reliable and enrich the places and lives that they touch. We bring beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives.

JELD-WEN is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.

Unless explicitly requested or approached by JELD-WEN, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

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