Job Description

Are you an experienced Production Manager looking to join a growing business and to perform a strategic role focussing on the medium to longer term?

We are looking for a strong leader to assist the Production Director and lead on developing and implementing improvements to reduce costs, maximise productivity, enhance employee experience and ensure customer satisfaction.

Leading the production management tean, you will contribute to the pre-production (planning) stage as well as production control and distribution.

You will have:

proven experience in manufacturing process improvement/industrial engineering, ideally within a timber environment a track record of analysing processes, identifying areas for improving efficiency and effectiveness and implementing solutions (with the buy-in of the existing team) experience of people management and coaching and development of management teams project management skills strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities expert production planning knowledge an expert understanding of MRP systems an advanced IT skillset to analyse data experience of CNC programming

In return for being integral to our production capability you will receive:

a salary of 60000 - 73000 depending on experience

a non-contractual and discretionary performance bonus the advantages of being part of an ambitious, family-owned business which invests in and supports its people and puts customers at the heart of everything we do free access to an employee assistance programme free on-site parking

Who are The Greenhouse People?

We are a

global market leader

in the design, manufacture and retail of garden and leisure buildings. Products range from entry level greenhouses and sheds through to luxury greenhouses, summerhouses, and garden offices.

Dynamic, innovative, customer driven, caring - a few words we use to describe our family owned and run business. Our people, circa 170, are of the utmost importance to us. We pride ourselves on the quality of our products and on our customer service, which are considered integral to our growth.

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As a company which is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity, we welcome application from all sectors of the community.

Any offer of employment will be subject to the satisfactory receipt of two employment references and the completion of a medical questionnaire.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 60,000.00-73,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount Free flu jabs Free parking On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:

Stoke-on-Trent ST11 9RD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

What experience do you have of CNC programming? What experience do you have of significant process improvements?
Why are you applying? What has interested you about the role?

Experience:

Production Management: 5 years (required) SME: 3 years (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person