COMPANY DESCRIPTION, PROFILE AND SCOPE OF ROLE: Our client is a well-established high profile and successful "light fabrication" manufacturing business. This role represents an excellent career opportunity for an experienced Factory Manager, or highly experienced production / manufacturing / operations manager . The successful candidates will be responsible for a head count of around 30 across two production facilities within the same site. You’ll be responsible for a "light fabrication" manufacturing environment, and will manage the implementation of manufacturing programmes and staff plans. You will also be responsible for the managing the day-to-day operation and maintenance of the plant and machinery, materials acquisition, and thecommunication of daily outputs and targets. KEY DUTIES&RESPONSIBILITIES: * Lead day to day management of the facility * Liaising with master resource planner and meeting agreed targets * Ensuring clarity of requirements from each project, through daily effective communication with installation teams and fixers * Ensure that the required product (parts) are available to enable delivery of completed product on time * Allocate task and projects to all factory personnel in a timely manner with all required information * Publish short term (weekly) plan for production workloads and staffing hours to ensure maximum effectiveness * Provide short-term cutting plans and respond to changing circumstances * Ensure‘next day’ factory requestion requests are passed to production manager in a timely manner * Provide accurate reporting information on factory output for each project * Ensure robust quality assurance audits are in place and conducted, and that all completed materials are signed off * Ensure compliance with factory QA systems at all stages of production * Ensure daily machine safety checks are carried out to the correct standards, and that machines are maintained appropriately, and that ‘lean downs’ are completed and signed off by operators * Ensure all finished items are stored appropriately and are in the appropriate holding areas * Ensure dispatched products are accurately recorded and safely transported * Ensure safety scheduled audits are carried out * Ensure compliance with all safety procedures within the production, storage, and other related arears (including fire related safety procedures and evacuations. * Ensure adequate stocks of consumables are available and that any required materials are ordered in advance through the buyer. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES: * Ideally a degree or similar qualification in production, manufacturing, materials science, engineering or a related field, or strong demonstrable experience in a similar role. * Experience of light fabrication manufacturing processes would be an advantage * Technical and/or production-based certifications would be helpful, e.g. a Certificate in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) or Level 3 or Level 5 Certificate in Operations Management. * Proven experience within a similar Production / Factory / Plant Management role * Excellent understanding of lean manufacturing * Proficient in Microsoft Excel to support work-in-progress and production schedules * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP) systems * Ability to operate all manufacturing or production line equipment Details of Package: From £40,000 to £50,000 PA (Depending on experience) + Benefits including Discretionary bonus. Hours: 8am to 4.30 Mon-Thurs and 8am to 3.30 on