Business Unit Manager

We are currently recruiting for a Business Unit Manager who can come into the role and engage and motivate the team enabling the business unit to meet targets, maintain quality standards and maximise productivity. The role is instrumental in creating and sustaining a good working environment, and encouraging team working, flexibility and adherence to procedures.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Execute the H&S strategy for the area of responsibility, fostering a pro-active culture with regards to audits, near misses and all other elements that fall within this field
• Conduct accident investigations in a timely manner ensuring robust preventative measures are put in place
• Create and lead a sustainable 6S culture driving adherence across all levels within area of responsibility
• Drive quality performance within area of responsibility as part of site zero defects strategy, ensuring utilisation of defined processes/tools to assist in root cause corrective action implementation and rework reduction projects
• Accountable for the management of overtime, productivity analysis and optimisation of subcontract/dispatch in line with departmental targets, pro-actively seeking to reduce costs/increase performance where applicable
• Assist in the management of inventory, WIP and finished goods in line with optimal levels
• Ensure the continued delivery of world class stock take performances, ensuring inventory accuracy of 99.98%
• Management of continuous class leading customer performance metrics (OTIF, arrears) across all product lines, participating in regular reviews to address any poor performing areas
• Implementation and execution of visual production planning across all product lines, pro-actively developing recovery plans where behind MPS plan
• Analysing forward requirements on a short-term horizon, identifying potentials risks with mitigating actions actively reviewed and delivered ahead of potential impact
• Monitoring and execution of training/people development through training matrix analysis, timely delivery of training plans and 30/60/90-day onboarding process
• Sustaining a high-performance team through key tools such as 1:1’s, PDRs and if required capability procedures
• Work alongside the Maintenance department on preventative and planned Maintenance activities, whilst operationally sustaining 100% adherence to autonomous maintenance checks

Education & Experience:

• Minimum of 5 year's experience at a production management level - Essential
• Formal qualification in leadership/management - Desirable
• IOSH or similar H&S qualification - Desirable
• Experience of leading large multi-faceted teams whilst delivering operational improvement projects - Essential
• Experience of business level KPI’s - Desirable

Benefits:

• We have market leading benefits as well as competitive salaries
• Legal & General Pension Scheme
• We offer 185 hours holiday plus bank holidays per annum with an option to buy/sell up to 37 hours holiday every year
• Paid Christmas Shutdown
• 37 hour working week
• Excellent Employee Assistance Programme available
• YuLife App - Earn coins for steps, cycling, yoga, work outs or meditation which can be turned into vouchers for Amazon, all major supermarkets, Halfords, Argos, ASOS, IKEA, B&Q and many more along with access to a GP 24/7!
• Bravo Benefits with access to discounts on gym memberships & shopping
• Salary Sacrifice Car Leasing Scheme for Electric & Hybrid Cars
• Salary Sacrifice Critical Illness Cover Scheme with very competitive rates
• Westfield Health Scheme
• Free hot drink Fridays

If you are interested please submit your CV and a covering letter.