Production Manager

Production Manager

Golders Green, London, NW11

PAYE or UMBRELLA payment options available.

PAYE- £32.76 per hour
UMBRELLA- £43.39 per hour
The Production Manager is a key and integral part of the clients’ manufacturing operations. They are dedicated to the successful and safe delivery of its contractual commitments and to the achievement of its business plan.

Main duties and responsibilities will include:

You’ll be part of a large, well-known rail company managing the Production Teams and ensuring that accountability for production is clearly defined and delegated. Managing organisational change in order to optimise working practices and thus ensure a productive workforce. You’ll also be ensuring all Production meets the Safety and Quality requirements of internal standards, customer specifications and Network Rail standards.

Monitoring and controlling Production on a shift-by-shift basis.
Identifying people requirements for budgeted fixed workload ensuring flexibility and high levels of productivity are achieved.
Monitoring working practices and environment to ensure that people and facilities meet the mandatory and/or statutory requirements.
Identifying training and other resource needs to facilitate production in the most effective way.
Ensuring work is performed in a safe, effective manner and in accordance with the H&S at Work Act, Rules and Regulations, Railway Group Standards and Policies and Procedures.
Reviewing work plans with Production Controllers to ensure daily production targets are met as effectively and efficiently as possible.
Maintaining good industrial relations within area of responsibility, implementing disciplinary procedures for any serious staff irregularities – maintain a well-disciplined work force.
Proactively identifying areas for improvement by personal check, analysis of trains incident reports and complaints, initiating action to ensure improvements.
Being responsible for ensuring IT systems are updated and where required concluded in relation to work done.
Encouraging continual professional development for staff within your areas of responsibility.
Being responsible for managing and prioritising the workload of each team in line with the traincare centre requirements which include:
Isolations
Validation of Service Orders completed by team members.
Reporting and maintaining progress of work.
Quality including the completion of In-Process and Final Inspections, and adherence with Local Quality System
Team Member Training needs
Discipline and managing for attendance 1st line
Candidate requirements:

We are highly interested if you have:

Qualifications at HNC level or above in an engineering discipline
Man management experience of large groups of staff 10+
Experience in fleet and/or maintenance operations and planning workloads effectively.
Technical knowledge of relevant Traction and Rolling Stock.
Knowledge and understanding of Network Rail Rules and Regulations.
An understanding of SAP and ability to use MS Office packages.
Knowledge of Rail industry IT systems, Ravers, Trust and Gemini.

Desirable attributes:

Knowledge of Rail industry IT systems, Ravers, Trust and Gemini.
Experience of maintenance management in the railway industry
Understanding of Railway Depot and Railway Industry Operations

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