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Date Posted:

2024-06-07

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

HS Marston Aerospace Limited, Wobaston Road, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton, WV10 6QJ

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

The Production Manager is responsible and manages a team of intermediate or experienced professionals in Manufacturing Operations. Establishes objectives and guidelines for managing and monitoring cell performance and productivity.

Promote an environment that challenges the existing process and strives for excellence through continuous improvement and flexibility.

Accountable for delivering Safety (S), Quality (Q), Delivery (D), Cost (C, Lean (L)/People (P) targets across the department, introducing new products and processes and unleashing the departments potential.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the day-to-day production and delivery process across the department, ensuring key business deliverables are met and exceeded, including OTD, productivity, sales, inventory controls & budget adherence.

• Install and support the ‘Tier’ process into the Wolverhampton Site (Tier 1, 2, and 3) using SQDCP principles.

• Directs cost reduction and process improvements to ensure efficiency of operations and cost effectiveness.

• Directs scheduling to meet production standards.

• Executing the sequencing of work, such as build and delivery to optimise productivity.

• Directs innovation to enhance the cell's production capabilities.

• Supports the Interfaces with customers to understand customer needs and issues to ensure the customer receives satisfactory standards of service.

• People Leadership - Communication, driving the right culture and acting as an escalation point for any people issues. Talent mapping and career development.

• Support in generating future state capacity plans for capital expenditure modelling.

• Ensures capacity and capability processes are implemented in order to meet agree customer requirements and act as sponsor for associated capital expenditure.

• Responsible for managing the departmental budgets and meeting cost and budget target, this includes proactively identifying savings and driving associated initiatives through to a successful conclusion.

• Efficiently introducing new product to the production line driving associated manufacturing, process and quality controls are in place from the outset.

• Ensure that product is produced using approved parts and processes and that quality/yield issues are proactively managed to reduce the associated cost of poor quality.

• Strong people management skills, with the ability to deliver results by empowering your team; must be comfortable with providing performance related feedback and challenging, mentoring and coaching individuals.

• Lead the operations & manufacturing engineering team to achieve outstanding delivery quality, productivity performance and a clear path to embed manufacturing best practices.

• Manage operational budgets to promote profitability and ensure the Company has all the resources required to meet its objectives within agreed financial parameters.

• To support & lead the development of a continuous improvement culture through CORE, Develop and have ownership for the site Operations transformation plan (5yr)

• Mentor, coach and develop the capabilities of the leaders in your team to develop a strong Operations Management team.

• Manage the payroll/overtime for the department(s).

• Drive Productivity using Lean tools such as 5S, standardization, visual management.

• Lead and implement a multi skilled workforce to be agile and meet customer needs i.e. planning, organising, developing, coaching, training, engagement.

• Leading, setting standards, guiding and coaching in line with the Collins Aerospace core values.

• To drive root cause analysis using the CAPA system for faults both internal and external customers.

• Maintaining and developing customer relationships and providing exceptional customer service.

• Leader of Quality and associated Quality Management Systems (QMS).

• Perform Appraisal review(s) with the Operations team / direct reports.

• Taking Responsibility - Willingness to show initiative and a readiness to own decisions and their outcomes.

Accountable for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People (SQDCP) reviews:

Safety

• Compliance to EHS policy

• Risk Assessment

• Safe Systems of work

• Accidents / Incidents

• House Keeping (5S)

Quality

• Customer issues / returns

• Compliance to standard (ISO9001 / AS9100 etc)

• Process adherence

• Right First Time (RFT)

• Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ)

• Quality Notes (QN)

Delivery

• Schedule Adherence

• Customer OTIF / OTD

• Optimisation of schedule

• Inventory Reduction

• Lead time reduction

• Sub-contractor performance

• Balanced work flow

• Continuous Improvement (CORE)

Cost

• Paid service revenue / recoveries

• Capital Investment (Capex)

• Cost of non-quality (CoPQ)

• Lean tools and techniques to eliminate waste

People

• Communication, Involvement & Engagement

• Drive multi skilling teams

• Learning and Development

• Succession Planning

• Strategic Future projects – R&D, Automation, Technology

• Ambassador for Collins Aerospace

• Role model for company’s Vision, Mission and Values

  Basic Qualifications:

• Degree qualification in Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering or Experience in a Comparable role.

• Proven track record with a successful portfolio of achievements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Competent in Operations, Engineering, EHS, Quality and HR class leading practices.

• Confident and professional personality, experienced with direct customer interface.

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

We make modern flight possible for millions of travelers and our military every second. Our major product lines are on-board virtually every aircraft flying. Be it keeping passengers safe with our emergency power generation systems, or creating a positive in flight experience through reliable cabin pressure controls and quieter engines, Power & Controls focuses on delivering a best-in-class experience to our customers. We hire the top people in the industry. Their ideas drive our performance, and their integrity keeps our customers happy. Join us as we take flight!

Collins Aerospace Diversity & Inclusion Statement:

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility.

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• 25 days Annual Leave & 9 Public Holidays

• Attractive Compensation Package

• Early finish Fridays

• Hybrid Work Options (*Role dependent)

• Professional Development + Growth

• Support with professional fees

• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)

• Healthcare benefits (including healthcare cash plan)

• Staff Discounts

• Work/Life Balance

• Wellness Programs

• Employee Recognition

• Employee Referral Bonus

• Free onsite parking

• Death in Service Benefit

• Generous Employer Contribution Pension Scheme

• Opportunities for progression and development

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

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