Production Team Manager

Job Purpose

Provide leadership and long term direction for all safety quality service productivity and cost reduction objectives and goals of the value streams operations while meeting internal and external customer needs. Understanding the critical inputs into the key operational metrics to drive improvement and implement change.

This is a hands on role. Some aspects of the role will include dealing with the day to day running of the business activities together with supporting the Team Leaders and the escalation process. 

Safety:

• Provide leadership and direction that will promote safe working practices
• Analyse SOP and Risk Assessments to authorise approval and release as controlled documents
• Lead the efforts to create a safe working environment by facilitation of problem solving A3 process
• Drive 5S housekeeping and recycling programs

Leadership:

• Responsible and accountable for team members GPS reviews
• Provide feedback and direction to team leaders to provide effective coaching/counselling of team members as necessary
• Monitor and evaluate team members and adjust training where needed.
• Act as a role model and change agent and drive ELS 
• Positively lead and influence team leaders and team members to partner together to achieve individual and business goals
• Acting as a liaison represents the asset in general interfacing with the rest of the organisation
• Translate goals into team priorities and respond to production needs

Communication:

• Coordinate and assign activities for the value stream team leaders and team members
• Communicate at MDI to report operations progress issues and needs
• Develop design and deliver presentations to team members and senior management

Team Development:

• Coach and development of team leaders and team members
• Manage conflict resolution and disciplinary processes initial investigation
• Identify and train a member of your direct team to provide coverage during your absence

Support Facility Objectives:

• Drive team metrics and ELS initiatives
• Improve productivity and reduce manufacturing variability through the development and implementation of best practices and auditing
• Make certain that all employees are following the standard operating procedures and training instructions
• Lead the efforts to identify the root cause and put preventative actions in place
• Maintain Quality Control processes to ensure products/services meet quality standards conduct workmanship interviews
• Identify opportunities and drive the implementation of process improvements
• Manage production flow staffing schedule and resources to budget and plan
• Communicate and monitor key operational metrics
• Follow the company policies and lead by example
• Collaborate with other functional areas to resolve problems and develop improved manufacturing processes
• Identify investigate and provide leadership for team based ELS projects
• Make efforts to reduce manufacturing waste and process complexity
• Manage inventory processes to ensure good control of obsolescence quality status items cycle counts and FIFO
• Understand and drive the business needs and priorities
• Lead and drive the MDI process
• Lead and facilitate problem solving for high level operational issues
• Adhere to Team Manager standard work

Qualifications :

Knowledge / Skills / Competencies:

• Degree or equivalent qualification or experience in manufacturing environment
• Flexibility to accept and respond to multiple tasks and deliver results
• Demonstrated effective leadership in managing teams
• Ability to think ahead anticipates problems make decisions and take appropriate action
• IT competence ideally with Google and MS Office applications
• Good understanding of operating procedures
• Experience of working with EHS quality and finance

Additional Information :

Location: Cramlington

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

What we can offer:

• 25 days annual leave plus usual bank holidays (or equivalent shifts)
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health benefit cash plan
• Pension with up to 10% Employer contributions
• Life assurance 4 x basic salary
• Employee Assistance scheme including life & legal advice. 
• Free on-site Parking
• Subsidised Hot/cold food Canteen
• Structured learning and development / Mentoring program
• International environment 
• A growing and welcoming team with a good spirit!

Who we are! - Our Story:

Each of us Every day! Eight Values. One Team!

Being open to every voice every day brings our value of diversity to life and makes Avery Dennison a vibrant and engaging place to be. We understand diversity and equal opportunities as enrichment for our future-oriented work. Across our diverse global team every voice makes us stronger. When we listen to and learn from each other there is no limit to what we can achieve together. Each of us is unique and we appreciate bringing together different personalities and talents.

Avery Dennison is an equal-opportunity employer. In the EMEA region we have these Employee Resource Groups: 

• EmpoWer - focusing on the engagement mentoring and promotion of women
• Mental Health - striving to provide a safe space for employees to discuss mental health issues in the workplace
• Unite - supporting the LGBTQI and ally community in the EMEA region

To find out more about all our employee resources groups globally as well as our Diversity Equity & Inclusion approach please go to our Diversity and Inclusion pages in the About Us section of our website: Avery Dennison we do what we love and we love what we do - Just click here and get to know us better: Life @ Avery Dennison ( Work :

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