Production Manager
CurrentProduction Management responsibilities, overseeing the whole production fill room area controlling 10 production lines , with a team of 15 team leaders and approx 170 hourly paid and agency operatives. Ensuring total manufacturing of chilled short shelf life products with a total volume of approx 94500 units a week. including production, materials management, engineering and quality control and keeping the lines going at optimum levels. Maintaining output andquality on all products. Using Advanced Scheduling and Preactor 200 production planning techniques. Maximized production runs and team efficiencies. Increased production output to 93% whilst reducing losses, and minimizing inventory holdings. Responsible for department quality, cost, Health and Safety, absence and performance, KPI targets. Reduced minor accident rate by 10% department scores increased to 97% - no major injuries (IOSH). Maintained output, quality on all products and controlled statistical process. Developed scheduling systems, designed and organised a new work area and formulated production plans that optimised output against service targets and dramatically improved quality of products Liaised between departments that harmonized demand with key production capacity. Trained Shift Managers and Team Leaders in modem day production techniques and time management. Established Improvement Team: Increased performance from 80% to 93%- Met 100% of kpi performance.
