Production Manager
Current• Departmental manager of circa 180 core/agency staff with twelve direct reports and a direct report to the operations group manager.• Drive a safety-first culture that acts on all near miss opportunities to drive down the potential risk of accidents. Completing all safety documentation for review from the health and safety manager.• Process owner of operational excellence, acting as a central hub to align all operations processes from a ‘plate to gate’ philosophy, ensuring production has a continuous flow to the customer(s).• Implement, manage, and coach various corporate initiatives such as 5S, lean manufacturing, six sigma, CQMS/ISO 45001/90001 recertifications.• Ensure the quality of product produced conforms to Caterpillar’s quality policy whilst maintaining cost targets. • Process owner of all departmental TPMs and schedule adherence.• Reporting out departmental KPIs to the senior leadership team.• Input all PQVC data for the department, update all departmental displays and report out to the senior leadership team.• Implementation of the internal auditing systems within the department and managing schedule adherence, consistency and ensure all RCCAs are actioned in a timely fashion.• Review and authorise departmental risk assessments.• Member of the S&OP team with the responsibility of throughput planning for the entire operations group.• Newly appointed mentor to the apprentices, ensuring mentees are supported to achieve developmental milestones by giving constrictive feedback and guidance. • 2023 Velocity record set for machines completed on value stream.