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What you’ll do:

To oversee the daily operations of the Crewkerne facility, ensuring that it operates safely and effectively.

Managing a cross functional team, the key responsibility of this role is to ensure that products are manufactured and delivered in line with the specified delivery, quality and cost targets.

• Develops operational and strategic plans for all manufacturing activities within the site to meet business targets, milestones and key performance indictors

• Prioritises production schedules based on product introduction, available capacity, equipment efficiency and material supply

• Executes workforce planning requirements to ensure the products are manufactured and delivered in accordance with the master production schedule

• Co-ordinates activities relating to the management of infrastructure and day to day running of the site

• Plans, monitors and adheres to budgets, controlling capital expenditures and direct/indirect labor costs.

• Project manages non-development programmes, NPI transitions and special projects

• Applies, maintains and improves lean manufacturing principles

• Ensures compliance with company procedures and qquality requirements

• Aligns any legacy processes and procedures to the latest Eaton standard

• Takes a leading role in the preparation and completion of internal, customer and regulatory audits

• Ensures Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) standards are monitored and maintained

• Identifies and drives improvement initiative to reduce costs and improve on time delivery, working closely with other Eaton sites to share best practice and develop synergies.

• Applies standard change control procedures and provides leadership in order to engage the team in continuously improving their performance.

• Executes company HR policy in line with authorisation levels

• Manages team absence and annual leave, identifying training needs and plans

• Leads or actively participates in recruitment and integration of new team members

• ,Manages, coaches and develops team members, using the Personal Development Reviews to evaluate performance

Qualifications:

• Academic studies to BSc/HNC/ HND level. or equivalent experience

Skills:

• Proven experience in manufacturing or related roles

• Composites, manufacturing and engineering background

• Understanding of aerospace and defence regulations

• Advanced levels of business acumen and leadership experience

• Advanced knowledge in the skills, tools, techniques, disciplines and processes of Manufacturing Management

• Strong knowledge and practitioner of Lean and improvement techniques

• Experienced user of MRP/ERP systems

• Excellent communicator with a proven ability to be able to establish strong working relationships across functional departments/sites

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.