Production Manager Extrusion

POSITION KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Safety, Compliance & Standards

• Drive behavioural-based safety across extrusion operations, ensuring full compliance with HSE, engineering, and legislative standards.
• Ensure safe systems of work are implemented and adhered to, including permits to work, risk assessments, LOTOTO, guarding, and interlocks.
• Take a leading role in incident response and follow-up, ensuring actions are completed and lessons learned embedded.
• Conduct regular safety inspections across extrusion and materials handling areas.
• Ensure operational compliance with applicable ISO standards and internal procedures. Extrusion Operations & Performance
• Deliver daily extrusion output in line with the agreed production plan, quality standards, and customer demand.
• Lead daily and weekly performance reviews, ensuring key operational metrics are visible, understood, and acted upon.
• Own operational Tier 1 / Tier 2 reviews, ensuring problem-solving is driven at the appropriate level.
• Monitor production performance indicators including schedule adherence, output, machine utilisation, waste, and right-first-time.
• Support preventative maintenance and breakdown response activities, escalating risks where required. Production Planning, Materials & Warehouse Control
• Oversee production planning activities to ensure plans are aligned to forecast demand and operational capability.
• Ensure availability and control of raw materials to support uninterrupted extrusion output.
• Oversee finished goods storage and dispatch readiness, maintaining stock levels in line with targets.
• Ensure accurate administration of production and inventory transactions within the ERP system.
• Liaise with third-party logistics and warehouse partners to manage inbound and outbound material flows effectively.
• Review and track planning and warehouse KPIs to support operational delivery and stock accuracy. People Leadership & Engagement
• Lead, manage, and develop extrusion and associated planning / warehouse teams.
• Set clear expectations and objectives aligned to operational priorities.
• Carry out performance reviews, one-to-one meetings, coaching, and development discussions.
• Manage attendance, holidays, and absence in line with company policy.
• Support disciplinary and grievance processes where required, in line with established procedures. Continuous Improvement & Change
• Identify and implement operational improvement opportunities focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring ideas are effectively reviewed and implemented.
• Contribute to the implementation of new systems, processes, and ways of working that improve extrusion performance. Use data and root-cause analysis to identify trends and implement corrective actions. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERTISE
• Demonstrated leadership in managing and developing diverse teams within a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to manage workforce planning and resource planning to ensure operational excellence and support succession planning initiatives.
• Extensive experience in extrusion operations, with deep technical expertise in mechanical and/or electrical fault diagnosis and resolution.
• Ability to collaborate and lead, fostering a high-performance and continuous improvement culture.
• Comprehensive knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering principles as applied to extrusion processes.
• Knowledge of HSE standards and engineering compliance procedures, with a proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation.
• Ability to make decisions, and take accountability for site-wide operational and business outcomes. REQUIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION
• Extensive Extrusion experience.