Machine Shop Production Manager

Type: Permanent (You will work a 4 day week on site; Mon Thurs)

Main duties and responsibilities include:

• Guarantees the performance of their team in terms of Costs Quality Deadlines in compliance with the proper application of business standards and Safety and HSE standards

• Ensures the functional management of the entire ecosystem within their scope.

• Animates their teams develops their skills to increase their autonomy

• Animates on its perimeter the support functions allocated in the APRU at the pace of production (Supply Chain Process Engineering Lean & Performances)

• Ensures the maintenance of standard costs proposes areas for improvement participates in the improvements provided to the support functions

• Guarantee the maintenance of the production plan / daily expectations of the customer anticipating industrial risks respecting the Quality of the delivered products

• Guarantee the maintenance of Production / Repair costs

• Optimize Production / Repair and Investigation work in progress by implementing actions aimed at improving productivity and reducing rework

• Manage the load/capacity adequacy and the human resources of their scope with a view to overall efficiency employee well-being through daily management and appropriate communication

• Develop the skills of their team in the face of challenges characterize and manage the rise in competence of their team (critical skills and versatility)

• Promote and implement the LEAN transformation approach (Gemba FCTL Andon KAIZEN and InCIght)

• Ensure the rigorous application of standards and be proactive for continuous improvement

• Manage performance through a standardized management process (IObeya) integrated into the site management process

• Set priorities and take the necessary decisions allowing the correction of deviations

• Animate the DOJOs

• Manage the development of the autonomy of their team with the support of the support functions

• Guarantee the safety of employees in their team

Technical Skills

• Practice of analytical and problem-solving techniques (FMECA PDCA etc.)

• Technical knowledge of products and their manufacturing or repair processes

• Knowledge of supply chain principles and principal flows

• Knowledge of industrial management control and the MYB process

• Implementation of continuous improvement tools (Gemba Walks 5S just-in-time PDCA etc.)

• Use of digital tools/dashboards to manage his or her activity (analyses decision support etc.)

What We Can Offer

We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people and to achieve this we offer market leading training development and experiences along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority so you will have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse global organisation.

If you are interested in this role we would encourage you to have informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

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