Manufacturing Manager

The Ultra manufacturing function is responsible for the manufacture, integration and test of a wide range of products and systems providing innovative capabilities for our customers. Wherever possible, we will consider a variety of working options to suit your lifestyle, whether that be hybrid home/office working, flexible working and part or full time employment. It's the 'innovating' and 'empowering' values that we ASPIRE to be. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people. Job Purpose: Management responsibility of all Stores, Manufacturing & Test processes across their production teams to deliver agreed production deliverables. Review & action variance reports to eliminate waste, drive down cost & improve quality Ensure the shop floor build plans meet the needs of the stakeholders and specifically the customer, relevant account manager or project manager. Plans based on weekly deliveries to ensure that all production deliveries are equally spaced out across the month where possible. Ensure that deliveries are completed in full throughout the month Review forward load to understand future requirements to deliver contractual commitments / planned internal commitments. Constantly Review Capacity across all their teams to ensure sufficient headcount & skills are available. Ensure the teams achieve a first time build yield of >98% (rolling average across 12 months). Demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement, 5S & other lean principles by running continuous improvement plans & by working with their teams to identify and implement improvement opportunities To carry out any other duties that may be reasonably requested Key Responsibilities: Report to the General Manager on all aspects of their team’s performance. Working with planning, agree monthly forecasts / schedules for your Production Supervisors to manage & deliver. Work alongside the planning team to understand all issues that affect delays in your teams delivering their orderbook commitments & ensure all stakeholders are informed. Work with the Manufacturing Engineering teams to resolve all technical issues Set SMART team goals & Objectives using agreed KPI’s to monitor and improve performance against each team. Create a healthy & motivating work environment for the team Ensure the health and safety policy is always complied with and a safe working environment and practices are managed for all team members, Complete H&S risk assessments for areas & equipment under their control Manage & monitor capacity plans, the capacity plan should cover all elements of production from assembly to final inspection and include available resources (holidays, training, planned absence etc….). Working with the Production Supervisor, review resource skills matrices and introduce training plans to eliminate single points of failure to any product, process or capability across your teams. Ensure that all production staff are adequately trained to build quality production units and do not deviate from agreed build standards. Use the forward load plan to inform management of the required resources to meet the customers contractual delivery dates. Set up & run meetings with relevant departments to ensure all production issues are identified, & action plans are in place to allow a speedy resolution to all issues. Identify and implement improvements / efficiencies to increase production output and quality. Qualifications / Experience: Qualified to Degree level in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or equivalent (HNC/HND). Experience of managing a multi-disciplined operational team Must be PC literate with good IT skills, and experience of Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word and Access. Thorough knowledge of continuous improvement methods, 5S & lean and use this understanding to question and where necessary challenge constructively any operation or instruction believed not to be the most effective option for the Company or its customers 3 years’ experience within an aerospace / defence environment and/or a formal engineering qualification (NVQ/C&G/ONC etc.) Security Clearance: Due to the nature of work undertaken applicants will be required to meet SC level Security Clearance. Here at Ultra we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusivity. Underpinned by our values, behaviours and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be the best version of yourself. We also believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures will increase our diversity of thinking, ensuring we successfully deliver to our customers. We therefore do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also support requests for flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Ultra specialises in providing application-engineered bespoke solutions. We focus on our customers’ mission critical and intelligent systems in the defence, security, critical detection, & control markets. Our capabilities and technologies can be found on many of the world’s long-term military programmes. We employ over 4,500 employees across the globe and are listed on the London Stock Exchange. Click here to learn more about us. If you can’t see a vacancy that looks right for you at this stage, then why not join our Talent Community? 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