Head of Production

This is a senior leadership position with responsibility for Production, Stores and Dispatch. You will lead the continued development of manufacturing capability, improve operational performance and ensure the business is equipped to support sustained growth within a complex, high-value engineering environment. Reporting to the Operations Director, you will be responsible for delivering safe, reliable, cost-effective and high-quality manufacturing performance across the operation.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide visible leadership across Production, Stores and Dispatch.Lead, coach and develop production leaders, technical specialists and multidisciplinary teams.Ensure compliance with all health, safety and environmental policies and procedures.Own production execution and resource deployment to achieve customer delivery and shipping commitments.Forecast labour, skills and resource requirements in line with future production demand.Improve productivity through effective leadership, coaching, cross-training and capability development.Identify succession, recruitment and skills requirements across the manufacturing function.Improve material flow, production readiness and manufacturing scalability.Reduce build hours, rework, scrap, overtime, work-in-progress and cost of poor quality.Standardise and improve operational systems and processes.Use SQCDP data to identify and prioritise improvement opportunities.Lead continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.Work ..... full job details .....