Paint Operations Manager

Job Reference: WM – 2736

Location: Banbury

Salary: £75,000

Job Type: Permanent

Job Description

Paint Operations Manager – Job Summary:

We’re supporting our client, a global automotive manufacturer based in Banbury, who are looking for a Paint Operations Manager to join their growing team. The successful Paint Operations Manager will have experience of managing large and multi-functional teams within a Paint manufacturing facility.

Salary:                         £75,000

Benefits:                      To be discussed at interview

Job Type:                    Permanent

Location:                     Banbury

Job Start date:            ASAP

Responsibilities:

Safety, Environmental Responsibilities:

  • Manage health and safety aspects for Paint Department
  • Comply with Health & Safety and Environmental Policies.
  • Ensure compliance with IATF 16949.
  • Ensure compliance with environmental & Health & safety standards in line with current certification.
  • Lead Health and Safety departmental meetings.
  • Manage and maintain Risk Assessments within area of responsibility.
  • Carry out accident investigation activities, ensure near miss reporting.
  • Ensure team comply with the Lock out Tag out Procedure (where applicable).
  • Ensure team comply with the Safe System of Work documents.
  • To ensure all contractors are signed in with the correct work permits.
  • Ensure 5S processes and procedures within the department meet company’s standards.
  • Manage health and safety actions links tasks for your department.
  • To ensure all team members wear appropriate PPE.
  • Take appropriate actions in emergency situations.

Quality:

  • Ensure internal and external quality focus within area of responsibility.
  • Lead and participate in 8D’s, problem solving and risk management.
  • Manage quality improvements through KPI’s.
  • Ensure standardised working procedures are in place for all key areas.
  • Ensure adequate process audits are in place for all areas.
  • Manage improvement plans for department.

Timing:

  • Manage performance through KPIs and action plans.
  • Manage contingency and emergency list for area of responsibility.
  • Use the escalation procedure for any issues/concerns e.g. Quality/downtime.
  • Be available to support the team in out of hour’s emergencies.
  • Ensure all launches occur on time to meet customer’s requirements.
  • Ensure cycle times and production targets are met.

Cost:

  • Manage spend within budget for department and set annual budgets.
  • Manage headcount and overtime within budget for the department.
  • Lead and champion continuous improvement projects to improve departmental performance on safety, uptime, availability, maintenance, equipment modifications, plant, error proofing, technical systems and processes and cost down opportunities.
  • Champion projects within the companies CIP scheme to achieve 10K savings per project within the department.
  • Reduce energy consumptions through initiatives and controls (ensuring weekend hours are minimised for energy consumption).
  • To reduce waste within your area.

Motivation:

  • Lead with the principals of the company’s employee charter
  • Manage improvement plan for the areas for the department if EOS is below 80% (where applicable)
  • Manage direct reports, training, development versus potential, time and attendance, discipline, team ethics and all HR matters.
  • Ensure team training requirement are tracked and fulfilled.
  • Carry out annual appraisals and give regular feedback as required.
  • Ensure the team is engaged in the company’s suggestion scheme.
  • Promote the open door policy.
  • Support the Fairness Committee initiatives.
  • Ensure good team working principals are being adhered by all team members.

About You:

Personal Attributes:

  • Leads by example in a professional manner
  • Good communicator
  • Open and honest
  • Organised and methodical
  • Flexibility
  • Continuous improvement and safety mind-set
  • Personable and approachable
  • Tenacious and results driven

Specific Skills & Experience:

  • Managing large and multi-functional teams.
  • Managing departmental budgets and cost centre.
  • IOSH trained.
  • Process technical knowledge and understanding. (preferred or to be trained)
  • Visionary and able to set strategy for the department.
  • Good Training, coaching, motivation and team building skills.
  • Good decision making and problem-solving skills.
  • Good analytical skills
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Good communication skills
  • Good literacy and numeracy skills
  • Computer literate
  • Ability to deliver development plans to improve overall performance of department.

Job Application:

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