Production Executive

Production Executive

27-30k

Greenford

Are you numerate and analytical with a strong eye for detail?

Do you have a degree in Engineering (or similar) or have you got experience from a manufacturing environment and are now looking for a career change?

My client a long-standing manufacturing business based in West London are now seeking a bright and conscientious person to join their busy production team.

As a Production Executive your main duties will be to provide both technical and administrative support to facilitate daily operations.

You will work closely with the Production manager who will give you training and insight into this smashing position. This position is an important one that will also involve implementing continual lean improvements.

Prospects for career advancement are excellent!

The position is based in the office Monday to Friday 8.30-5pm, has free parking, 22 days holiday and rising.

Key Responsibilities

• Distribute new training materials and updates.
• Maintain records of production staff training.
• Run the Quality Check Process throughout the shift.
• Manage manufacturing returns, inspect products, identify issues, and collaborate with supervisors to resolve them.
• Document manufacturing rejects, analyse trends, and work on reducing rejects.
• Cover scheduling and updates in the Scheduler's absence.
• Assist in preparing work orders as needed.
• Collect and present daily production data to the Production Manager.
• Create weekly, monthly, and annual production summaries.
• Publish Weekly Manufacturing Updates Summary on the Factory Display Screen
• Track raw material stock levels and manage deliveries daily.
• Keep the system updated with real-time information on work orders and sales orders.
• Place orders for raw material deliveries.
• Manage factory consumables, including quality and stock levels.
• Source and negotiate replacement parts from suppliers.
• Manage the spare parts inventory and remove obsolete items in collaboration with the maintenance engineer.
• Record maintenance expenses, identify improvements, and address issues.
• Conduct monthly internal audits of the recycling system to ensure criteria are met

• Provide support for trials with new materials.
• Participate in projects to review and enhance the quality and competitiveness of suppliers.

Key attributes required

Either relevant production/engineering experience or else a practical nature and a keen interest in manufacturing processes and ways to achieve continuous improvements.

You will be eager to learn and to be an integral part of improving the efficiency, productivity and safety of the manufacturing department.

You will have a high level of analytic and numerical ability including all standard PC software skills.

Whilst you will be able and confident to interact across departments at all levels, you shall be able to work on your own initiative with strong organisational and time management skills.

Keen to get involved in the nitty-gritty of daily work, you will be capable of dealing with a range of unexpected problems from order scheduling & engineering faults to staffing problems. You will also recognise the great beneficial effect of attention to detail and cumulative small improvements.

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