Production Manager Extrusion

POSITION KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety, Compliance & Standards

· Drive behavioural-based safety across extrusion operations, ensuring full compliance with HSE, engineering, and legislative standards.

· Ensure safe systems of work are implemented and adhered to, including permits to work, risk assessments, LOTOTO, guarding, and interlocks.

· Take a leading role in incident response and follow-up, ensuring actions are completed and lessons learned embedded.

· Conduct regular safety inspections across extrusion and materials handling areas.

· Ensure operational compliance with applicable ISO standards and internal procedures.

Extrusion Operations & Performance

· Deliver daily extrusion output in line with the agreed production plan, quality standards, and customer demand.

· Lead daily and weekly performance reviews, ensuring key operational metrics are visible, understood, and acted upon.

· Own operational Tier 1 / Tier 2 reviews, ensuring problem-solving is driven at the appropriate level.

· Monitor production performance indicators including schedule adherence, output, machine utilisation, waste, and right-first-time.

· Support preventative maintenance and breakdown response activities, escalating risks where required.

Production Planning, Materials & Warehouse Control

· Oversee production planning activities to ensure plans are aligned to forecast demand and operational capability.

· Ensure availability and control of raw materials to support uninterrupted extrusion output.

· Oversee finished goods storage and dispatch readiness, maintaining stock levels in line with targets.

· Ensure accurate administration of production and inventory transactions within the ERP system.

· Liaise with third-party logistics and warehouse partners to manage inbound and outbound material flows effectively.

· Review and track planning and warehouse KPIs to support operational delivery and stock accuracy.

People Leadership & Engagement

· Lead, manage, and develop extrusion and associated planning / warehouse teams.

· Set clear expectations and objectives aligned to operational priorities.

· Carry out performance reviews, one-to-one meetings, coaching, and development discussions.

· Manage attendance, holidays, and absence in line with company policy.

· Support disciplinary and grievance processes where required, in line with established procedures.

Continuous Improvement & Change

· Identify and implement operational improvement opportunities focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

· Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring ideas are effectively reviewed and implemented.

· Contribute to the implementation of new systems, processes, and ways of working that improve extrusion performance.

• Use data and root-cause analysis to identify trends and implement corrective actions.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERTISE

· Demonstrated leadership in managing and developing diverse teams within a manufacturing environment.

· Ability to manage workforce planning and resource planning to ensure operational excellence and support succession planning initiatives.

· Extensive experience in extrusion operations, with deep technical expertise in mechanical and/or electrical fault diagnosis and resolution.

· Ability to collaborate and lead, fostering a high-performance and continuous improvement culture.

· Comprehensive knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering principles as applied to extrusion processes.

· Knowledge of HSE standards and engineering compliance procedures, with a proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation.

· Ability to make decisions, and take accountability for site-wide operational and business outcomes.

REQUIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION

· Extensive Extrusion experience.