Production Manager with ref. BH-27070

TXM Recruit are currently working with a business in the West Midlands to recruit a Production Manager with strong leadership skills and expeirenced in change management

The Role

· We now have a new and exciting opportunity for a Fleet Production Manager to join our team in Wednesbury to support the organisation in providing a safe and dependable tram service.

· The purpose of this role is to lead the Rolling Stock Maintenance Team in delivering a safe, compliant, efficient and economic maintenance service for the West Midlands Metro tram fleet.

· The right individual will have a key role in growing and developing the Rolling Stock maintenance team over the coming years, in line with the metro expansion program.

Key Responsibilities

· You will lead motivate, coach and develop the maintenance team in order to meet objectives.

· You will deliver, through the Maintenance Team Leaders, the maintenance plan, ensuring exam tasks are being completed on time and to the required technical and quality standards.

· You will ensure planned preventive and reactive tasks are coordinated and distributed efficiently within the team in order to maximise fleet availability.

· Ensure that all maintenance work is appropriately prioritised and has the appropriate labour, materials, equipment and resources identified.

What you’ll need:

· Experience in leading, managing and coaching a team.

· Experience in undertaking preventative and corrective maintenance on high value safety critical equipment.

· Experience in planning and delivery of preventative and corrective maintenance

· A recognised electrical, mechanical or general engineering apprenticeship and/or further or higher engineering qualification.

· Experience of leading others, and the ability to directly manage a team of maintenance team leaders.

· Outstanding safety awareness gained through working in a safety critical operations and maintenance environment.

· A Health and safety qualification such as NEBOSH or IOSH and a qualification in Continuous Improvement e.g. Kaizen, 5S, Lean or similar would be advantageous.

What do we offer in return?

· Competitive Salary;

· 25 days holiday + bank holidays;

· Free travel on West Midlands trams and buses for you and your partner;

· Contributory Pension Scheme;

· Life Insurance;

· Discounted Gym Membership;

· 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP);

Production Manager

Production Manager

Milton Keynes

Derby