Manufacturing Manager

Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom

11/12/2024

Aliaxis: We make life flow 💧

What does that mean? If you think about it, fluids are needed in every place or process you can imagine - in every home, in every hospital, in every factory, in every farm, in every café… In fact, we rely on fluids everywhere and every day. That’s why Aliaxis are here to help create the safest, most effective, and reliable solutions for sustainable fluid management.

The Opportunity/Role 📢

We have an exciting and rare opportunity for an experienced Manufacturing Manager to join our team in Huntingdon, Cambs. Reporting to the Manufacturing Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for

providing daily leadership, coaching and mentoring to the Manufacturing Teams. You will create and maintain a culture of Continuous Improvement with a focus on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost & Sustainability.

Key Deliverables Will Include

• Health & Safety – Take personal ownership and demonstrate a strong commitment to delivering the Site Safety Roadmap.
• Leadership/People Development – Provide leadership and development to a team of Shift Managers and Department Team Leaders.
• Drive Performance - Accountable for the creation, monitoring and delivery of all Manufacturing KPI’s across the site.
• Problem Solving / Root Cause Analysis - Lead and develop the team through rigorous Root Cause Analysis, implementing robust CAPA (Corrective and Preventative Actions).
• Continuous Improvement - Promote a culture of world class basics, achieved through disciplined adherence to 5S principles. Lead weekly Gemba walk activity, coaching employees on 5S, Standard Work, Visual Management, Continuous Improvement, Flow, Problem Solving and other lean methods, techniques and processes.
• Planning – adapt departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges.
• Cost control – Maintain a laser focus on cost control, determining the most cost-efficient methods of manufacture and managing the resource efficiently.
• Performance Management – conduct disciplinary and grievance meetings as required.
  
  

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience of managing large teams in a manufacturing environment.
• A solid understanding of Engineering principles, Project Management, Lean Six Sigma fundamentals and financial acumen.
• Demonstrable experience of creating and monitoring a suite of KPI’s to improve business operational results.
• Experience of building and developing an effective team through coaching and mentoring
  
  

Benefits

☀ Holiday purchase scheme

💸 Life Assurance 6x annual salary

🏥 Critical illness cover

📝 Pension contribution up to 10%

🦷 Dental and healthcare cash plan

👶 Enhanced parental leave

👚 Great discounts on local retailers and restaurants

🙌 Fantastic Health & Wellbeing package including an Employee Assistance Programme and access to My Strength

Full access to LinkedIn Learning to aid personal and professional development

🚲 Cycle to work scheme

😍 Plus many more

Equal Opportunity Employer

Aliaxis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who welcomes candidates and employees from all backgrounds. We are committed to building and investing in a culture of belonging, where all our employees feel empowered, can be their true selves and are able to bring their best ideas forward and contribute to the company’s “Growth with Purpose” strategy.

For us, equity and belonging start already at the application step: whether it's offering flexibility in scheduling interviews, or ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment, we strive to remove barriers and create equal opportunities for all applicants. Should you have specific needs, please do not hesitate to let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.