Assistant Production Manager

The Company:

Ryobi Aluminium Casting (UK) Ltd is an innovative, world class supplier of high quality, technically complex automotive components. Based in Carrickfergus, Ryobi Aluminium Casting (UK) Ltd is a proud member of the Ryobi Group. With the help of our Japanese parent company we can bring the latest technological advances to our European Customers.

Ryobi’s vision is to maintain a sustainable business by achieving the best results for our customers, maximising the potential of every employee through mutual respect, trust and teamwork. Our mission is to be the Number 1 Die Casting Company in Europe, to build upon our current customer base and increase market share, and to satisfy customer and shareholder requirements.

The role: 

• Lead daily and hourly shift briefings and coordinate daily production activities to ensure key objectives are met 
• Liaise with and lead support departments to ensure production output and shipment targets are achieved.
• Collaborate with all departments to ensure production demand and all parts are made to required specifications and signed off by quality for dispatch in a timely manner.
• Lead continuous improvement of the department in the following areas: 
- Productivity 
- Quality 
- 5S 
- Health and safety 
- Training and development
• Represent the department in a positive and productive manner, internally and externally 
• Lead daily communications board meetings (Hex Boards). Assign ownership to tasks to relevant departments and ensure follow up actions complete to targets agreed.
• Arrange and co-ordinate overtime when necessary
• Complete time and attendance for payroll as well as holiday approval
• Arrange holiday cover when necessary
• Participate in production planning and scheduling activities 
• Lead daily customer production performance meetings and communicate, when necessary reasons for not reaching delivery targets and planned corrective actions.
• Develop personnel to improve the department’s performance (covered on training and development above) remove
• Communicate job expectations and company objectives and information 
• Deputise for Manufacturing Manager in his absence
• Lead activities to improve housekeeping and employee safety within the department
• Participate with team working, information sharing and Continuous Improvement Programs
• Ensure compliance with the Company health, safety and environmental policies and management systems
• Coordinate Production, Maintenance and Engineering to ensure production and quality targets are achieved and maintained.
• Other duties as assigned

Essential Criteria:

- Previous experience in supervising/ managing within a machine shop environment
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

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Company Benefits:

Competitive salary
Competitive shift premium for all shift roles 
Generous employer pension contributions, starting at 7% Employer and rising to 14% Employer
A health cash plan
Discount scheme
Life assurance
Service-related holidays & Holiday Purchase Scheme
Employee assistance programme
Free car parking
Learning and Development opportunities and support
Ride to work scheme
Service awards