Job Title: Factory Manager
Location: Peterborough

Thorn Baker's industry-leading client is looking for a Factory Manager to join their team.  You'll be part of a company that values community, sustainability, and providing the best possible for their buyers, contributing to their consistently high-quality builds.

Answering to the Operations Director, your primary responsibility will be to ensure production capacity in the factory facilities is utilised and carried out most effectively and efficiently - bearing in mind the changing programmes - to meet budgeted turnover.

What's in it for you:

• Generous Bonus scheme
• Business share options
• Private pension
• Private healthcare
• Life insurance
• Death in service

About you:

• Committed to customer satisfaction and responsive to their needs.
• Focused and committed to meeting budgets and deadlines in a timely manner.
• Organised mind, able to generate a workplace culture of getting it right on the first try.
• Strong communicator and team manager

Your Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop the schedule and Scheduling Department to meet the budgeted turnover and re-balancing the weighting of internal and external customers, improving customer satisfaction, and operating within budgeted costs.
• Provide leadership and manage the activities and development of the scheduling and purchasing staff. 
• Monitor and maintain in conjunction with the Factory Manager an efficient and accurate stock-take system, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety legislation, OHSAS 18001, and safe working practices.

Required Skills:

• Previous experience in management, timber frame processes and construction, production planning and procurement.
• Bring innovation to the day-to-day processes and procedures but also encourage innovation in others and bring that to the fore in a controlled and concise manner.
• Individually able to work under pressure but remain in control and keep projects and individuals moving forward to meet the objectives.  Able to take independent action when required.

For more information on the role contact Rhian on 07969972412 or email: rhian@thornbaker.co.uk

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