Business Unit Manager

Belfast

Salary approx. £55,000

Vickerstock are working in partnership with one of NI's most successful home-grown manufacturing companies for the recruitment of a Business Unit Manager. Our client is one of NI's leading employers with over 800 employees on site and growing from strength to strength.

Your new role

• Manage a team of up to 90 Production Operatives.
• Reporting weekly on all matters relevant to the performance of the production units
• Prepare monthly reports for presentation to the Board.
• Manage the efficient production of products daily across all production machines in accordance with specification and quality requirements.
• Lead, champion, and deliver the departmental business improvement plans.
• Provide technical expertise within the department and take on a hands-on role when required.
• Trouble shoot moulding and processing issues and ensure process optimisation.
• Maximise the synergies that exist between the production units including tooling and assembly.
• Work in close collaboration with other departments to deliver and exceed targeted production key performance indicators.
• Working in conjunction with master planning, plan all production activity and manage complex scheduling of work daily.
• Maintain tight management and responsibility for all operational and material costs including budgetary control.

What you'll need

• Third level qualification in an engineering related subject.
• Have a proven track record with a minimum of 5 years' management experience gained within a high-volume manufacturing environment
• Have experience of lean manufacturing tools
• Have a good understanding of materials management.

Next Step

Contact Zoey Rooney to discuss this in absolute confidence on 028 9031 3720, or send an updated CV via the link on the page

If you are interested in this vacancy, or work within manufacturing or engineering in Northern Ireland, then please apply with your CV to me for consideration - (You can also find and connect with me on LinkedIn)

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