Production Area Manager

About the Role

The role is based in Dungannon, reporting to the Operations Director, with a weekly schedule of 39 hours and 45 minutes. As a Production Area Manager you will oversee all operational activities within a designated sub‑assembly area, ensuring safe, efficient assembly and adherence to quality standards. You will lead the Group Leaders, Production Supervisors, Managers, and Team Members, managing people, processes, performance, and continuous‑improvement initiatives to meet production targets. Responsibilities include health, safety and environmental compliance, lean manufacturing implementation, and cost control. Key duties involve controlling day‑to‑day production flow, delivering on‑time output, maintaining zero‑defect quality for internal and external customers, and managing budgets and spend. You will implement and coach Terex Business System tools, oversee SWIP, maintain inventory through cycle checks, and ensure equipment reliability via TPM. • Oversee sub‑assembly operations ensuring safety, efficiency, and quality standards. • Lead and develop Group Leaders, Production Supervisors, and team members. • Implement lean manufacturing practices and the Terex Business System tools. • Control daily production flow, level‑pull, and on‑time delivery. • Manage production budgets, cost control, and spend within allocated limits. • Achieve zero‑defect quality for internal and external customers. • Maintain inventory accuracy through continuous cycle checking and reporting. • Ensure equipment reliability using Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). • Drive continuous improvement using problem‑solving, visual management, and Kaizen techniques. • Apply strong communication, planning, and organizational skills in a fast‑paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸lean manufacturing
• ▸production flow
• ▸cost control
• ▸inventory control
• ▸tpm maintenance
• ▸continuous improvement

What You Bring

The successful candidate will have strong communication, planning and organisational skills, proven people‑management experience, and the ability to work under pressure with changing priorities. Required knowledge includes inventory control, lean manufacturing, takt time, continuous improvement, and IT proficiency with MRP‑type systems. • Demonstrate expertise in inventory control, takt time, and MRP/IT systems. • Provide proven people‑management experience and ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Requirements

• ▸inventory control
• ▸takt time
• ▸mrp systems
• ▸lean manufacturing
• ▸people management
• ▸communication

Benefits

Employees enjoy competitive salaries, performance bonuses, hybrid working, a comprehensive healthcare scheme, generous holiday allowance, contributory pension, life assurance, an employee stock purchase plan, free LinkedIn Learning access, advancement opportunities, on‑site parking, discount cards, and a referral bonus scheme. • Benefit from competitive salary, performance bonus, hybrid work, and comprehensive health scheme. • Access professional development through LinkedIn Learning, global training, and advancement pathways. • Enjoy additional perks such as pension, life assurance, employee stock purchase, parking, discount cards, and referral bonuses.

Work Environment

Onsite