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To fully understand the manufacturing process and then drive down costs through process and quality improvements.

Key accountabilities

Develop, implement, validate and continuously improve the methods of manufacture to ensure requirements for safety, quality, cost and lead time are achieved
Provide support for employees, external customers, or suppliers with regard to process performance and product quality and conformance to both internal and external specifications
Create or modify standard operating procedures as required to help improve product conformance to specification and process capability
Keep abreast with developments in new and current technology relative to production processes and identify ways this technology can be used and implemented
Support New Product Development initiatives
Cost management of projects to deliver on budget with agreed justified savings

Key experiences and skills

Some understanding of Glass Reinforced Plastics (GRP) manufacturing methods and techniques
Ability to project manage from concept to delivery
Root cause analysis techniques and how to implement them
Budget management of projects
Ability to calculate cost savings and complete required Capex and justification documentation
Excellent organizational skills with the ability multitask across multiple projects
Excellent IT understanding
Presentation skills - to present ideas and findings to colleagues and customers.

Action orientated – Able to deal with problems in appropriate time frames
Driven by results – Decisive, confident addressing problems and opportunities, challenging activities to improve performance, demonstrate willingness to challenge accepted methods and standards
Effective communication – Clear concise written and spoken, ability at all levels, customer, supplier and internal
Strategic agility – recognition of a changing need and speed of response, rapid reaction to challenges
High Standards – demonstrating a motivation to improve standards and thereby making a real difference, challenging inadequate solutions
Integrity and trust – demonstrating a sense of commitment to openness, honesty, loyalty and high standards in undertaking the role