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Assistant Production Manager
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
319-6244163HD
Employer
Northumbria Healthcare - NHFM (Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management)
Employer type
Private Sector
Site
Manufacturing & Innovation Hub
Town
Seaton Delaval
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/05/2024 23:59

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Northumbria Healthcare - NHFM (Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management) logo

Assistant Production Manager

NHS AfC: Band 4

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services for all of Northumbria Healthcare Trust’s sites.

Come and work for us and we can offer you:

  • Competitive rates of pay
  • Enhanced rates of pay for working evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays
  • Favourable employment terms and conditions – we mirror NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions (https://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook) which includes up to 33 days annual leave + bank holidays per year, generous maternity and paternity leave provisions, occupational sick pay, and much more
  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • Career development opportunities
  • Fantastic staff benefits including car lease, home electronics, cycle to work and childcare schemes, priority access to vaccinations, physiotherapy, counselling, among many more
  • A great employee experience - we score very highly on our employee satisfaction metrics

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

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Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team at the Manufacturing Hub. The successful applicant will be required to control and influence the production flow of textile garment production whilst ensuring quantitative and qualitative production.

Applicant must have experience within the textile industry and can demonstrate knowledge and skills in a production flow control environment. They must be able to work both independently and within a production team.

 

Main duties of the job

Make direct and indirect decisions which will influence the integrity, production and flow of the PPE production line.

Ensure that the business goals are met in the required time scales, effectively and efficiently.

Resources and personnel management is key and must fall in line with the NHFML/NHS policies and procedures. Multi-tasking, organizational and leadership skills are key.

Support development of continuous improvement within production planning, in keeping with the business strategic plan, to deliver real cost reductions to the specified products.

Report production information to aid decision making supporting the Production Manager with ensuring that the business needs are met.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Working for our organisation

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Must be competent in collating, counting, auditing and record keeping whilst demonstrating the ability to prioritise in a fast-moving industry identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

To control the day-to-day operation in the clean room and/or production hall in terms of the data management/ supervision.

Have experience in cutting patterns and industry sewing.

To understand, apply and continuously improve Standard Minute Value.

To work closely with the Production Manager to improve the business service.

Collects, records and reports data from the production line to evaluate efficiency in business output and advising where process production and flow can be improved.

Keep accurate records as required (such as, stock, performance data).

Manage and use standard minute values and other relevant performance metrics to improve efficiency.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience/knowledge
  • Must be competent auditing, material collation and record keeping within the textile industry.
  • Good IT skills with a willingness to learn and develop further
  • Range of work procedures and practices, majority non-routine; intermediate level theoretical knowledge
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of the use SAGE Warehouse 200

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lesley Thompson
Job title
Production Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07901687923
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