General Manager - Ink Manufacturing London, England
Job description
Small Products Limited has been manufacturing Screen, Litho and Digital inks from its London site for over 40 years. Our goal is to produce quality printing inks, specialising in eye catching print effects. We continually work with our customers to ensure that we accomplish our ultimate goal of exceeding all their expectations. The GM role is at the very heart of the company, and is crucial to the smooth running of any business.
Skills and Experience:
- Proven experience of successfully managing an SME
- Passion and drive, leading by example and inspiring your team whilst delivering on the plans of the company.
- knowledge of P&L, sales, operational management, distribution, customer service, requirement capture and installation
- Strong strategic, entrepreneurial and commercial thinking skills
- Maintaining production schedule and order management
- Make recommendations to department plans and reviews; suggest improvements by analyzing process work flow, manning and space requirements, and equipment layout; implementing changes.
- Develop operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements; developing, implementing, enforcing, and evaluating policies and procedures;
- Management of team: recruit, motivating a small team, support, coach, train, absence cover, uniform and PPE allocation, monitor employee productivity and provide constructive feedback
- Planning: Ensures that a company or department is on track to meet its financial goals. Identify new product development opportunities
- R & D Manager – Set and Monitor projects. Carry out research projects
- Maintaining Health and Safety compliance: Ensure that facility, equipment is properly maintained and that housekeeping is maintained at a high standard
- Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following, and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations.
- Supply chain management, sourcing and purchasing goods
- Logistics: managing domestic export deliveries
- 3-5 years experience with UV curable inks preferably UV inkjet and pigment dispersions.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree in Chemical Process Engineering based subject or equivalent with industrial experience.
- Demonstrated experience in manufacturing processes, coating or printing.
EXPERIENCE
- Good PC skills -Microsoft Package (Word, Excel & Outlook)
- Previous Production Management experience
SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE
- Strong communication skills. Both written and verbal.
- Ability to analyse data and provide insight from data
- Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
- Self-Motivated, Self-Starter
- Highly organised
- Good analytical skills and attention to detail
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £60,000.00-£65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London E3 3PB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you have a Chemical Engineering Degree?
Education:
- Bachelor's (preferred)
Experience:
- General Management: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person