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Ibstock plc is a market leading manufacturer and partner of choice for innovative clay and concrete building products, building the face of Britain for over 200 years.
We are no ordinary manufacturing business. Through our principal products of clay bricks, brick components, concrete roof tiles, concrete stone masonry substitutes, concrete fencing, pre-stressed concrete and concrete rail products, we are committed to providing new solutions to today’s social and environmental challenges for the new build housing and domestic repair, maintenance, improvement markets (RMI) and infrastructure.
Many of our long-standing customer relationships have lasted over 40 years. Our customer focus is based on quality, service and consistency and our service-led ethos is one of the key drivers in the growth of our market share over the past 10 years.
Are you an inspirational leader? Do you want to be part of something very new within the Ibstock Futures Division, part of the UKs biggest brick manufacturer? Do you want to be part of a ground breaking engineering team where we put our people at the heart of everything we do? If so, this may just be the role for you!
We are looking for a talented Production Manager to become an integral part of our new, exciting, state-of-the-art net-zero factory with Ibstock Plc. Join the Ibstock team, and take your place leading the way as an exemplar of British Manufacturing and global environmental best practice in the construction products sector.
Our new factory will be something very new and different, highly automated with significant investment having been made in some of the latest technological innovations and it will be able to produce more than 47 million brick slips every single year! However, building the factory is only part of the story because in order to bring it to life, we need to find the very best people to work in it!
JOB PURPOSE
As the Production Manager, you will be an inspirational leader of a multi-skilled team, who role models our core values at all times. Optimising the potential of the production team, the raw material supply chain and the asset base, you will develop a culture focused on both sustainable and continuous improvement, where our people and processes deliver exceptional performance.
ROLE OVERVIEW

• Work with the factory team to create a strategic plan for the site.
• Deliver visible leadership and engagement of the team to create and embed a culture of high performance and development.
• Act as a role model of Ibstock’s values and behaviours.
• Plan and implement training and development, including recruitment and succession plans to create a flexible, effective multi-skilled team.
• Coach and develop your team to maximise their strengths, and to close any development gaps.
• Ensure the production team adopts the Ibstock Management System (IMS), whilst developing a continuous improvement mind-set that ‘challenges the status quo’.
• Collate and analyse factory data to drive continuous improvement, develop and achieve key targets and objectives.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for any relevant non-conformances at the factory.
• Implement and sustain 5S standards within the factory environment.
• Manage production process to deliver departmental performance measures within financial, quality and environmental constraints.
• Ensure raw materials are correctly stored and clearly identifiable.
• Identify opportunities for standardisation or operations to simplify knowledge requirements.
• Liaise with Engineering Team to prioritise work to match production requirements.
• Deliver Toolbox talks (TBT’s).

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Has knowledge of current Health, Safety, Environmental and Employment legislation.
• Is an outstanding operational leader, who is flexible and meets challenge with a pragmatic and resilient approach.
• Has strong influencing and engagement skills demonstrated through values based leadership and role modelling positive leadership behaviours.
• A natural coach and team builder with exceptional interpersonal skills who enjoys developing and leading others to improve their performance.
• Is able to develop a capable and multi skilled team.
• Can implement and drive performance improvement using Continuous Improvement tools & techniques.
• Is financially competent.
• Has the ability to use IT systems effectively.

Please note, it is our policy to verify all relevant qualifications. You will be required to provide proof of your qualifications that we can verify with the awarding body.x
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some people from minority groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Here at Ibstock PLC we are dedicated to building belonging, empowering you to be your true self by offering a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Ibstock PLC are committed and passionate about building a diverse environment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, disability or age.