The Production Manager ensures that a culture of accountability is established and maintained..

To plan, organise and empower the production team to deliver their work safely, efficiently, on time, within budget and to company standards.

Key objectives & responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Establish a self-sustaining shipyard
• Develop a professional and competent team of shipbuilders in line with the shipyard development and project requirements
• Ensures an ongoing commitment to Leadership Development
• Promotes a culture of innovation and continuous improvement throughout the Production department
• Ensure that production risks are being tracked and mitigated as effectively as possible
• Ensures that resources required for projects are made available
• Ensures appropriate planning and monitoring of production activities are carried out to support schedule compliance
• Build projects according to the agreed specification, class and standards
• Comply with all company safety policies, standards and procedures. Ensure integration of HSE into the department processes to maintain a high standard of compliance and support the achievement of HSE objectives and targets
• Manage external contractors as required and liaise with the Procurement Manager to ensure all material requirements are met in an efficient manner (time, cost, quality)
• Establish and monitor labour and material budgets, periodic reporting on cost performance and variances. Identifying and implementing cost reduction initiatives
• To conduct work as per Group standards and procedures. Implement and support continuous improvement initiatives as well as identify and implement waste elimination initiatives
• Actively support all company policies and values. Establish and maintain a culture of accountability and responsibility, as well as promote strong working relationships

Required Skills / Experience / Attributes:

Essential:

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management or Shipbuilding
• Experience in Production Management or similar role
• Proven knowledge in vessel production and manufacturing processes
• Six Sigma, Lean Management or similar
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Application (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Desirable:

• Aluminium Shipbuilding experience
• Operations experience in Marine/Ship Repair
• Managed a Production team of at least 500 pax