Factory Manager

Role purpose As Factory Manager you act as the backbone of our operations. You keep production on schedule, maintain safety and quality standards, and make sure people, machines and materials move smoothly and safetly together. Your leadership shapes how efficiently we turn raw materials into finished seals. Your Growth & Impact - Grow your leadership by overseeing a complete production site and supervising a multi-shift team. - Expand your technical expertise in injection molding and security seal production systems. - Build a measurable track record in uptime, yield improvements, and cost control. - Lead visible safety and quality programs that strengthen customer trust and compliance. Responsibilities Production & Operations - To manage the production facility in a proficient way to obtain the objectives and targets as set by the Board of directors. - To ensure that the production executive and supervisors carry out their duties. - To ensure that production targets are met to schedules and the requirements of sales. - To liaison with material suppliers to attain competitive pricing. - Forward plan on material requirements to assist monthly budgeting. - To ensure the quality of products in each production area are manufactured to the highest specification and that the ISO 9001 quality control system is strictly followed by all operators and QC staff. - To undertake and assist in the maintenance of machines and tools as and when necessary. - Improve production techniques. - Production decision making in the absence of Directors. - Follow the guidelines as set out in Handbook of Terms and Conditions of Employment and the Health and Safety Policy. - Ensure finished product quality through in-line checks and final inspections before shipment. - Coordinate preventive maintenance and spare parts planning to reduce unexpected downtime. People & Safety - Supervise supervisors and operators, run shift handovers, and set clear performance expectations. - Deliver on-the-floor coaching and training so teams follow SOPs and quality procedures. - Enforce workplace health and safety rules and lead incident investigations when needed. - Manage labour planning, shift rostering, and basic HR processes related to the shopfloor. Inventory & Continuous Improvement - Manage inventory levels, coordinate material replenishment, and work with procurement to avoid shortages. - Drive cost reduction and waste elimination using practical process improvements and standardised work. - Own production KPIs, prepare regular reports, and present improvement plans to senior management. - Work with quality and maintenance to implement corrective actions from root cause analysis. Requirements Qualifications & Experience - Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing engineering or relevant diploma with strong practical experience. - Minimum 10 years in manufacturing, with significant hands-on time on the shopfloor and prior managerial responsibility. - Direct experience with injection molding or similar polymer forming processes and production of security products. - Track record of meeting production targets while maintaining quality and safety standards. Hard Skills & Knowledge - Practical knowledge of Injection Molding and the specific steps for Security Seal production and inspection. - Strong Inventory Management skills and experience for material planning. - Risk Management and quality control skills, including basic SPC and corrective action methods. - Familiarity with workplace safety regulations and experience running HSE or incident response processes. Soft Skills & Qualities - Proven team management skills with the ability to motivate multi-shift staff and develop supervisors. - Clear communicator who can work with procurement, maintenance, QC, and senior leaders. - Strong problem solving and root cause analysis mindset with practical, measurable follow-through. - Organised, results-focused, and comfortable making daily operational decisions under pressure.