Summary: The Manufacturing Program Manager role involves supporting a multinational company's manufacturing organization by diagnosing operations and implementing new methodologies to enhance production performance. The position is hybrid and is set for an initial 6-month assignment, requiring expertise in chemical processes and operational management. The successful candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and embed new capabilities within the production system.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform Manufacturing Excellence assessment on specific area of expertise (Chemical Engineering, Maintenance, Production performance) to identify opportunity for throughput increase and define breakthrough implementation plan.
• Support local Manufacturing Excellence in developing organization capability.
• Collaborate with functional experts to ensure that new capabilities deployed (tools/processes/behaviour) are codified in the Production System.
• Perform targeted audit on the Production system.
• Issue recommendation for continuous improvement.

Key Skills:

• Functional expertise in desired subject matter: Chemical processes, Production performance, Maintenance.
• Well versed in process data analysis using Data analytic and visualization tools.
• Information Management: ability to understand, manipulate and present complex, and conflicting data.
• Clarity of communication - ability to draw clear conclusions and direction from complexity.
• Ability to access and utilise data systems, including SAP.
• Stakeholder Influencing & Management: Strong influencing skills will be required to convince site Leadership Team and other key stakeholders of the need for change.
• Proven record in the application of project and program management methodologies.
• Change and/or operational management experience.
• Strong capability to develop, coach & teach others in delivering change.
• Change management in manufacturing environment.
• Ability to communicate and influence all levels: from shopfloor to senior managers.
• Support multifunctional teams in embedding new ways of working including new tools and techniques (industry 4.0 skills is a plus).
• Lean/Operational Excellence skills.
• Strong knowledge and experience on maintenance and production Management system.
• Ability to travel to sites across Europe.

Salary (Rate): £88

City: Manchester

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Other