Head of Production

The Head of Production is responsible for leading all production activities across the site—combining hands-on operational management with strategic oversight. This role ensures daily manufacturing performance while shaping long-term production capability, capacity, and organizational development. It drives operational excellence, ensures adherence to standard work, and aligns production strategy with broader site and business objectives. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Operational Leadership 

• Lead and oversee daily production activities to meet safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency targets. 

• Ensure operators and supervisors consistently follow standard work instructions and established processes. 

• Monitor production performance, respond to deviations, and implement robust corrective actions. 

• Maintain a safe work environment and enforce all safety standards and compliance requirements. 

Strategic Production Management 

• Define and execute the long-term production strategy to support business growth and operational maturity. 

• Own capacity planning, workforce planning, and resource allocation across all production areas. 

• Develop organizational structures, team capabilities, and leadership succession pipelines within production. 

• Drive strategic improvement initiatives (lean transformations, automation, operational excellence). 

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Partner with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Maintenance to resolve issues and improve end-to-end performance. 

• Lead production input on capital investment decisions, new product introduction, and process changes. 

• Ensure effective communication and alignment across operational and business leadership teams. 

Continuous Improvement & Performance Management 

• Analyze production data and operational KPIs to identify improvement opportunities and eliminate waste. 

• Champion continuous improvement, standardization, and best-practice sharing throughout the business organization. 

• Support training, development, and cross-training programs to ensure a highly skilled workforce.