PSC Junior Production Manager

Job description

Location: Fareham, United Kingdom

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

R0249221-PSC Junior Production Manager

Location-Fareham

Primary Purpose of the Role:

As a Junior Production Manager, you will be working with production staff and Team Leaders in both Fareham and Nest and supporting the PSC Production Manager.

Working closely with other members of the site team, you will actively promote all lean concepts and be the lead on improvement projects for the PSC. The successful candidate will have a methodical and process driven mind-set, and with solid people management skills.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Lead complex improvement projects.
• Improve process and systems to improve performance.
• Support the investigation of customer complaints and drive any corrective actions through the training process
• Verify effectiveness of, and improve, quality assurance system using lean methods.
• Dominant focus on all process improvement within the PSC.
• Focus on coaching and development of all team members.
• Lead/implement any change in process or equipment.

Skills and Experience

Skills:

Essential

• Good communication skills are essential.
• Strong leadership skills are required.
• Ability to lead change.
• Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative and should also be able to work efficiently with minimum supervision.
• Need to possess a positive team-orientated approach.
• PC skills are required.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.

Desirable

• Good numeracy skills
• A working knowledge of lean methodology

Experience:

Essential

• Previous experience of working in a manufacturing environment.

Desirable

• Experience of rolling out training to individuals and groups is desirable.
• Previous experience of operating PC-based machines in a Personalisation department is desirable

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

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