Production Manager (Cloth Production)

Are you an experienced people and production leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? We are seeking a dynamic Production Manager to lead our Cloth production department, ensuring excellence in quality, performance and team culture. Textile experience is beneficial but not essential – we welcome strong production and people managers from any industry.

Abraham Moon \& Sons are an international brand with a long-standing reputation for innovation, design, and premium quality. Our company creates authentic wool fabrics and accessories for leading fashion brands and interior designers worldwide, fusing traditional craftsmanship and methodologies with the latest technology. We are among a select few in the UK who can perform all processes at a single site, from dyeing the wool and making our own yarn to weaving and finishing the fabric, providing remarkable versatility and the ability to control each process to meet our exacting standards. Our fantastic, diverse team makes all this possible with a culture encouraging autonomy, creativity, innovation, and learning.

Purpose

• · To take full responsibility for the quality, efficiency and production of all Warping, Weaving and Drawing in functions ensuring high standards.

· To set all departmental operational targets in line with company demand and the Planning Manager.

· Optimising the production process to meet both the quantity and quality demands without compromising the craftsmanship.

· Leading the production team effectively to foster a collaborative environment that aligns with the company’s goals.

· Ensure the safe, efficient and high quality production of woollen fabrics while upholding the company’s heritage and safety standards for all employees.

Key Responsibilities

· Provide monthly overview report highlighting production, absence, quality and health and safety

· Clearly identify key metrics for the departments and also other inward processes to aid quality, throughput and health and safety

· Communicate regularly with the team through notice boards, reports and meetings

· Ensure all staff are clear on weekly operational targets and values, throughout the department, and are able to relay them back to other staff as required

· Ensure all information is up to date and still valid

· Set out and ensure teams follow strict levels of housekeeping and health and safety within the area

· Identify training opportunities and use a strategic pathway for training highly skilled roles within the department

· Maintain knowledge within the department through diversification and succession planning

· Critically analyse quality issues and work with the Head of Quality to ensure best practice and improve overall quality

· Establish a root-cause mentality and drive that through the departments

· Work with the Planning Manager and key production personnel to identify opportunities to optimise production efficiencies on a consistent basis

· Utilise BMS Vision and other technological tools to demonstrate production capacity and give clear overview of where downtime exists and why, to minimise where possible

· Manage all absence and lateness in line with company polices ensuring this does not affect production output

· Establish SMART targets for main processes to allow monitoring of quality, health and safety and production, consistently

· Review capacity management plans and highlight opportunities for improvement and investment

· Effective delegation of tasks to the members of the team

· Develop preventive maintenance schedules in consultation with maintenance team to minimise all downtime

• Discussing concerns with the wider business and communicating these to SLT/SMT as appropriate
• Collaborating on budgetary control for the department with the Operations Director
• Promote and champion a culture of continuous improvement and involve the team as necessary
• Complete and ensure all relevant risk assessments are up to date and valid
• Escalate and manage risks and issues both in the department and across the business
• Ensure SOP’s are provided and followed, for all processes

Essential attributes

• Hungry – we want you to commit to working hard, have a burning desire to achieve your goals and are willing to put in the effort and dedication to make them a reality.
• Humble – we want you to recognise your strengths while staying open to learning, growing, and acknowledging the contribution of others.
• Smart – we want you to be honest and inclusive and respectful of others, value diversity and foster a sense of belonging for everyone.

· Leadership skills

· Management skills

· Knowledge of quality control

· Problem solving

· Good written and verbal communication skills

· Project management

· Good time management

· IT proficiency

· Proficiency in managing Staubli drawing in, Karl Mayer warping equipment, and Dornier looms including understanding their mechanical, operational and electronic systems an advantage

· H\&S qualification, minimum IOSH but ideally Nebosh

· ILM qualification or equivalent

Diversity, Inclusion \& Workplace Adjustments

We are committed to building a workplace that values diversity, promotes inclusion, and fosters a sense of belonging for everyone. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences.

If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process or throughout employment to perform at your best, we encourage you to let us know — we will be happy to discuss these with you.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person