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United Utilities

Aug 1

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior & Expert Level

AI generated summary

  • You must have relevant experience in production management, strong leadership skills, and a solid understanding of operational processes to ensure efficiency and productivity.
  • You will oversee production operations, manage workflow, ensure quality standards, optimize processes, lead the team, and coordinate between departments to meet targets efficiently.

Requirements

  • A “General Manager” role, not purely technically focussed, responsible for the operation and maintenance of wholesale assets within the production area
  • Responsible for the operations and maintenance budget for the production area and the delivery of the financial business plan
  • Responsible for asset performance and meeting the operational business plan for the production area
  • Responsible for identifying and resolving asset performance issues, utilising support from within the team, or by requesting the relevant support from other teams
  • Accountable for maintaining and driving improvements in compliance, efficiency and Health and Safety
  • Performance management and training and development of direct reports in accordance with all Human Resource policies and procedures, including regular contact, one to one meetings, performance reviews etc.
  • Responsible for identifying training needs and/or skills gaps and working towards resolving these
  • Accountable for security and emergency requirements at the sites for which they are responsible
  • As part of the Wholesale management team, contribute to the day-to-day leadership of the area including sharing best practice, implementing improvements plans and leading on activities identified through the business plan development
  • Ownership of key external relationships, including the regulators and customers as appropriate
  • To work closely with key internal stakeholders to ensure asset problems are identified and resolved in the most effective manner and maintenance is carried out in a proactive manner including appropriately planned and profiled proactive maintenance
  • To act as a leader and advocate to deliver change required as part of the business plan
  • To provide an effective operations and maintenance regime for the production area asset, minimising reactive work and work orders and increasing planned proactive activities
  • To ensure both they and their team members work within the clear framework given to ensure effective operations and maintenance of their assets
  • To balance financial, customer service, regulatory compliance and people priorities in order to deliver the business plan and sustainable and effective operations and maintenance regimes
  • Managerial and leadership skills are critical for this role to deliver performance through a team of people responsible for wholesale production assets. The ability to motivate a team and deliver high performance across a 24/7 service is fundamental to this role
  • Experience of managing operational budgets and delivering innovative solutions to improve the sustainable operating cost of a production type operation
  • Good understanding of operations and maintenance strategies and preferably have some production line experience and the ability to react and keep production moving
  • Effective communication skills able to liaise with internal and external stakeholders
  • Education, ideally to HNC level (or equivalent) and an experienced line manager in a process or maintenance environment
  • A good level understanding of the regulatory and legislative framework surrounding the operation and maintenance of wholesale production assets
  • Analytical skills and the ability to drive solutions to a wide range of technical and managerial problems, whilst also knowing when to stop and ask for help from support colleagues

Responsibilities

  • Job Purpose
  • To lead and inspire a combined team of operations and maintenance employees across a number of wholesale production assets. The Production Manager will performance manage their team and the assets within the production area to ensure a safe, efficient and compliant outcome.
  • Job Accountabilities
  • A “General Manager” role, not purely technically focussed, responsible for the operation and maintenance of wholesale assets within the production area
  • Responsible for the operations and maintenance budget for the production area and the delivery of the financial business plan
  • Responsible for asset performance and meeting the operational business plan for the production area
  • Responsible for identifying and resolving asset performance issues, utilising support from within the team, or by requesting the relevant support from other teams
  • Accountable for maintaining and driving improvements in compliance, efficiency and Health and Safety
  • Performance management and training and development of direct reports in accordance with all Human Resource policies and procedures, including regular contact, one to one meetings, performance reviews etc.
  • Responsible for identifying training needs and/or skills gaps and working towards resolving these
  • Accountable for security and emergency requirements at the sites for which they are responsible
  • As part of the Wholesale management team, contribute to the day-to-day leadership of the area including sharing best practice, implementing improvements plans and leading on activities identified through the business plan development
  • Ownership of key external relationships, including the regulators and customers as appropriate
  • To work closely with key internal stakeholders to ensure asset problems are identified and resolved in the most effective manner and maintenance is carried out in a proactive manner including appropriately planned and profiled proactive maintenance
  • To act as a leader and advocate to deliver change required as part of the business plan
  • To provide an effective operations and maintenance regime for the production area asset, minimising reactive work and work orders and increasing planned proactive activities
  • To ensure both they and their team members work within the clear framework given to ensure effective operations and maintenance of their assets
  • To balance financial, customer service, regulatory compliance and people priorities in order to deliver the business plan and sustainable and effective operations and maintenance regimes

FAQs

What is the primary purpose of the Production Manager role?

The primary purpose of the Production Manager role is to lead and inspire a combined team of operations and maintenance employees across various wholesale production assets, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant operations.

What are the main accountabilities of a Production Manager?

The main accountabilities include overseeing operations and maintenance of wholesale assets, managing the operations and maintenance budget, ensuring asset performance, resolving performance issues, maintaining health and safety standards, and managing team performance and development.

What kind of knowledge and skills are essential for this role?

Essential knowledge and skills include managerial and leadership abilities, experience in managing operational budgets, understanding operations and maintenance strategies, strong communication skills, relevant educational qualifications, understanding of regulatory frameworks, and analytical problem-solving skills.

How does a Production Manager ensure compliance and efficiency?

A Production Manager ensures compliance and efficiency by driving improvements in health and safety, adhering to regulatory standards, and implementing proactive maintenance strategies that minimize reactive work.

What kind of relationships does the Production Manager need to manage?

The Production Manager needs to manage key external relationships, including those with regulators and customers, as well as collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to address asset problems effectively.

What is expected in terms of team management and development?

The Production Manager is expected to perform regular performance management, training, identify skills gaps, and conduct one-on-one meetings and performance reviews according to human resource policies and procedures.

What is the significance of the budget in the Production Manager's role?

The budget is significant as the Production Manager is responsible for managing the operations and maintenance budget, ensuring financial goals align with the business plan, and seeking innovative solutions to improve sustainable operating costs.

What type of work schedule can be expected for a Production Manager?

The Production Manager can expect to work across a 24/7 service environment, requiring effective leadership and performance management of the team during various operational periods.

What kind of educational background is preferred for the Production Manager position?

A preferred educational background for the Production Manager position includes qualifications ideally up to HNC level (or equivalent) and experience as a line manager in a process or maintenance environment.

How does the Production Manager contribute to business planning?

The Production Manager contributes to business planning by taking part in day-to-day leadership, sharing best practices, implementing improvement plans, and leading activities identified in the business development plan.

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United Utilities

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Energy
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees
1995
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

United Utilities provides water and wastewater services to around seven million people in the North West of England supplying 3million households and 200,000 business premises. We manage the catchment land around our reservoirs to safeguard the quality of the raw water we collect and store. We then treat and deliver it to our customer's taps - around 1,500 million litres a day We also collect wastewater from our customers and surface water from roads and highways, treat it at our wastewater treatment works before returning it back safely to the environment. In order to do this we have: - 184 reservoirs - over 42,000 km of water pipes, from Cumbria to Cheshire - over 72,000 km of sewers - over 1,400 km of aqueducts - 100 water treatment works - 575 wastewater treatment works - 57,000 hectares of catchment land