A well established, successful family run Electronics manufacturing company in the Southend-on-Sea area are looking to recruit a Production Manager to manage a team of electronics manufacturing staff. They are ideally looking for someone to join the Management team ideally from an electronics background who will be hands on leading the team as well as looking at improvements including updating the production planning process.What''s on offer: Salary up to 50,000 + Bonus Hours of work 8.00 - 5.00 Monday to Thursday finishing at 1.00 on a Friday20 days holiday plus bank holidaysInterest free loans after a qualifying periodFree onsite parkingDuties:Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 14 electronics production staff including SMT, Through hole assembly and test and enclosure preparationPlan and monitor production schedules to ensure adequate staffing and equipment availabilityManage production flow and take on responsibility for the development and installation of a new planning system.Monitor daily output and activity to identify and resolve potential bottlenecks or inefficiencies.Manage subcontract worksMonitor staff holiday/sickness etc.Manage quality within in the departmentSkills and Experience Required:Extensive experience in a similar role ideally with electronic assembly and test however will consider candidates with other industry experienceMust be able to hit the ground runningProficiency in Microsoft Office tools Experience using an MRP or similar software ..... full job details .....