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.Production Manager

Full Time | Permanent Location: Midlands Hub, Kettering

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Production Manager to join our friendly and dynamic team at our Kettering Hub on a full-time, permanent basis.

As Production Manager, you will play a key role in leading the day-to-day operations of the Theatre Sterile Services Unit (TSSU), ensuring the delivery of a safe, efficient, and high-quality service to our internal and external customers. Reporting to the Unit Manager, you will support the achievement and maintenance of ISO 13485 standards, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations, quality requirements, and industry best practice.

Working closely with the Decontamination Manager and Supervisory Team, you will drive operational performance, support continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure all staff are trained and developed to meet the highest standards of service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Take operational responsibility for customer requests, queries and service delivery throughout the working day.
• Lead and manage the TSSU team, ensuring resources are deployed effectively to meet workload demands and service requirements.
• Support supervisors and team leaders in maintaining productivity, efficiency, and quality standards across the unit.
• Build strong relationships with customers to understand their needs and ensure services are delivered in line with agreed timescales and operational procedures.
• Monitor production activity and performance, taking corrective action where required to address any shortfalls.
• Work closely with the Quality Manager to respond to audit findings, investigations, and non-conformances, implementing appropriate corrective and preventative actions.
• Support the maintenance and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Supervise, coach, and develop team members, ensuring training records remain accurate and up to date.
• Review production reports and technical data, applying specialist decontamination knowledge to support safe and compliant operations.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, teamwork, and excellent customer service.
• Ensure all activities are undertaken in accordance with relevant legislation, guidance, policies, and procedures.

What You'll Bring

• Previous experience in a Production Manager, Operations Manager, or similar leadership role within a production, manufacturing, healthcare, or sterile services environment.
• Strong understanding of the decontamination cycle and sterile services processes.
• Experience conducting audits and implementing quality improvements.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop teams.
• Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to analyse technical data and production performance metrics.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
• Flexible, proactive, and solutions-focused approach to work.
• Commitment to delivering exceptional customer service and quality standards.

Why Join Us?

At Ramsay Health Care UK, our people are at the heart of our success. Our benefits are designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance and career development, because we’re people caring for people:

Health, Wellbeing & Financial Security

• Private Medical Cover, with the option to add your partner and dependants
• Discounted Bupa Dental Insurance
• Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 your base salary
• Private Pension, with Ramsay matching up to 5% after a qualifying period
• Employee Assistance Programme

Work–Life Balance

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell additional days
• Flexible shift patterns, where possible
• Family friendly policies including enhanced parental leave
• Volunteer leave to support causes that matter to you

Career Development & Recognition

• Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy to support your career development
• Colleague recognition programme to celebrate our people

Lifestyle & Everyday Perks

• Access to our benefits platform, offering a wide range of discounts
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Subsidised staff restaurant, where possible
• Free parking on site, where possible

About Us:

Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 60 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 8 countries with 88,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS.

We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.

We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we would like you to join us. “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that people – staff and doctors – are Ramsay Health Care’s most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success. 

We are proud of our ‘Speak Up for Safety’ programme and ensure that the patient is at the heart of everything we do. Join us and have more ‘Time to Care’. 

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all.

We value your application and welcome any questions you may have prior to applying. Please be advised that we reserve the right to close our advertisements prior to the announced closing date to ensure a quality recruitment process.

We care. It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964. “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
 

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people at risk. We expect all employees to share this commitment and behave in a way that supports it. All successful candidates will be provided with safeguarding training appropriate to their role.