Production Manager - Extruding

Pregis•Sussex, WI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Pregis is seeking a Production Manager - Extruding to join their team. This leadership position reports to the Director of Operations and is responsible for supporting, coaching, directing, and assisting production team members to achieve plant safety, quality, customer service, productivity, and continuous improvement goals. The role involves overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Extruding production area, providing direct leadership to shift supervision and active engagement to all extruding production employees. The Production Manager will drive safety, quality, and production initiatives, evaluate employee performance, and utilize corrective action when necessary. Ensuring a safe working environment through inspections, safety meetings, and proper work methods, as well as providing training on operating procedures, are key aspects of this role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
5+ years’ experience in manufacturing management, preferably in a process-oriented operations and/or packaging related industry.
Familiar with Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong organizational and customer service skills, computer literacy, and the ability to learn new software programs are required
Experience with SAP, Microsoft products preferred.
Motivate and empower others while holding them accountable for results
Work under pressure to meet deadlines
Read, analyze and interpret operational data
Sense of urgency
Process improvement focus
Results oriented
Proven employee development
Team building
Strong problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP, Microsoft products preferred.

Responsibilities

Incorporate vision and values into day-to-day activities
Drive safety improvements and enhancements to champion safety culture
Formulate and recommend extruding strategy, policies, and programs that allow the organization to meet annual budgetary plans and the profitability of the operation
Support Human Resources with active employee administration while establishing a coaching culture
Monitor employees’ performance, conduct performance reviews, motivate team members and create strategies to boost engagement and productivity
Work cooperatively with press, converting, and all other support departments to ensure company expectations are met
Lead successful implementation of continuous improvement projects
Improve product quality and scrap reduction
Improve plant productivity through enhanced operating processes and workflow
Demonstrate understanding of overall business processes from raw material to downstream processes
Work with Production Control (PC) to ensure production schedule is properly planned and customer expectations are met
Monitor and communicate raw material and WIP status with logistics, supply chain, and all converting plants in business unit to ensure film supply to all converting plants in business unit.