Production Manager

Forum Energy Technologies•Guthrie, OK

24d

About The Position

The Production Manager is responsible for managing production-area activities to meet production, cost, quality, and safety goals. The role plans, organizes, and implements manufacturing procedures in accordance with quarterly and annual budgets; may recommend budgets and coordinate procurement for capital expenditures; selects, hires, and trains personnel; and plans, coordinates, and directs production operations to maximize throughput and quality. The manager participates in annual budgeting, manages existing equipment and upgrades or new designs to maximize return on assets, demonstrates equipment and material qualifications, ensures compliance with safety policies and procedures, and handles assigned special projects. The role provides leadership and implements operational-management and development strategies, including support for export/import activities and the organization’s sales, purchasing, materials management, production, and overall operating functions. It recruits, develops, and trains departmental staff and processes procedures to meet and maintain FET requirements. The manager communicates operational information internally and externally, analyzes data and prepares reports or presentations, interprets instructions and issues, researches information for strategic decisions, and may approve decisions, requests, and expenditures on behalf of senior personnel in their absence, consistent with corporate guidelines. The Production Manager directs daily production operations and personnel, manages departmental spending within agreed budgets, and works with quality, engineering, maintenance, and outside vendors on capital expenditures. The role supports a flexible workforce, continuous improvement through World Class Manufacturing tools, and employee development focused on eliminating human-error losses. It evaluates daily schedules and production results against delivery, labor, machine, output, quality, and material-use standards; investigates variances and develops solutions; validates production-data integrity; and provides input on future reporting, data, and IT systems. The manager addresses significant production problems while maintaining or improving efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction, and promotes good housekeeping, plant rules, safety, and positive relationships with employees, departments, vendors, and customers. This is a safety-sensitive position. FET is an Equal Opportunity Employer and states that hiring decisions are based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. FET participates in E-Verify and may use AI-enabled tools to help review and assess applications; hiring decisions are made by its recruitment team and hiring managers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least 4 years of experience in a production environment.
At least 4 years of management experience.
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to multitask.
Knowledge of quality principles, concepts, theories, and practices relevant to the area of responsibility.
Excel skills.
Ability to interpret drawings and P&IDs.
Knowledge of ASME code and API.
Ability to meet the requirements of a safety-sensitive position.

Responsibilities

Manage production-area activities to meet production, cost, quality, and safety goals.
Plan, organize, and implement manufacturing procedures in accordance with quarterly and annual budgets; participate in annual budgeting and make budgetary recommendations as appropriate.
Plan, coordinate, and direct production operations to maximize throughput and quality.
Select, hire, train, develop, and lead departmental personnel; support recruitment and procedure processing to maintain FET requirements.
Manage equipment, upgrades, and new designs to maximize return on assets, and coordinate procurement for capital expenditures as needed.
Demonstrate equipment and material qualifications and ensure compliance with safety policies and procedures.
Lead operational-management and development strategies, including export/import activities and support for sales, purchasing, materials management, production, and overall operating functions.
Communicate information internally and externally to support organizational operations and service to Forum divisions.
Analyze and interpret data and prepare reports or presentations to assess progress toward corporate goals.
Interpret instructions and issues, research information for strategic decisions, and implement actions consistent with company policies and procedures.
Approve decisions, requests, and expenditures on behalf of senior personnel when they are absent, within corporate guidelines.
Follow procedures for proper equipment use and care and for applicable policies and guidelines.
Arrange and participate in meetings, conferences, and project-team activities.
Manage departmental expenditure within agreed budgets.
Promote a culture free from safety and environmental hazards.
Work with quality, engineering, maintenance, and outside vendors on capital-expenditure projects.
Create and maintain a flexible workforce based on mutual respect and cooperation.
Establish continuous-improvement practices using World Class Manufacturing tools to improve process efficiency and effectiveness.
Lead employee development with a focus on eliminating human-error losses and developing plant employees.
Evaluate daily production schedules and results for delivery, labor hours, machine hours, output, quality, and material usage against standards; investigate variances and develop corrective solutions.
Validate production-data integrity and provide direction for future reports, data, and IT systems.
Resolve production problems involving products, processes, equipment, shipping schedules, or personnel while maintaining or improving efficiency, product quality, and customer satisfaction.
Ensure good housekeeping, plant-rule compliance, and safety regulations; coach employees and apply plant operating principles.
Establish and maintain positive team relationships with employees, other departments, vendors, and customers.
Handle special projects as assigned.