Bilingual/Spanish - Production Manager

Mauser Packaging Solutions • Elk Grove Village, CA

5d

About The Position

The Production Manager will actively participate in the site’s safety and quality management programs, and practice Lean Manufacturing practices. This role involves preparing and reviewing production, safety, and quality reports, developing action plans for problem resolution, and establishing improvements for cost reduction, quality assurance, and production. The manager will direct and assist with developmental or experimental activities, and work with employees to gather input for production issues and efficiencies. Key responsibilities include reviewing Key Performance Indicators to ensure departmental objectives are met, meeting with Planning and Operations team members to discuss production schedules, and working with supervision to ensure production schedule requirements are met during absences. The role also involves interfacing with customers and suppliers, implementing proactive and corrective maintenance practices for production equipment, and ensuring plants meet cycle time requirements. Additionally, the Production Manager will ensure employees are properly trained in safety, quality, and production, and make decisions regarding work processes and operational plans to achieve objectives. This position also includes performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in engineering or operations management, Masters desired
• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in operations, maintenance, engineering and/or process improvement roles including managing teams of people
• Previous experience working in a Lean environment
• Strong understanding of mechanical equipment
• Must have Injection Molding experience

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification a plus

Responsibilities

• Actively participates in the site’s safety and quality management programs.
• Participates and practices Lean Manufacturing practices to include Six Sigma, FMEA, 8D Problem Analysis.
• Prepares and reviews any and all production, safety and quality reports.
• Develops action plans with team members as needed for problem resolution.
• Establishes and implements improvements for cost reduction, quality assurance and production.
• Directs and assists with developmental or experimental activities.
• Works with employees to get their input for problem resolution to production issues/efficiencies utilizing problem-solving tools and skills as needed.
• Reviewing Key Performance Indicators (Daily, Weekly and Monthly) to ensure facility is on track to meet overall departmental objectives.
• Meets with Planning and Operations team members to discuss production schedules and changes in the schedule that are needed.
• Works with supervision to ensure vacancies are covered for vacations or any absences related to fulfilling production schedule requirements.
• Interfaces with customers and suppliers, Visits both as necessary.
• Implements proactive and corrective maintenance practices relating all production equipment.
• This includes scheduling any production line maintenance (major or minor) as needed for location.
• Develops and ensures sites have an effective preventative maintenance program and they are adhering to it.
• Ensures plants are meeting the cycle time requirements to meet throughput objectives.
• Ensures employees are properly trained in all aspects of their jobs to include safety, quality and production.
• Makes decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to attain operational objectives.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• paid time off
• other competitive benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager