Production Manager - Heavy Steel Fabrication 2nd Shift

Veritas Steel•Palatka, FL

19d

About The Position

The Production Manager at Veritas Steel’s Palatka location oversees multiple areas and departments across shifts, with responsibility for safe and efficient operations. The role focuses on operational excellence, continuous improvement, throughput, and efficiency. The manager leads and motivates teams, supervises direct reports, and ensures goals are achieved to high standards. The position plans work and manages labor, executes production schedules with attention to safety, quality, timeliness, impact, and cost, and works with the Production Scheduler to understand requirements and identify gaps. It also supports fabrication-plan execution and efficiency improvements, maintains project documentation and department housekeeping, and oversees 5S and continuous-improvement initiatives. The Production Manager is responsible for the performance and development of area leads and team members, including recruiting, selecting, training, coaching, counseling, and, when necessary, initiating disciplinary action. The manager works with Human Resources on company policies and employee concerns, communicates regularly with employees, and actively supports the safety program and compliance with EHS policies and guidelines. The specified second shift runs Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Requirements

Thorough understanding of lean and Six Sigma principles and applications.
Knowledge of organizational effectiveness and operations management.
Familiarity with business and financial principles.
Excellent communication skills and leadership ability.
Well-organized and analytical.
Outstanding organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage assigned facility areas and departments, including all work performed in those areas.
Maintain housekeeping, 5S, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Work with the Production Scheduler to understand production requirements and provide feedback on identified gaps.
Ensure teams follow designed fabrication plans and assist with improving work efficiency.
Plan work and manage labor for efficient execution.
Execute the production schedule with regard to safety, quality, timeliness, impact, and cost.
Coach and manage the overall performance of assigned area leads and team members.
Participate in recruiting, selecting, training, and coaching department employees.
Give direction, supervise, counsel on performance, provide assistance, and train employees when appropriate.
Initiate disciplinary action when necessary.
Work with Human Resources to ensure employees understand company policies and to communicate policies to production teams.
Work with Human Resources to resolve problems as needed.
Maintain required project documentation for assigned areas.
Communicate regularly with employees and seek their input on problem solving.
Participate in the safety program by observing and correcting unsafe behaviors.
Ensure EHS policies and guidelines are met within the department.
Coach, train, communicate with, and monitor employees on safety-program performance.