Production Manager

MRA Recruiting Services • Fort Atkinson, WI

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About The Position

The Production Manager is responsible for the performance and leadership of all aspects of manufacturing. The role ensures the production team meets or exceeds targeted metrics for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and continuous improvement. As a member of the management team, the Production Manager is expected to communicate effectively, build trust and teams, manage conflict, make and fulfill commitments, remain accountable, and focus on goals and results.

The position receives objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules, metrics, and goals. It provides guidance to subordinates within established company policies and recommends policy changes and procedures that affect the organization. The work involves issues of diverse scope requiring evaluation of multiple factors and current business trends; the manager advises subordinates, resolves technical problems, and develops and administers schedules and performance requirements. The role frequently interacts with subordinates, customers, peer managers, and senior management, and often leads cooperative project-team efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• At least 8 years of manufacturing management experience.
• Excellent communication and team-building skills, including the ability to build trust, manage conflict, make commitments, and remain accountable.
• Ability to lead teams and focus on goals and results.

Nice To Haves

• Manufacturing management experience in an electronics environment.

Responsibilities

• Champion and deliver production performance against safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics.
• Recruit and retain production staff, production leads, and support staff, including manufacturing engineering and scheduling personnel.
• Review and resolve operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems.
• Identify, implement, and improve processes to exceed customer expectations.
• Coordinate with Customer Service Managers and others to develop production schedules and forecasts, and ensure schedules are communicated and executed on the production floor.
• Lead and champion continuous improvement and Kaizen events across production areas.
• Provide leadership in team building, operational excellence, and lean manufacturing.
• Develop, train, and mentor direct reports.
• Build cross-functional manufacturing teams capable of meeting changing customer demands.
• Eliminate shop-floor waste using lean manufacturing philosophies.
• Resolve team-member issues effectively, coordinating with Human Resources as necessary.
• Coordinate engineering activities and product changes that affect the shop floor.
• Evaluate production personnel capabilities, provide leadership, and provide or coordinate education and training to support continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, legal, and housekeeping requirements.
• Maintain compliance with current ISO standards and applicable customer-specific requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health insurance available after 60 days of employment for full-time employees.
• Dental insurance available after 60 days of employment for full-time employees.
• Vision insurance available after 60 days of employment for full-time employees.
• Disability insurance available after 30 days of employment for full-time employees.
• Life insurance available after 30 days of employment for full-time employees.
• The company prioritizes safety and strives to create work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

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