Production Manager

KPS Global LLC•Conyers, GA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating the activities of all production departments through first line supervisors to ensure KPS Global meets quality, productivity, housekeeping, and safety goals. In this role you will lead and coordinate daily operation of production with responsibility for achieving safety, quality, customer satisfaction, and cost effectiveness. Responsible for implementing and driving change in a custom, fast-paced, lean manufacturing environment. Interacts daily with department supervisors/leaders in Operations, Quality, Human Resources, Finance, Materials, Engineering, and Continuous Improvement.

Requirements

Experience in a custom, fast-paced, lean manufacturing environment.
Experience interacting daily with department supervisors/leaders in Operations, Quality, Human Resources, Finance, Materials, Engineering, and Continuous Improvement.
Experience implementing and driving change.
Experience with daily management systems, containment actions, and root cause problem solving.
Floor presence providing coaching, support, and a bias for immediate action.
Experience managing production supervisors and plant associates to achieve objectives regarding safety, quality, attainment, and cost.
Experience evaluating associate performance and completing necessary reports.
Experience recommending merit increases and training/development needs.
Experience supervising material utilization to ensure smooth production flow.
Experience identifying wasteful practices and methods.
Experience reporting problems/concerns with viable solutions to the Plant Manager.
Experience reporting suggestions recommended by associates for procedure change.
Experience leading plant programs and goals, including Safety, Quality, Takt Attainment, Efficiency, and Employee Engagement.
Experience identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing improvement plans.
Experience leading daily problem-solving activities within teams for process improvements.
Experience ensuring fair and consistent employment practices.
Experience ensuring adherence to standard work, plant work rules, and payroll compliance.
Experience implementing plant-wide communication plans and initiatives.
Experience serving as a primary communication vehicle between leadership team and production employees.
Experience developing value streams and identifying launch areas and timelines.
Experience reviewing weekly production schedules to ascertain product data and plan department operations.
Experience reviewing production and operating reports and resolving operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems.
Experience implementing a robust 5S and visual workplace program.
Experience implementing a standard work process for all production and manufacturing operations.
Experience providing leadership and ensuring safety and ergonomic standards are trained and in place.
Experience working with management to identify and correct hazards.
Experience providing assistance in worker's compensation administration.
Experience engaging in HR activities including recruiting, coaching, counseling, performance management, and associate development.
Experience developing a Kaizen Plan and conducting Kaizen Events.

Responsibilities

Assisting Plant Manager in achieving plant operational goals and participating in developing a lean vision and lean transformation plan by creating a lean culture through continuous improvement to insure a lean vision is communicated
Responsible for overall performance of production, including safety, quality, delivery cost and employee engagement.
Responsible for the daily management system driving, containment actions and root cause problem solving.
Strong floor presence providing coaching, support, and a bias for immediate action.
Manage the activities of production supervisor and plant associates to achieve objectives regarding safety, quality, attainment, and cost. Evaluates the performance of associates and completes necessary reports. Recommends merit increases and training/development needs.
Supervises the utilization of materials to assure an appropriate number of parts are available to maintain smooth production flow; identifies wasteful practices and methods; reports any problems/concerns with viable solutions to the Plant Manager and reports suggestions recommended by associates for procedure change, etc.
Actively lead plant programs and goals, including but not limited to: Safety, Quality, Takt Attainment, Efficiency, and Employee Engagement.
Identify opportunities for improvement; implement improvement plans, lead daily problem-solving activities within teams for process improvements.
Provide for effective associate relations within manufacturing by ensuring that employment practices are fair and consistent. Ensure adherence to standard work, including plant work rules, and payroll compliance (if applicable)
Implement plant wide communication plans and initiatives with employees in area of responsibility. Serve as primary communication vehicle between leadership team and production employee.
Developing value streams and identifying launch areas and timelines
Reviewing weekly production schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations and meet ship schedule deadlines
Reviewing production and operating reports and resolving operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum cost and prevention of operational delays
Implementing a robust 5S and visual workplace program and implementing a standard work process for all production and manufacturing operations
Working with Plant Manager to provide leadership and ensure that all safety and ergonomic standards are properly trained and in place; working with management to identify and correct any hazards and provide assistance in worker's compensation administration
Engaging in all required HR activities including recruiting, coaching, counseling, performance management, associate development
Developing a Kaizen Plan and conducting Kaizen Event