Production Manager

SCHUTZ CONTAINER SYSTEMS INC GROUP•Branchburg Township, NJ

21d•$90,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Manager oversees production operations, managing three direct reports and 150 to 180 employees. The role is responsible for meeting production orders and schedules, maintaining safety and product quality, ensuring company policies are followed, and managing housekeeping, machine and labor utilization, productivity, schedule attainment, scrap, planning, timekeeping, employee matters, and cost control. The manager is also expected to introduce change through continuous improvement and coordinate effectively with other departments and management.

Requirements

At least 5 to 10 years of production management experience.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft applications, SAP, and Excel.
Able to self-manage, take responsibility, and work with a sense of urgency.
Efficient, organized, and strong in follow-up.
Attention to detail and analytical skills.
Ability to multitask efficiently and remain flexible.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as both a team player and individual contributor.
Highly professional, with strong ethical values.
Able to communicate accurate information with the production team.
Able to use hands and arms to handle, install, position, and move materials, and to manipulate objects.
Able to perform physical activities involving considerable use of arms and legs and movement of the whole body, including climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
Able to work daily in a non-climate-controlled manufacturing environment and withstand its conditions.
Able to remain stationary most of the time and occasionally move around office environments to access filing cabinets and office machinery.
Frequently able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery.

Responsibilities

Ensure production schedules and orders are met on time.
Continuously monitor and focus on the production floor.
Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
Review and analyze charts, product quality specifications, production schedules, and other records to determine production requirements and evaluate production estimates and outputs.
Coordinate operations and activities with other department managers.
Participate in and conduct production meetings.
Identify and coordinate training programs, and ensure employees receive proper training.
Work with management and Human Resources to resolve employee problems, complaints, or grievances.
Explain quality specifications, company policies, and work procedures to employees.
Demonstrate equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new employees, or arrange for experienced employees to train them.
Ensure production counts, reports, and employee records are accurate.
Control and manage scrap effectively.
Inspect materials, products, and equipment for defects or malfunctions.
Promote and enforce plant safety, maintain a clean working environment, and ensure company policies are followed.
Oversee product quality, housekeeping, machine utilization, material handling, assembly line operations, productivity, schedule attainment, timekeeping, employee counseling and reviews, interviewing and hiring, equipment and machines, and cost control.
Introduce changes through continuous improvement and work effectively as part of a team.