Production Manager

PHD, Inc•Fort Wayne, IN

68d•Onsite

About The Position

With minimal supervision and through interaction with other plant management, the Production Manager develops, maintains and continuously improves policies, procedures, programs, and processes designed to provide effective leadership, direction and management of Fort Wayne Manufacturing. This responsibility includes participating in the planning and implementing of actions required to provide quality PHD products to Customers on time while striving to most effectively utilize PHD’s manufacturing resources to minimize costs.

Requirements

Strong working knowledge of production capacity planning, equipment, staffing, continuous improvement, budgeting, employee development, labor law, and quality systems.
Working understanding of how sales, manufacturing systems, product engineering, HR, finance, and project management support production operations.
Proven ability to communicate clearly and effectively with team members, leadership, and cross-functional partners.
Demonstrated leadership skills, including coaching, setting direction, and developing people at all levels of the organization.
Ability to set clear expectations, hold others accountable, and lead by example.
A minimum of 10 years' experience in manufacturing management or supervision.
A bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or possess 3-6 years manufacturing management experience.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in management of union and non-union environments is highly recommended.

Responsibilities

Participating in the development of approved plans, policies, and procedures for Operations
Assisting in the managing of plant resources, i.e., human, technical, materials, capital assets, and financial which meets or exceeds manufacturing cost objectives and customer satisfaction
Hiring, developing, and maintaining an effective workforce
Effective budgeting, planning and expense control across all plant functions
Ensuring the implementation of custom product, new product, and product redesign processes into the manufacturing facility in a timely and cost-effective manner
Maintaining processes to support environmental and safe workplace standards
Provide supervision, coaching, and mentoring to plant supervisors and team leads.
Must be able to implement strategic goals and objectives into functional organizational plans, processes, systems and structures and assist in the implementation of these plans in the accomplishment of effective organizational change.
Consistently meet or exceed goals for customer service, on-time delivery, quality, and cost control.
Provide accurate and timely deliveries as measured in performance of On Time Deliveries, Warranty Returns and Customer Complaints.
Manage the effectiveness of the production departments.
Management and Development of Fort Wayne Manufacturing supervisory and hourly workforce.
Management of manufacturing costs, expenses, and efficiencies to meet budget and profit goals in the Fort Wayne Manufacturing facility.
Provide development direction, guidance and instruction to Process Engineering and Technical Services staff to effectively support the organization.
Continuous improvement of processes and systems to support business objectives.
Timely implementation of processes and systems to support new product introductions and custom products.