Production Manager

Boyd • Grand Rapids, MI

24d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Manager is a member of Boyd’s Grand Rapids team, which converts flexible materials such as adhesives, films, liners, foam, felt, thin metals, and tape. The role oversees manufacturing operations, including safety, quality, continuous improvement, staffing, and material movement and replenishment.

The manager leads a safety-focused, continuously improving production team; uses data to prioritize improvements to quality, throughput, manufacturability, and cost; and develops team members to take on greater responsibility. The position coordinates with support teams to ensure products are produced and shipped efficiently and consistently, and ensures employees are properly trained and follow Standard Operating Procedures.

Boyd describes itself as a leading innovator in sustainable engineered material and thermal solutions, serving customers for more than 90 years. This job description is a general outline and is not an exhaustive list of duties or requirements. Boyd is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• A degree in Business, Engineering, or Lean Manufacturing is required.
• A genuine passion for leadership and continuous improvement.
• Proven background leading Kaizen events and continuous improvement.
• Progressive experience in management roles.
• Previous problem-solving experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Data-driven approach to directing solutions and basing activities on data rather than hunches.
• Ability to deal effectively with all levels of the organization, as well as customers and vendors.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook) and use of a PC.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience as a tier-one supplier.
• Strong attention to detail and consistent focus on quality.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good analytical and decision-making skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize work based on business needs.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, prioritize, and work in a multitasked environment.
• Ability to work under time constraints and changing priorities with minimal supervision.
• Ability to follow directions and work in a team environment.
• Knowledge of common material-handling techniques.
• Previous manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a safety culture based on awareness, training, and hazard elimination.
• Promote continuous improvement by using data to prioritize activities that positively affect quality, throughput, and manufacturability.
• Conduct Kaizen events to foster a continuous improvement culture.
• Optimize product cost through improvements in labor, processes, and material efficiency.
• Keep the team focused on meeting or exceeding KPIs.
• Identify, develop, and mentor team members to take on progressively more responsibility and improve their effectiveness.
• Strive for consistency in how jobs are performed across all shifts.
• Coordinate with engineering, scheduling, customer service, warehouse, maintenance, and other supporting teams to ensure products are produced and shipped efficiently.
• Ensure team members are properly trained and follow Standard Operating Procedures at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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