Production Manager

Comar•Woodville, WI

About The Position

We are looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic Production Manager to join our team and help us drive Operational Excellence throughout our facilities. This role involves maintaining the facility to meet government regulatory requirements, applicable laws and Company standards in the areas of safety, security and confidentiality. The Production Manager will ensure production lines are effectively managed by monitoring, analyzing, and making decisions to most efficiently use time, materials and resources. This position will create, execute and constantly evolve the production operational excellence plan to drive team performance by maintaining the TPI-Three culture of continuous improvement and “Right 1st Time” operating philosophy, building a team by setting and communicating clear expectations, and implementing and managing key metrics for functional responsibilities. The role also supports quality efforts, manages Production Supervisors, and executes supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Additionally, the Production Manager will create partnerships with management across the enterprise, foster individual employee development, sustain a strong reputation for ethics and credibility, coordinate with internal resources, and promote a strong process, data-centric orientation. The role also involves implementing activities to stay updated on new technology, regulatory changes, and manufacturing innovations.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree and/or five (5) years of experience in a similar position, or ten (10) years of related plastic molding experience in an ISO certified facility and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
A Customer Focused approach with the ability to consistently deliver on commitments.
Strong project planning and implementation experience.
Experience transitioning plant culture and process disciplines.
Strong leadership ability at the organizational, functional and personal level.
Strong attention to detail, computer and organization skills.
Ability to work with and motivate teams and think outside the box.

Nice To Haves

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Responsibilities

Maintain the facility to meet government regulatory requirements, applicable laws and Company standards in the areas of safety, security and confidentiality.
Ensure the production lines are effectively managed by monitoring, analyzing, and making decisions to most efficiently use time, materials and resources.
Create, execute and constantly evolve the production operational excellence plan to drive team performance.
Maintain the TPI-Three culture of continuous improvement and “Right 1st Time” operating philosophy throughout the operation.
Build a team by setting and communicating clear expectations that drive performance and personal accountability.
Implement and manage key metrics for functional responsibilities to proactively identify and address both positive and negative performance trends.
Support quality efforts with the customers and within the facility.
Manage Production Supervisors within the plant.
Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this unit.
Execute supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws, including but not limited to interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Create partnerships as a team player with management across the enterprise and foster individual employee development through coaching, mentoring and training.
Sustain a strong reputation for ethics and credibility within the company, industry and customer accounts.
Coordinate with a wide variety of internal resources in support of the overall Plant Operation including technical operations, mold shop human resources, finance, customer service and new product development.
Promote a strong process, data centric orientation with the ability to continuously drive team performance and results through the development and utilization of key metrics.
Implement activities to keep abreast of new technology, regulatory changes, and manufacturing innovations.