Production Manager
West Fraser•Solway, MN
•$105,000 - $135,000•Onsite
About The Position
The Production Manager is responsible for the leadership, operation and staffing of crews for the daily production of oriented strand board (OSB). The Production Manager is responsible for ensuring safe operation of equipment, quality of OSB, achieving production targets, and ensuring that operator-level maintenance is performed on all equipment at a very high standard.
Requirements
- Demonstrated success leading a manufacturing team
- Eligible to legally work in the United States
- BS or BA diploma or equivalent experience
- Ability to work as part of a team and deliver value to the team
Nice To Haves
- Experience developing methods or procedures to gain efficiency and margin improvement
- Ability to define and communicate expectations and then hold people accountable
- Set performance standards and monitor individual and team performance
- Training others to gain efficiency and increase production levels
- Mentoring, coaching, and leading others
- Directing others to successful completion of tasks
- Listen for understanding skills
- People and team-building skills
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Leading and setting the example with safety
- Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships and maintain them over time
- Analyze data to make informed operational decisions
Responsibilities
- Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning manufacturing requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments, considering headcount and budgetary limitations and time constraints
- Direct and coordinate production and labor to gain margin improvement
- Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyze production, quality control, or other operational reports to detect production problems
- Mentor assigned personnel and promote efficiency and build leadership and team skills
- Direct process improvements in the work area to gain efficiencies
- Communicate effectively with all team members and ensure miscommunications are minimized
- Coordinate with other senior staff members on personnel, safety, finance, and purchasing issues, looking for ways to increase and enhance all functional areas
- Lead by example
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the General Manager
Benefits
- Benefits starting Day 1
- Competitive starting pay
- On-the-job training
- A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401K with company match and additional retirement contribution
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Paid vacations and holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
