Production Manager

AMMEGA•Beacon, NY

30d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Manager will be responsible for planning and overseeing production operations, ensuring that production and quality meet specifications. This role involves reviewing reports, resolving operational issues, and maintaining a focus on continuous improvement, safety, and cost control. The Production Manager will also be responsible for developing and managing staff, including Team Leads and Production Supervisors, and ensuring compliance with company policies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or related field
Minimum of seven years of previous, relevant engineering, operations management experience preferred
Minimum of five years of previous supervisory experience
Customer Focus - Maintaining awareness of and seeking to meet of the needs and wants of the customer
Excellent communication skills both oral and written
Leadership Orientation - Actively seeks ways in which to act as a role model, guide, develop and mentor others
Adaptability - Responds effectively to changes in situation or information
Strong financial analytical skills including cost control
Excellent Microsoft Outlook, Project, Excel, Word and Power Point skills
Strong team leadership, team building and facilitation skills
Must be able to work in the US

Nice To Haves

Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and 5S experience preferred
ERP Power user and Supply Chain experience prefered
Spanish bi-lingual a plus

Responsibilities

Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.
Prepares operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality meet specifications.
Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
Injects quality into the manufacturing process with focus on continuous improvement and well documented processes and procedures.
Reinforces good safety practices, investigates near misses and incidents and works to identify root cause with recommended solutions.
Develops or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards.
Compiles, stores, and retrieves production data and manages Daily Management meetings.
Prepares and maintains written correspondence.
Resolves problems and triages issues with guidance from HR, General Manager, Safety, Quality and other Ammega Departments.
Coordinates schedules for production staff and expedites any shortages.
Establishes manufacturing goals by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
Develops staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees to facilitate personal growth opportunities.
Initiates and leads cross-training methodology to increase opportunities and add flexibility.
Constantly assesses work flow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
Ensures operation of equipment and coordinating with Maintenance for repairs; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Manages and coaches Team Leads and Production Supervisors and works to positively influence team performance.
Administers and enforces Company policies and procedures including timekeeping, safety and performance management, holding employees accountable.
Liason with inter-company departments to ensure appropriate schedule attainment, availability of raw materials and quality standards are being met.