Production Manager

Glen-Gery•Indiana Township, PA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Glen-Gery Corporation, a subsidiary of Brickworks Limited, is seeking a Production Manager to assist the Plant Manager in overseeing brick manufacturing operations and production processes. This role involves ensuring the implementation of Plant and Business Daily Fundamentals, focusing on safety, quality, productivity, people development, customer satisfaction, cost control, and business growth. The Production Manager will play a key role in maintaining a safe and efficient work environment, supervising various plant teams, contributing to new product development, monitoring performance, and managing hourly employees.

Requirements

College degree required, preferably in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
5+ years of supervisory experience in an industrial manufacturing environment
Good leadership skills including oral/written communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
Good analytical and problem-solving skills
Basic computer skills

Nice To Haves

Building products industry experience preferred
Desire to develop and work in a team environment

Responsibilities

Assist the Plant Manager with overseeing the operations of brick manufacturing and production processes.
Ensure the implementation of Plant Daily Fundamentals: Safety, Quality, Productivity, Housekeeping, and Preventive Maintenance.
Ensure the implementation of Business Daily Fundamentals: developing people, building a strong team, satisfying customers, communicating, knowing and controlling costs, and growing the business.
Coordinate with Plant Manager and supervision team to develop a safety-conscious climate and culture.
Ensure safe operations, follow all safety policies and procedures, and encourage good housekeeping.
Maintain compliance with OSHA, MSHA, EPA, DEP, and other relevant regulatory agencies.
Conduct safety meetings such as tool box talks and daily departmental meetings.
Supervise teams working throughout the plant processes including raw material processing, manufacturing, quality control, firing, packaging, shipping/inventory, and maintenance.
Work under pressure due to emergency situations and unscheduled downtime.
Participate in new product development and provide input to distribution and sales force regarding production capabilities and scheduling.
Continually monitor and improve quality and productivity by measuring performance to standard and inspecting product daily.
Review production performance reports with supervisory staff and identify variances from plant budget, instituting corrective action as required.
Develop plans for plant preventive maintenance, capital expenditure projects, and plant improvements in conjunction with plant management and corporate engineering.
Ensure safe and effective implementation of plant initiatives.
Responsible for recruitment and scheduling of hourly production employees.
Responsible for performance management of hourly production employees.
Responsible for handling employment-related issues in an organized labor environment.