Production Manager - ETP

Teknor Apex Company•Brownsville, TN

20d

About The Position

The Production Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the staff, equipment, materials, and activities involved in manufacturing, curing, and producing finished products. The role secures, coordinates, and allocates resources to meet safety, quality, and production goals. It manages production staff and department activities, monitors results and trends, addresses deficiencies, and drives continuous improvement while maintaining compliance with environmental regulations and established company policies. The position has budget responsibilities of $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 and no sales revenue responsibilities. The manager promotes a safe, clean, and team-oriented workplace; develops and trains employees; coordinates with maintenance, technical support, customer service, and other departments; and reports production performance against budget expectations. The role models company values, applies Leader Standard Work principles, and leads improvements in safety, quality, yield, and productivity. The position requires 6–8 years of production management experience. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in chemistry or engineering is preferred. Physical requirements include prolonged standing, squatting, bending, twisting, turning, climbing ladders and stairs, lifting up to 15 pounds, and wearing required safety equipment.

Requirements

6–8 years of production management experience.
Strong leadership skills and the ability to act as a change agent.
Ability to communicate across various levels of the organization.
Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
Ability to think strategically to prevent recurring problems.
Critical thinking and attention to detail.
Strong analytical ability to gather and interpret data and reach conclusions through analysis of multiple facts.
Ability to use computers and various systems required for the role.
Ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions and meet productivity standards.
Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance.
Ability to stand for long periods and squat, bend, twist, and turn as needed.
Ability to climb ladders and stairs multiple times throughout the shift.
Ability to lift up to 15 pounds.
Ability to wear required safety equipment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in chemistry or engineering.

Responsibilities

Promote safety awareness, monitor safety programs and trends, conduct safety meetings, investigate safety problems, and report results.
Develop improvement plans and maintain compliance with environmental regulations.
Recommend promotions, salary increases, demotions, and transfers while ensuring fair and consistent practices.
Manage, select, develop, counsel, and motivate production staff; identify training needs and maintain a clean, safe working environment.
Review, analyze, and monitor daily and monthly production results and trends against plant goals, and troubleshoot problems to prevent recurrence.
Direct departmental activities in line with plant goals for safety, production, waste, scrap, and employee relations; address adverse trends and deploy resources as needed while maintaining low production costs.
Educate and train employees in standard practices, process capability, and downgrade defect analysis, and promote good housekeeping.
Audit SOP compliance, establish plans and control points to achieve production requirements, and communicate objectives to the team.
Coordinate with support departments, maintenance, technical support, and customer service; direct resources to address deficiencies and implement countermeasures.
Submit monthly reports documenting results against monthly budget expectations.
Model positive leadership behaviors aligned with company core values and build collaboration across shifts and functions.
Audit safe conditions and behaviors on the production floor each shift, uphold safety rules, and address hazards and unsafe behaviors.
Model high safety standards, including lockout/tagout and appropriate personal protective equipment, and enforce production-floor safety expectations.
Coach and drive 6S principles and improvements across the department and plant.
Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, yield, and productivity, and lead projects.
Coach, mentor, and develop team members to operate their assigned production lines successfully.
Ensure required training is completed on time and cross-training to standard work procedures is ongoing.
Maintain an accessible, open-door, team-oriented culture; participate in meetings and respond to email and phone communications.
Develop personal leadership skills and attend scheduled leadership and management training.
Administer policies for performance management, staffing, training, employee relations, and compensation management.
Apply Leader Standard Work principles to maintain process discipline, continuous improvement, and team accountability.
Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.