Aquatix Production Manager

Landscape Structures • Delano, MN

21d • $95,000 - $115,000

About The Position

The Production Manager is responsible for supervising and hands on coordination of activities for manufacturing, and shipping of water products. This position promotes continuous improvement and a culture of idea sharing and implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in operations management, logistics or related fields or equivalent in experience
• Minimum of five years’ experience supervising or leading a team of production employees required
• Exposure to lean manufacturing principals and tools, as well as an ability to apply that knowledge
• Knowledge of materials, warehouse processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective purchase and shipping of product.
• Experience in general construction and installation projects.
• Ability to set goals based on company and department objectives and achieve results through others
• Ability to develop and coach a team of individuals
• Possess working knowledge of all activities within operations
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Analytical skills
• Passion for continuous improvement and achieving results
• Achieve results through others.

Responsibilities

• Accomplishes manufacturing and shipping results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and reporting results; hiring, coaching, counseling, and developing employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains workflow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments
• Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards
• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs, evaluating new equipment and techniques
• Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data, answering questions and responding to requests and resolving issues
• Creates and revises systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements, implementing change
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources, maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures
• Ensures that time and production records are properly maintained
• Facilitate troubleshooting sessions to pinpoint issues and solutions (vendor problems, quality issues)
• Utilize methodologies to continuously improve productivity, safety and quality; focuses on CI including root cause analysis, efficiencies, etc.
• Develop and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, worker safety and product quality
• Metric based focus around Quality, Delivery, Safety, Cost, Safety and Morale
• Facilitate problem solving with operators to develop solutions to root-cause problems
• Conduct team meetings weekly and leader meetings daily to keep everyone current with manufacturing schedules and quality issues.

Benefits

• eligibility for a profit-sharing opportunity
• competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
• vacation and paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan and employee stock ownership plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees