Production Manager 10PM-6AM

CompoSecure•Somerset, NJ

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Manager oversees manufacturing areas and production activities for cards and potentially related products. The role is responsible for ensuring approved products are manufactured on schedule, meet company and customer quality standards, and are produced cost-effectively. The manager works to increase customer and employee satisfaction while improving the efficiency of manpower, materials, and equipment. This is an on-site role based in Somerset, New Jersey, working the overnight shift from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM, Monday through Friday. The role includes leadership of production staff and supervisors, manufacturing planning, policy deployment, production performance monitoring, and the implementation of safety, quality, cost-reduction, and delivery objectives. The position requires both office and production-floor work. It includes operating standard office equipment and exposure to factory conditions, where personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, hearing protection, and gloves may be required. The role may also perform other job functions as assigned.

Requirements

A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
Ability to relate to employees and understand their needs.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Strong attention to detail and ability to self-check work.
Excellent time-management skills.
Task-oriented with excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workload.
Enthusiastic, cooperative team player who is adaptable to new or changing circumstances.
Professional demeanor and sensitivity to client needs.
Self-motivated, creative, and innovative.
Excellent problem-solving skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to lift 50 pounds.
Ability to sustain office work as needed, including sitting or standing, computer work, and telephone use.
Ability to sustain factory work for more than 8 hours per day as required, including standing at machinery, reaching and pulling to operate machinery, seeing for machinery operation, and walking through the shop.

Responsibilities

Assist senior staff in developing and formulating long- and short-range plans, policies, programs, and objectives.
Manage policy deployment relating to lean manufacturing, quality, cost reduction, and on-time delivery.
Identify, recommend, and implement changes to improve productivity and reduce costs and scrap; monitor scrap and rework data.
Direct the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of production standards.
Hire, train, develop, and evaluate staff; take timely corrective action in accordance with company policy.
Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, consulting Human Resources as appropriate.
Direct and monitor department supervisors to achieve manufacturing-plan goals in accordance with manufacturing and safety procedures.
Communicate decisions, policies, and other performance-related matters between supervisors, subordinate employees, and executive or department-manager levels.
Maintain appropriate employee levels and control overhead and raw-material costs to meet the annual budget plan.
Ensure efficient staffing and utilization of production equipment.
Ensure adherence to production schedules and that operators are trained to work safely, efficiently, and to applicable quality standards.
Lead employee relations through communication, coaching, training, and development.
Oversee production of cards.
Ensure job work orders and production schedules are available and properly used by production personnel.
Ensure operating procedures align with company safety and security programs, and maintain and promote safe practices and procedures.
Develop an operator cross-training program to optimize labor availability and utilization.
Establish and maintain an operations dashboard of key performance indicators, including process yield, on-time delivery, and machine efficiency.
Monitor production performance and recommend improvements.
Perform other job functions as assigned.