Production Manager

MRA Recruiting Services • Menomonee Falls, WI

12h • $80,000 - $114,000

About The Position

This is a role within MFP's Manufacturing and Production group. A successful incumbent is expected to (i) Direct and coordinate daily operations of assigned area to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost requirements, and (ii) Oversee customer orders from production through delivery by verifying order accuracy, scheduling and coordinating shipments, managing shipping claims, and ensuring timely fulfillment of sales orders.. Requires 5+ years of manufacturing leadership (direct or indirect) experience within operations and a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Operations Management or equivalent experience.

Requirements

• 5+ years of manufacturing leadership (direct or indirect) experience within operations
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Operations Management or equivalent experience
• Data collection and analysis skills
• Project management skills
• Working knowledge of manufacturing safety and quality systems
• Working Knowledge and Application of Lean Manufacturing, DFM, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Total Cost of Ownership
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams in a matrix environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated proficient interpersonal, listening and negotiation skills
• Working knowledge of ERP systems

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Engineering or Operations Management
• 6S Green Belt

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate daily operations of assigned area to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost requirements
• Oversee customer orders from production through delivery by verifying order accuracy, scheduling and coordinating shipments, managing shipping claims, and ensuring timely fulfillment of sales orders.
• Lead the Management for the Daily Improvement (MDI) process for the production unit in order to control systems and monitor budget
• Monitor and evaluate KPIs for the production unit; identify needs and ensure continuous improvement through the use of Lean 6S manufacturing tools
• Ensure the deployment of the manufacturing operating system to increase productivity and enhance performance
• Lead the area core team in order to solve tactical problems and define the strategic plan for the production unit across a cross-functional team
• Work in coordination with the area core team to identify new capacity and capability needs through the implementation of new technologies and process improvements
• Identify training needs and ensure proper education is delivered to team; identify talent pipelines
• Develop and maintain accurate costed bills of materials for all products, supporting cost analysis, product builds, and continuous cost improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Sales to design and develop new products, enhance existing offerings, create prototypes, and benchmark competitor products to align with customer needs.
• Collaborate with Sales to ensure timely production, shipment, and costing of customer orders while supporting product builds and new product introduction.
• Comply with health and safety guidelines and rules; managers should also ensure compliance across their teams.
• Protect Chamberlain Group’s and Multi-Fab’s reputation by keeping information confidential.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed.
• Motivate and lead a high performance team by attracting, developing, engaging and retaining team members
• Drive the performance management and compensation processes by communicating job expectations, monitoring and evaluating performance, providing feedback and facilitating employee development per the company’s policies
• Maintain transparent communication by appropriately communicating organization information to team through department meetings, one-on-one meetings, appropriate email, IM and regular interpersonal communications
• Lead and motivate individuals and teams to create a workplace culture that is consistent with the CG mission, vision and values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager