Production Manager - Nights

HENNIG INC•Machesney Park, IL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This role leads, oversees, and manages production, projects, and supervisors. The Production Manager executes material flow and improvements, along with other processes of day-to-day operations, with a high emphasis on production schedule delivery. This position involves attending daily production management meetings, supporting on all issues, and following up on corrective actions. The Production Manager will assist the Plant Manager in day-to-day operational activities, handle production planning and scheduling, and support business KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives such as Andons, recuts, on-time performance, and labor goals. This role also identifies, requests, and approves tools and shop supplies, supports supervisors on workforce engagement and shop floor policies, and focuses on production organization, safety, and 5S. Additionally, the Production Manager will manage overtime and labor cost/scrap reduction, ensure product quality by engaging with the quality department on customer and internal requirements, and assure corrective actions and root cause analysis are executed. The role requires coordinating production scheduling for all shifts and material handling support, as well as coordinating scheduling with tank production, overseeing heavy material handling, inventory issues, and storage of finished goods and customer product.

Requirements

Minimum High School Diploma
Ability to read blueprints.
Ability to motivate and guide team to operational success.
Must be solution driven and have ability to provide support overcoming operational constraints.
Excellent communication & interpersonal skills required to provide and support positive reinforcement within the workforce.
Leadership and project management skills.
3 or more years of manufacturing leadership required.

Responsibilities

Leads, oversees & manages production, projects & Supervisors.
Executes material flow and improvements along with other processes of day-to-day operations.
Attends all scheduled daily production management meetings.
Supports on all issues and corrective action follow up on issues.
Assists Plant Manager in day-to-day operational activities.
Production planning and scheduling.
Supports business KPI's and continuous improvement (Andons, recuts, on-time performance, labor goals, etc.).
Identifies/requests/approves tools and shop supplies.
Supports supervisors on workforce engagement and shop floor policies.
Ensures production organization, safety, & 5S.
Manages overtime and labor cost/scrap reduction.
Ensures product quality, engaging with the quality department on customer and internal requirements being met.
Assures corrective actions and root cause analysis are executed.
Coordinates production scheduling for all shifts & material handling support.
Coordinates scheduling with tank production; oversees heavy material handling, inventory issues, storage of finished goods & customer product.