About the position
The Production Manager will oversee the day-to-day activities of target manufacturing activities to meet daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly deadlines and provide leadership for the shift supervisors and associates within the value stream. The Production Manager will drive the lean process to maximize profitable growth, provide premier customer service, develop a technically qualified workforce, reduce operating costs and inventories through incremental and quantum continuous improvements.
Responsibilities
- Leads and guides Lean initiatives within the designated work cell.
- Works closely with plant-level management on Lean process projects using lean tools and metrics.
- Helps develop a Lean Strategy to be implemented plant-wide.
- Participates in FIT and continuous improvement initiatives using tools such as Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other process improvement techniques.
- Drives Lean Management – including Tier Meetings, Supervisor Standard Work, Accountability Boards, and overall process discipline.
- Responsible for hiring and developing associates, budget planning, employment decisions and performance assessment of shop floor associates.
- Operates as part of a Leadership Team responsible for running the factory to specific KPI’s and improvement activities.
- Promotes and ensures a safe and environmentally compliant work environment.
- Directly manages the departmental cell and works cooperatively with other functional managers/supervisors/leaders to optimize the entire value stream.
- Responsible for understanding the current culture by reviewing existing policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- HS Diploma with 8+ years’ experience OR Engineering Degree with 2 years’ experience OR Non-Engineering Degree with 4 years’ experience.
- 1 year of previous supervisor or management experience required.
- Strong leadership, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Demonstrate problem analysis and problem solving.
- Ability to organize, plan and execute.
- Experience in implementing Lean.
- Demonstrated experience working hands on in a production environment.
- Proven leadership skills or ability to develop.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to learn and use Microsoft Office and SAP.
- Ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
- Labor relations and negotiation skills.
- Principles of Lean Six Sigma.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
- 401(k) Savings and Trust & Plan with company match
- Company Pension Plan
- Performance Based Bonus/Commission
- Continuing education
