Production Manager

About the position

At Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB), we're more than a mattress company, we're a leading global sleep company with a mission to help people sleep better so they can live healthier lives. With a 150-year heritage in delivering industry-leading sleep solutions, we own iconic brands including Serta®, Beautyrest®, Simmons® and Tuft & Needle®. The position involves leading manufacturing production to ensure a quality product is produced safely, on time for delivery, and within budgeted costs. The role requires driving ongoing Lean methodologies to ensure continuous improvement of performance, safety, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Leads manufacturing production to ensure a quality product is produced safely, in time for delivery, and within budgeted costs.
• Drives ongoing Lean methodologies to ensure continuous improvement of performance, safety, and quality.
• Responsible for safety of operators reporting to him/her as well as any individual in his work area.
• Responsible for product quality and adheres to processes and methods.
• Collaborates with ME, QE and KPO to ensure product quality standards are met or exceeded.
• Delivers outstanding performance in terms of on-time delivery (> 99.5%) and efficiency (> 95%) by leading work groups and support personnel through problem-solving processes.
• Holds daily production meetings and sets expectations for the day.
• Coordinates with office staff to provide information on schedule delivery and product status.
• Maintains information for daily management reports and prepares various other reports as requested.
• Ensures the cost-effectiveness of the production process.
• Controls use of raw materials, preventing all unnecessary waste.
• Schedules and controls utilization of labor, preventing excess hours, downtime, and overtime.
• Implements and maintains lean processes, problem solving, Kaizen and other quality processes with support personnel.
• Escalates issues quickly that cannot be resolved efficiently to maintain performance, quality, and safety standards.
• Leads & motivates work teams in terms of developing their knowledge and ability while challenging and providing motivation to excel.
• Meets training and development objectives for all work team members in his/her care.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business or Technical (4-year degree candidates) and 3-5 years of leadership experience in high mix, complex manufacturing environment.
• Or: Associate's degree, Engineering / technical focus (2-year degree candidates) and 5-15 years leadership experience; clear career progression.
• Or: Possess heavy manufacturing/supervisory experience (Non-degreed professional candidates) and 5-10 years of experience.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Annual employee contribution to HSA
• 401K with company match
• Paid Time Off / Vacation
• 12 company holidays
• Sick days
• Company paid short- and long-term disability
• Paid parental leave
• Discount programs including Friends and family discounts
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Reimbursement