Production Manufacturing Manager

Steripax Inc•Huntington Beach, CA

1d•$115,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Manages and coordinates all production activities, operations, and staff to ensure conformance to established procedures; implements practices that maximize production efforts to improve the overall effectiveness and financial performance of the production function.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required: Engineering or Operations preferred
Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience required
Proven ability to run a manufacturing operation required

Nice To Haves

Lean manufacturing formal training and/or experience preferred
Working knowledge of quality procedures in the medical industry preferred

Responsibilities

Reviews, analyzes, modifies, and implements efficient and effective department processes, policies, and procedures
Manage the capacity of the manufacturing processes
Responsible for maintaining the production job schedule
Maintains knowledge of machine capacity and develops solutions for efficient utilization
Interfaces with maintenance and/or engineering to ensure all equipment in maintained in top condition
Troubleshoot and solve manufacturing problems, involves other departments and/or personnel as needed
Interfaces with Quality department to ensure highest degree of final quality and develop new and better-quality methods
Ensures approved manufacturing methodology is being followed
Implement lean standards and improvements
Identifies, documents, and implements opportunities for continuous improvement
Develops and communicates goals and key initiatives to improve plant performance and success
Maintains knowledge of the skills of the labor force to manage in time of employee absence or unexpected peak demands
Interfaces with Director of Operations to control operating costs
Develops, implements, and monitors department budget; manages expenses within approved budget constraints
Support plant budget by controlling labor and overtime, inventory, supply spending, waste, etc.
Hires, trains, supervises, motivates, and develops production staff; manages schedules and workflow
Assigns duties and monitors quality of work; assures staff conforms to organizational policies and procedures and government regulations
Provides day-to-day guidance and oversight of subordinates; actively works to promote and recognize performance.
Keeps up to date on overall activities of the team, identifying problem areas and taking corrective actions.
Ensures all personnel are trained and institutes reinforcement training when necessary
Reads travelers (work orders) and obtains (purchases if required) substrates, and related supplies as needed to produce jobs
Maintains inventory levels of substrates/ supplies
Works in collaboration with the warehouse department on housekeeping, inventory and other needs
Ensures all safety rules and regulations are followed; investigates accidents in a timely, accurate, and complete manner
Coordinates and manages all safety training
Maintains a safe work environment by taking corrective action to solve unsafe work practices or environmental issues
Champion all aspects of personal and facility safety including safety engagement, participating as a lead on a safety committee, instill a sense of self-responsibility for safety within the department and ensures the safe use of equipment, PPE and other safety related items
Prepares required reports and correspondence
Performs other related duties as assigned by management