Production Manager 2

About the role

This job is a first-level manager within a site, providing direct management to semi-skilled and entry-level professional employees performing diverse and/or specialized roles, or employees in more than one function or work group.

Work is performed within established professional standards and practices, receiving assignments in the form of tasks and goals, and following established processes to meet the goals of the unit.

Responsibilities

• Establishes annual plans/objectives and interpretation of policies related to the functional area
• Contributes to policy development
• Executes budgets, develops schedules, and enforces policies and procedures
• Provides immediate supervision to employees in more than one function or work group, assigning tasks and checking work at regular intervals
• Makes hiring and firing decisions, reviews employees' performance, and recommends employee compensation
• Coaches for improved performance and disciplines as necessary
• Coordinates a variety of resources to achieve on-time production of quality products within budget guidelines
• Identifies and resolves bottlenecks in the production process and guides teams to continuously improve processes

Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of the production process and the tools and equipment used in the process
• Knowledge of materials and processes
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the business unit and how decisions impact customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery, and the profitability of the unit
• Ability to coordinate a wide variety of resources to meet production quality and quantity metrics within a highly dynamic environment
• Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, train, and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high production levels within tight time deadlines
• Good understanding of IT concepts and integrated business applications

Qualifications

Typically requires five to seven years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in a manufacturing environment with occasional exposure to elements such as noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, etc.

Duties may require periodic sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data, and occasional overnight travel is required.