Production Manager

About the role

The Production Manager will be a member of the operations leadership team and will be responsible for all aspects of production in the plant. He/She will lead a team of professionals comprised of production supervisors, process engineers, manufacturing admin, production leads, coordinators, and production assemblers in a dynamic and fast-paced build-to-order manufacturing environment. The incumbent will ensure collaboration with the support departments that interact with the production/operations team. The Production Manager will be diligent and driven in applying their leadership and production management experience to meet safety, quality, production, and cost objectives. He/She will be accountable for delivering tangible results in support of business plan objectives to include improvements in material yield, defect reduction, capacity utilization, productivity, delivery performance, cost management, work-in-process management, and continuous improvement projects.

Responsibilities

EHS

• Promote a proactive and engaging EHS culture.
• Understand environmental aspects and ensure workplace controls are robust and adequate to meet our EHS policies and permit requirements (zero non-compliances).
• Identify EHS chronic issues, negative trends and potential risks; develop corrective action plans as appropriate (zero recordable injuries).
• Lead investigations for injuries and incidents. Ensure the report is submitted within 24 hours as required.
• Ensure timely completion of assigned Hazard Hounds and EHS corrective actions.
• Provide management oversight of supervisory EHS accountabilities (training, follow up actions, etc.).

Operational Administration & Execution

• Establish and achieve, or exceed operational targets such as safety, scrap, OTD, productivity, quality, cost, and volume without exceeding expected manufacturing costs. Optimize the usage of overtime.
• Lead the daily department production meeting, follow up on open actions.
• Facilitate condition-based process meetings as required to introduce new processes, changes to procedures, address issues problem solve, and provide opportunities for operator engagement.
• Execute assigned projects.
• Ensure accountability on direct reports to deliver projects and KPIs.
• Ensure the production teams are well-informed of performance-to-targets, challenges, and successes by utilizing available media (boards, intranet, displays, etc.) to frequently communicate status and trends.
• Carry out leadership responsibilities in accordance with company policies, procedures, safety, and applicable laws.
• Define ramp up plans, when needed and meet such plans in timely manner. Collaborate with production scheduling to ensure lead times offered are on/below standard.
• Manage manufacturing expenses to forecast/budget including personnel, consumables, and other associated conversion costs.

Continuous Improvement

• Work with Process Engineering and Production Supervisors to continuously improve internal processes and procedures. Researching new technologies and other methods to improve efficiency. Overseeing and improving the physical plant layout.
• Proactively trouble-shoot operational issues and drive implementation of resolutions. Response in timely manner of any customer complaint or Internal Action Report issued to the production department. Lead a deep investigation for every complaint to detect root causes & avoid recurrence of problems.
• Apply lean manufacturing principles and conduct continuous improvement activities such as kaizen events to eliminate waste & 5s. Develop and foster a Continuous Improvement culture.
• Drive inventory control procedures and focus on operational excellence.

Supervision

• Achieve or exceed customer requirements by using in an efficient manner all the direct resources (People and equipment).
• Responsible for the development, direction, coordination, and evaluation of direct reports. Develop and encourage their technical and operational performance.
• Support Production Supervisors with interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assisting, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Target coaching needs, training needs, team dynamics, staffing needs, and cost analysis.
• Provides clear, responsive, and innovative objectives and regularly manages employees to ensure yearly objectives are met.

Key Competencies

• Diligent in applying leadership and production management skills to meet safety, quality, production, and cost objectives in a fast-paced, build-to-order, manufacturing environment.
• Team player with well-developed interpersonal skills who is comfortable in a cross-functional, multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, ambiguous, and rapidly changing environment.
• Strong organization and time-management skills.
• Strong interpersonal, influencing, and teamwork skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of personnel, including customers is a must.
• Ability to think ahead and create action plans to achieve results.
• Analytical and driven by data and facts.

Working Conditions

AFL is a fast paced and complex environment. Role is a critically important role in our Data Center and Hyperscale team.

Pay

Salary range for this Production Manager role is $89,700 – $149,500 per year based on personal and industry experience.

Benefits

• Flexible time off policy
• 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
• Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options
• Opportunities for career advancement with an industry leading company!