Production Manager

About the role

The Shower Door Assistant Production Manager reports to the Director of Operations and is responsible for ensuring the production of company products meets high standards, customer specifications, and delivery requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize, schedule, and delegate work assignments, and directly supervise to ensure the production of company products at the highest quality, meeting company performance standards, and customer specification and delivery requirements, in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Review & maintain raw material inventory with purchasing and adjust schedules, as necessary
• Ensure the training of new and present employees in the processes and methods required to achieve the company’s standards for quality, safety, and delivery
• Participate in Production Meetings, recommending space, personnel, and equipment requirements
• Auxiliary with Inventory Management Team with Cycle Counts, Semi and Annual inventories. Communicate with Manager, Dealer Support and Fulfillment regarding delivery dates of possible back orders
• Participate in Production Meetings, recommending space, personnel, and equipment requirements
• Assist Inventory Management Team with Cycle Counts, Semi and Annual inventories. Communicate with Manager, Dealer Support and Fulfillment regarding delivery dates of possible back orders
• Have a broad knowledge and understanding of Lean Concepts i.e. Streamlined Processes, Kaizen, JIT, SMED, FIFO etc
• Ensure compliance with 5S standards and all safety and work rules and regulations
• Acknowledge vacation schedules
• Establish and maintain operational documentation controls, and standard operating procedures i.e. records, documentation, such as timecards, quality records, etc
• In Collaboration with Quality and Safety Managers, develop and implement SOPs for best practices. Follow all Safety, Quality and Environmental Procedures. Continually evaluate processes and methods, recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment, performance, utilization of people, and quality of product
• Maintain departmental supplies, tools, equipment, and order, as necessary
• Act as a technical resource to address and resolve inquiries and problems; analyze and resolve work problems and assist workers in solving work problems
• Uphold the Company Code of Conduct Standards

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree and 7 – 10 years of related experience; or an associate degree and 5 years of progressively responsible related experience or a combination of both
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work with others across all teams/departments

Physical Demands

• Occasionally required to sit
• Regularly walks, talks and listens
• Climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Reach above shoulders
• Frequently stand, use hands to finger, handle or touch, use foot/feet to operate machine and move from place to place
• Specific vision requirements for this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
• Lift up to 50 pounds and will frequently lift up to 25 pounds, such as removing materials from shipping containers

Work Environment

• Occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, work in high places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions and risk of electrical shock
• Noisy environment