Production Manager

Reporting to the VP of Production Operations, the Production Manager provides strategic leadership of production operations by ensuring safe, efficient, and effective daily operations while driving alignment to organizational priorities and production goals.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in operations management, supply chain, engineering or related program. Preferred candidates will also have 5 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience and strong knowledge of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and/or six sigma is highly desirable. Other combinations of education and experience will be considered.

Knowledge and Experience

• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, preferably Epicor.
• Proven ability to drive safety, quality, delivery, and productivity improvements through KPI management and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience supporting daily operations, balancing competing priorities, and aligning resources to meet customer commitments.
• Ability to build effective cross-functional partnerships with Planning, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Sales and HR.
• Experience leading organizational change, developing supervisors, and building high-performing teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Responsibilities

Leadership, Management, Accountability

• Model Core Values.
• Train, assign work, monitor results, mentor, and provide feedback and development opportunities to direct reports.
• Ensure work is completed safely, on-time, with proper quality and within budget.
• Develop, establish, and implement long-range and short-term strategies and operating policies to achieve established departmental goals and objectives.
• Develop and submit reports to the Executive Team as to current status of projects, compliance to schedules, and budget maintenance.

Daily Operations Support

• Develop and execute production plans that support company and departmental goals, including resource allocation, production planning processes, department layout, process flow, and equipment utilization.
• Monitor production execution and ensure resources are effectively deployed to meet schedule commitments and operational objectives.
• Support problem-solving efforts and continuous improvement activities that enhance safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.

Priority Alignment

• Partner with Sales and Planning teams to communicate daily priorities, production status, and customer order updates.
• Collaborate with Sales, Planning, and Production teams to balance customer demand, capacity, and operational priorities.
• Work with the New Product Introduction (NPI) and Sales teams to develop and execute plans for onboarding new products and customers.
• Align resources, schedules, and production activities to support changing business needs and company objectives.

Marginal Functions

• Seek and perform alternate, productive tasks to keep busy during unexpected down time.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

Personal Protective Equipment

All equipment listed below is required when in production areas and is provided by the company unless otherwise specified:

• Eye protection
• Safety shoes
• Other PPE required depending on tasks performed

Tools/Equipment Used

• Computer and other standard office equipment

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The usual and customary methods of performing the job functions require using fingers to type, handle objects, tools and controls.
• Generally, the job requires 85% sitting.
• The employee is regularly required to talk and hear to communicate with others.
• Incumbent is required to have visual acuity to perform activities such as viewing a computer terminal, analyzing data, etc.
• The noise and temperature are commensurate with a typical office environment.
• Alternate physical demands exist when in the manufacturing setting to perform work. Standing, twisting, bending, pushing, pulling, carrying, stooping, reaching and grasping up to 8+ hours per day for a few consecutive days may be required during the implementation phase of a project.
• The noise and temperature level are commensurate with a typical manufacturing environment.