Production Manager

Position Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides daily direction and leadership to the Production Department team members
• Makes recommendations for manpower needs including involvement in recruitment and selection process as well as employee terminations in the Production Department
• Accountable for staffing, training, motivation and leadership within area of responsibility
• Buils departmental standards for performance
• Ensures that all employees in the Production Department are properly trained
• Ensures that units produced are verified against pertinent documentation
• Establishes and maintains procedures for determining and meeting company and customer delivery commitments
• Recommends and assists in implementing operating procedures and promotes continual improvement within the department and the company
• Follows documented manufacturing/assembly processes using the operations procedures and may help to generate new standard documentation
• Solves emergent issues for expedited deliveries to the customer and manage manpower in accordance
• Captures daily/weekly/monthly provided schedule to meet delivery demands
• Maintains working collaborative relationships with other leaders to ensure team is focused on producing excellent products safely and on time
• Interfaces with other departments to resolve production problems
• Ensures that daily goals are met and sustained daily/weekly/monthly
• Ensures company policies and procedures are reviewed often and notifies the Director of Manufacturing Operations when such policies or procedures may need to be revised to increase work efficiency in the department
• Observes safety and security procedures
• Uses equipment and materials properly
• Reports potentially unsafe conditions

Position Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma
• Experience: 3 – 5 years of management or supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong team building and leadership abilities
• ERP systems experience or a willingness & capability to learn new computer software programs
• Excellent manager with hands-on style, strong technical knowledge and the ability to effectively manage multiple projects
• Knowledge of production and manufacturing processes
• Experience with lean concepts and tools
• Strong analytical, administrative, and organizational skills

Physical Requirements

• Stand, walk, or be mobile for up to an eight-hour shift
• Ascend and push, and pull up to 50 lbs.
• Bend, twist and reach to check freight, stack boxes, and label