Production Manager

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Identifies and resolves bottlenecks in the production process
• Identifies opportunities and guides teams to continuously improve processes using Lean methodology
• Lead production meetings and coach employees
• Interface with the engineering, quality, supply chain, purchasing and warehouse teams
• Be able to be effective in a fast-paced production environment
• Able to adapt quickly in a changing environment
• Cook with cross-functional personnel to resolve problems
• Counsels and disciplines production employees who fail to perform or violate company policies
• Complete performance evaluations for all employees under his / her supervision
• Interface with other supervisors to coordinate his / her department's work with that of other departments
• Manage Key Performance Indicators and prepare reports for regular communication
• Enforce safety policies and procedures, (both in-house and regulatory), to decrease the potential for employee injuries on the job
• Select, supervise, and train subordinates in overall performance of their job
• Coordinate production with planners for priority scheduling and backlog reduction
• Assure that inventory is cycle counted and correct daily

Knowledge and Experience - Required

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of production experience
• 3+ years of leadership experience and the ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high production levels within tight time deadlines
• Knowledge of SAP
• Experience with PowerBI
• Experience with 8-Step and 8D problem solving methodology

Knowledge and Experience - Desired

• Industrial Engineering Experience
• Experience with 8-Step and 8D problem solving methodology