Production Manager

We need to output only HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes "Why Parker?" which is about company. Could be "About the role" or "About the company". The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should include sections only when posting has real specific content. We have: - About the role: maybe "Why Parker?" and "Position Summary". Could combine as About the role. - Responsibilities: Primary Duties / Responsibilities list. - Requirements: Education / Experience. - Qualifications: maybe same as Requirements? Could treat as Qualifications. - Skills: maybe not separate; but we have "Strong written and verbal communication skills", "Proficiency in MS Office, ERP, and other database systems", "Experience with employee relations and discipline processes". Could be Skills. - Benefits: listed: Competitive base compensation, Performance based annual bonus, 401(k) with company match, Annual profit sharing, Paid vacation and holidays, Medical, dental, and vision insurance, Company-paid short & long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance. - Pay: Not specified explicitly (only "Competitive base compensation" but that's vague). The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Benefits we have explicit list, so include Benefits. Pay: "Competitive base compensation" is vague but maybe considered pay info? It says "Competitive base compensation". That is a statement about pay but not a specific number. The instruction says: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. "Competitive base compensation" is somewhat vague but still states that there is competitive base compensation. Might be acceptable? However they said avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". "Competitive base compensation" is similar vague. Safer to omit Pay section. - Schedule: Not mentioned. Thus sections: About the role (maybe combine Why Parker? and Position Summary), Responsibilities, Requirements (Education/Experience), Qualifications (maybe same as Requirements but we can combine), Skills, Benefits. We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. No Job ID. We need to use

for each section heading. Use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use

  for prose. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting. Let's extract content: Company description: Parker Plastics, Inc. (“PPI”) is a privately-owned manufacturer of plastic bottles and containers. Founded in 1989, PPI has four custom blow molding plants located in Sand Springs, OK, Pleasant Prairie, WI, Hagerstown, MD, and North Las Vegas, NV. Parker Plastics is looking to hire a Production Manager to join our growing company and lead overall operations in our Maryland plant. Why Parker? A 30-year strong, manufacturing company with a history of sustained growth Focused on growth, efficiency, and continuous improvement as a company Striving to provide opportunity, stability, & work-life balance for our employees Opportunities to participate financially in the growth and profitability of the company Lead an autonomous facility, with the support of a national organization That's the "Why Parker?" bullet points. Position Summary: This position reports to the Plant Manager and is responsible for the direction and supervision of Production Supervisory staff in relation to all production functions/ needs. This position is responsible for ensuring accuracy in machine scheduling, helping to maintain desired inventory levels, manning, machine efficiencies, employee relations/retention, ensure training of all production staff, and coordination of production requirements. The Production Manager is also responsible for following and leading the team in safety guidelines. This is a “hands-on” position for someone with technical expertise and active management experience. This is an exciting opportunity to drive change and make a significant impact on our growing organization. Primary Duties / Responsibilities: list: - Lead team of 4 direct reports consisting of 3 Production Shift Supervisors, the Production Scheduler - Responsible for 125 indirect reports including support teams - Be on the floor as a leader working with the team daily - Lead and drive management commitment to OSHA, SQF, GMP and IMS requirements - Works with scheduling controls and in conjunction with the Production Scheduling function to ensure that schedules are developed which meet customer needs while maximizing production efficiencies (i.e. minimization of mold changes and downtime). - Tracks production figures, labor, efficiencies, downtime, preform consumption and scrap on a regular basis. - Identifies operational trends and issues and recommends actions to effectively address problems and capitalize on opportunities. - Review Key Performance Indicators on a daily basis and create and implement plans to improve performance. - Responsible for skills development and cross-training of production supervisors, backups, bottle packers and material handlers, to increase knowledge base and flexibility within the production function. - Create and maintain a positive culture to drive employee retention and alignment around shared goals and objectives. - Hold daily white board meetings to communicate daily objectives and discuss successes, failures, and countermeasure activity with Supervisor teams. - Communicate with scheduler, customer service, quality, warehouse and maintenance departments to ensure requirements are met. - Identifies and implements continuous improvement activities to improve department performance - Ensure all job changes and setups are meeting the standards times goals along with cycle times for running production. - Direct supervisors in employee relations, performance management (i.e. reviews), documentation of corrective action reports, counseling, etc., - Responsible for verifying timecards, monitoring production labor and tracking overtime costs - Assist Plant Manager in communication to all plant employees regarding business needs, goals, and results. - Plan the most effective and cost-efficient utilization of manpower, materials, and machinery Education / Experience: - Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Management, or related field preferred but will consider non-degreed candidates based on having the knowledge below. - 5+ years in a production manufacturing environment. - Familiarity with Plastics and/or Blow Molding a plus. - Knowledge of Lean, 5S, problem solving methods and implementations - Knowledge and understanding of OSHA, GMP, HACCP, SQF, manufacturing systems and processes, engineering, continuous improvement, and quality systems. - Strong written and verbal communication skills - Proficiency in MS Office, ERP, and other database systems - Experience with employee relations and discipline processes Physical Requirements & Working Conditions: - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally to move objects - Some travel required. Must be able to fly or drive for extended periods of time - Exposure to typical office noises regularly and occasional exposure to loud noises in our production facility and warehouse. Growth Opportunities from Here: From this position, many people will move into roles such as, Assistant Plant Managers, Plant Managers, or other positions in senior leadership! Social media links: Follow us on Social Media https://www.facebook.com/parkerplastics/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/parker-plastics-inc./ EEO statement: Parker Plastics provides equal employment opportunities... (boilerplate to remove) Powered by JazzHR fxI2h5aFob (remove) We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So remove EEO statement and Powered by JazzHR. Also remove social media? Not explicitly listed as boilerplate but could be considered navigation? It's not required content; but it's not substantive about the job. Might be considered navigation/footer. Safer to remove it as it's not job detail. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Social media links could be considered navigation; we can remove. Thus we keep: company description, Why Parker? bullet points, Position Summary, Primary Duties/Responsibilities, Education/Experience, Physical Requirements & Working Conditions, Growth Opportunities. We need to map to sections: - About the role: could include company description and Why Parker? and Position Summary? Might be too much. But we can have About the role (summary) and maybe separate About the company? Not in list. Use About the role for role summary; we can put Position Summary there. The Why Parker? could be part of About the role as well. But we must not create sections with filler. We'll create:

  About the role

  ... (Position Summary plus maybe Why Parker?)

  But we need to preserve all substantive information. If we put Why Parker? inside About the role paragraph, we keep it. Alternatively we could have separate section "About the company" but not in allowed headings list; but we could still use

  for any heading? The instruction says use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It gives examples but not exclusive list. Probably we should stick to those headings. So we can't add About the company. So we incorporate company info into About the role. Thus About the role paragraph will contain: Parker Plastics, Inc. (“PPI”) is a privately-owned manufacturer... Founded in 1989... four plants... Parker Plastics is looking to hire a Production Manager... Why Parker? ... (list). Then Position Summary. We need to keep bullet points for Why Parker? as list? It's a list of benefits. Could be

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      • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So Why Parker? is a list of benefits/reasons to join. So we should make a list. Thus About the role could have a paragraph describing the company and then a
        for Why Parker? and then a paragraph for Position Summary. But we must not repeat headings. We'll have one

        About the role

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        company description

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        Why Parker?
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        Position Summary

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        list each duty. Requirements:

        Requirements

        list Education/Experience items. Qualifications: maybe we can combine with Requirements? But we have separate list of skills (Strong written and verbal communication skills, Proficiency in MS Office, ERP, and other database systems, Experience with employee relations and discipline processes). Those could be Skills. So Qualifications could be knowledge of Lean, 5S, etc. Actually those are also under Education/Experience. Might be overlapping. To avoid duplication, we could treat Requirements as Education/Experience (degree, years, familiarity). Qualifications as knowledge areas (Lean, 5S, OSHA, etc). Skills as communication, MS Office, employee relations. Thus we need to split the Education/Experience bullet list into three categories. Let's list the bullet points from Education/Experience: - Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Management, or related field preferred but will consider non-degreed candidates based on having the knowledge below. - 5+ years in a production manufacturing environment. - Familiarity with Plastics and/or Blow Molding a plus. - Knowledge of Lean, 5S, problem solving methods and implementations - Knowledge and understanding of OSHA, GMP, HACCP, SQF, manufacturing systems and processes, engineering, continuous improvement, and quality systems. - Strong written and verbal communication skills - Proficiency in MS Office, ERP, and other database systems - Experience with employee relations and discipline processes We can categorize: Requirements (education/experience): Bachelor’s Degree..., 5+ years..., Familiarity with Plastics and/or Blow Molding a plus.