Production Manager

About the role

To coach and guide a team of employees to achieve optimum levels of productivity, while meeting our customers’ service requirements. This position also includes the training and education of all employees involved in production scheduling, including both plant and office employees. The manager is expected to balance the workload of key operative equipment to meet budget and expense goals. As necessary, the manager is expected to correct poor performance and/or behavior that puts the employee or team at risk or impacts the team’s ability to achieve its objectives.

Responsibilities

• Meet all production objectives and deadlines to satisfy customers’ delivery performance.
• Responsible for coordinating daily production activities.
• Responsible for posting daily updates for production back-logs.
• Maintain timely, effective, and professional communications with all employees regarding all production issues.
• Optimize equipment scheduling to maximize yield and productivity.
• Provide feedback to inside sales team pertaining to poor scrap engineering.
• Maintain IT support for hardware and software required for all key production equipment.
• Provide work order releases for the plant supervisors and other operating employees.
• Aid in any other duties to support operations, as requested by the Operations Manager.
• This is a position that works directly on the warehouse floor on or around heavy machinery.
• Mets TKMNA Employee Attributes/Competencies

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Two (2) years Production planning/scheduling experience OR three (3) years internal company production experience.
• Familiar with basic computer applications and the ability to learn additional business-related systems.
• Basic skill in Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Advanced math and calculation skills.
• Advanced knowledge of the work order and material flow process.
• Effective planning, organizational, multi-tasking and problem-solving skills.
• Safety Mindset

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

We offer competitive company benefits to eligible positions, such as: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance and Disability, Voluntary Wellness Programs, 401(k) or RRSP programs with Company Match, Paid Vacation and Holidays, Tuition Reimbursement, and more!

Pay

$90k-$100k + Monthly Gainshare

Schedule

N/A