Production Manager

About the role

The Production Manager will manage the day-to-day operations, including safety policies, production, personnel, housekeeping, shipping & maintenance for our Springfield MA corrugated sheet plant. You will serve as a member of the leadership team and partner with the general manager and business unit resources to provide direction for our 100-employee union and non-union workforce, ensuring we meet our customers' needs safely with the highest quality product. You will also serve as a coach to team members and assist in the development and evaluation of direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to ensure the manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.
• Review customer requirements and specifications to identify improvement opportunities and implement solutions to increase customer satisfaction.
• Cook up and maintain ongoing, effective, safety plans to ensure program adoption and implementation.
• Offer new ideas to support fulfillment of department goals and procedures for continuous improvement, retention of customer base, company profitability, and employee job satisfaction.
• Communicate across various stakeholder groups, building effective relationships with multiple resources and drive KPIs and metrics.
• Partner with the GM to manage P&L, manufacturing costs, and operating efficiencies to improve plant profitability.
• Monitor and control waste management to lower production costs and reduce environmental impacts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university; or 7 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience in a high speed, fast paced industrial environment, preferably with no redundancy of equipment.
• 5 years of leadership experience, packaging manufacturing is valued.

Qualifications

• A sense of Urgency
• Mechanical acumen.
• Proven experience using various industrial software packages.
• Ability to work in fast paced JIT (just-in-time) manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in process management to ensure production efficiency.

Skills

• Leadership- Relentless determination and courage to make things happen; strong execution skills; results oriented.
• Ability to respond quickly to changing demands, processes, and updated information.
• Demonstrated understanding of quality processes and continuous improvement, such as Six Sigma certification.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact across all levels of the organization.
• Financial acumen.

Benefits

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• Generous benefits including 401 K Matching, Medical, Dental, Vision all starting day one.
• Employee discounts, Tuition Reimbursement, and Wellness program.

Pay

Salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.

Schedule

Full-time position.