Production Manager (Chemical)

About the role

The Production Manager oversees daily production while meeting Safety, Quality, Service and Cost objectives through the implementation of continuous improvement strategies. Ensures supply chain execution in the provision of finished goods. Establishes and/or executes operating policies and procedures to achieve EHS standards, compliance, production schedules, product quality standards, customer expectations/satisfaction and operational cost targets. This position is on-site at our Columbus, GA location. Incumbent must be able to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach, climb, balance, kneel, talk, hear, and lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Implement lean manufacturing practices to deliver high standards of operational excellence.
• Ensure manufacturing data and metrics are accurately developed, collected, analyzed, and reported to drive continuous improvement and data-driven decision making.
• Develop processes, strategies, and budgets to meet assigned goals, especially those related to productivity, product specification, quality standards, on time delivery, lead time, scrap reduction, and safety.
• Apply a variety of field related concepts, best practices, and procedures in leading state-of-the-art, LEAN operational initiatives and strategies.
• Lead, direct, and oversee all aspects of manufacturing operations and infrastructure for assigned facility.
• Ensure the safety of staff, visitors, equipment, and facility in accordance with the North American Manufacturing Safety Program.
• Initiate prompt corrective action when necessary to bring manufacturing performance in line with plans and governing standards.
• Plan, direct, control, implement, evaluate, monitor, and forecast budgets and cost of sales to achieve financial objectives.
• Ensure continued financial viability through sound fiscal management, preventative service maintenance and capital expenditure planning.
• Oversee, either directly or indirectly, investigations of labor, cost and process variances and deviations.
• Participate in annual budget preparation and manage results to the budget.
• Collaborate with senior leadership, operational leaders/peers, and management teams to refine and implement the lean transformation strategic plan.
• Drive operational growth through current and future products with an emphasis on streamlining operations and driving productivity.
• Operate collaboratively and cross-functionally to establish and drive working capital improvement programs, optimize planning and scheduling, reduce work-in-process levels, and improve overall inventory turns.
• Continuously address and resolve manufacturing constraints to achieve 100% on-time delivery.
• Leads the manufacturing team to excellent performance through a structured lean manufacturing system (MS-168) with the use of Operational Excellence tools.
• Ensure the execution of Lean concepts including but not limited to Kaizen, 5S, value stream mapping, GEMBA walks, poke yoke, KPIs, business statistics etc.
• Approve and direct the implementation and maintenance of operating policies.
• Establish quantitative and qualitative metrics, guidelines, and standards that are aligned with strategic direction by which the company's efficiency and effectiveness can be evaluated; identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provide leadership, management, and coaching to ensure a well-trained, motivated, and goal-oriented workforce driven to attain objectives and satisfactory performance in accordance with established policies and programs.
• Coach and develop staff in personal accountability, root cause corrective action, interpersonal communications, and company procedures and policies.
• Provide effective, inspiring, and motivating leadership by being actively involved and developing a broad and deep knowledge of strengths, opportunities, customers, products, geographic challenges, workforce, etc.
• Build a bench to ensure growth and succession.
• Assess capacity and resources to forecast current and future needs.
• Clearly define and communicate goals, key objectives, and metrics as well as new directives, policies, or procedures.
• Project a positive image of the organization to employees, customers, industry, and community; lead by example.

Requirements

A minimum of 7 years’ supervisory experience in a 24X7 start-up chemical industrial