Production Manager-Greenville, TX

About the role

The Production Manager is responsible for ensuring performance to established safety, quality, cost and productivity standards and best practices through engagement and involvement of work cell employees. In addition, they will lead the continuous improvement process to optimize safety, quality and productivity within defined manufacturing system and process limits through Area Improvement Teams and other best practice approaches.

Day to day operations

• Ensure resources are adequate to meet plan (right people in the right role at the right time)
• Lead the work Area Team
• Communicate and reinforce expectations
• Monitor performance and take corrective actions to ensure compliance with SHE and Quality and best practices and productivity targets by executing the performance management process (i.e. SHE leading indicators, 1st pass yield, CSR complaints, SPC/SQC and REM)
• Drive meaningful year-over-year improvement within established boundaries via employee engagement and continuous improvement tools, such as workout, kaizen, lean sigma, etc.
• Manage the cost of the workcell within budget
• Participate in the development of work cell operating plans (Key X's, Labor Plan, Budget etc.) and action plans
• Support cross functional, plant-wide improvement initiatives (i.e. Ergonomics project)
• Provides visible leadership and involves the whole team in improvement activities to grow skills and increase engagement

Training

• All shift team leaders and area operators have been properly trained and understand SHE, Quality, Productivity and Continuous Improvement processes
• Ensure work cell team members are qualified and capable of meeting expectations

Performance

• Accountable for holding team members accountable for their performance, including issuing disciplinary action if necessary
• Accountable for holding team members accountable for their performance, including taking appropriate corrective action and disciplinary action if performance or behavior is not sustained

Goal setting

• Work Cell goals are identified and aligned with operations Key X's
• Work Cell goals are communicated to the work cell employees
• Shift Team Leader goals are aligned to the work cells performance

Competencies

• Courage
• Collaboration and Acts with Integrity
• Performance and Result Orientated
• Communication
• Influence
• Decision Making
• Planning

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science, Engineering or equivalent relevant experience is preferred
• Minimum 5-7 years manufacturing/engineering leadership role
• An obvious history of roles that clearly demonstrate successful Team Leadership, Problem Solving, Lean Improvement and business results
• Clear understanding of Lean principles with demonstrated utilization and significant results
• Leadership of continuous improvement team initiative with significant results
• Leadership of Six-sigma problem solving team initiatives with significant results

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• 16 or more weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees
• Free language courses (24 languages available)
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

Pay

The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $112,000 to $140,000 per year. Since actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted base salary range. Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives.