Production Manager - Injection Molding

Responsibilities

• Cook with support departments to execute production to meet their goals.
• Work with human resources to create job descriptions, hire competent personnel, and oversee training programs.
• Provide synergies enabling efficient operations, ensuring customer service requirements are met, leading to an optimum return on investment.
• Manage and support the Production teams.
• Interact regularly with site leadership team and individual department heads to ensure that the company’s manufacturing operations priorities are aligned with the overall company strategy.
• Provide leadership to and ensure that each group has all the necessary resources to operate efficiently.
• Track production efficiencies.
• Drive continuous improvement of safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Drive the lean management of the operations through the shift start-up boards and daily meetings.
• Set standards and monitor team performance, provide performance feedback, write and conduct appraisals, recommend merit increases and promotions, and hold direct reports accountable to policies and performance throughout the year.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• 3+ years’ experience managing direct reports.
• Experience with Plastic Injection Molding.
• A bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of equivalent work experience is required.
• A Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt (or higher) is preferred.
• Working experience within a regulated industry highly desired.
• ISO9001 and/or ISO13485 Quality Management System preferred.
• A thorough understanding of Lean Manufacturing is required.
• Financial acumen, including understanding and responding appropriately to financial data.
• Demonstrated success in managing the workforce, conflict management, and working in a team environment.
• Advanced proficiency with business software (ERP, MS Office).