Production Manager - Military Veterans

JOB SUMMARY:

Oversee and manage the production output, implement the manufacturing strategy for productivity improvement, reduce scrap rate, minimize equipment downtime and ensure safety. Collaborate with leadership to develop supply chain strategy and lean initiatives to reduce cost of goods sold.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage day-to-day manufacturing operations. Ensure efficient operations with minimum equipment downtime and quality production.


• Ensure a safe, clean, and secure working environment by establishing and enforcing procedures, rules and regulations. Initiate fixed capital requests, monitor all production related safety and security systems and procedures on a regular basis. Conduct regular safety meetings and review the effectiveness of 5S program.


• Manage plant operations according to established company policy. Direct and coordinate all activities within the plant: coordinate requirements with leadership, sales, engineering, procurement, production, shipping/receiving, maintenance, quality functions and technology centers.


• Develop and mentor staff through on-boarding, open communication, training and development opportunities and performance management processes; build and maintain employee morale and motivation; ensure the team is appropriately staffed with required competencies. Conduct semi-annually performance management for reports.


• Establish continuous improvement through lean initiatives in production. Report production improvements and failures and recommend solutions. Establish Key Performance Indicators related to strategy that track progress.


• Minimize and resolve external business-related complaints by maintaining liaison with local and Divisional Quality staff, and facility staff to investigate and resolve customer issues.


• Ensure compliance of all products and procedures to the Quality system, execute and implement all the training procedures and documentation, and perform trouble shooting and root cause analysis.

Education

• High school diploma or GED

Relevant Work Experience

• 5 years' experience in manufacturing and Supply Chain (inventory management, warehouse, etc.) environment.

Additional

Intermediate skill level with AS400.

Intermediate skill level in SAP.

Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, setting borders, setting column width, inserting charts, using text wrap, sorting, setting headers and footers and/or print scaling).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

At least 5 years of experience managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating and directing people as they work.

DISCLAIMER

All duties and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor(s)/manager(s).

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.