Production Manager

JOB PURPOSE / SUMMARY

The Production Manager is responsible for the Safety, Quality, Employee Engagement, and Operations Management of the production area. The Production Manager must have an in-depth understanding of the production area to report performance, drive root cause corrective action (RCCA), and implement mitigating controls for area misses to established targets.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety Culture:

• Cultivate a zero-harm safety culture by promoting and modeling safe behaviors.
• Investigate safety concerns, correct unsafe behaviors, and eliminate unsafe conditions.

Quality Culture:

• Promote quality awareness and behaviors to ensure uncompromising quality for customers and consumers.
• Investigate and resolve quality events and customer returns, implementing corrective actions as needed.

Performance Optimization:

• Identify opportunities and lead initiatives to achieve yield, uptime, and rate goals for the department.
• Develop and execute strategic action plans considering critical factors such as CPU, throughput, forecast, skills, and overtime to meet business and production targets.
• Lead the Daily Integration (DI) meeting, fostering collaboration between Safety, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance representatives.
• Identify missed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and develop action plans to prevent future gaps.
• Champion continuous improvement efforts, driving the implementation of new standards, procedures, and processes.
• Actively seek opportunities for innovation and efficiency within the production processes.
• Collaborate with the maintenance department to coordinate activities, ensuring planned maintenance aligns with production needs, leading to improved uptime and equipment reliability.

Employee Development and Engagement:

• Develop a comprehensive manning strategy aligning with business and production needs.
• Coordinate the timing of training and hiring while ensuring a balance of skills and staffing across shifts.
• Conduct performance conversations, including disciplines, coaching, and performance reviews.
• Drive employee engagement through recognition, positive employee relations, and participation in engagement activities and events.
• Coach and develop Team Performance Leaders (TPLs), setting expectations, and ensuring accountability for shift results.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required; Engineering or Technical degree preferred
• 5-7 years manufacturing experience
• 3-5 years supervisorial/managerial experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to apply lean manufacturing principles
• Experience with high volume operations
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Strong organization and time management skills