The Production Manager will provide oversight of direct plant personnel to achieve Departmental goals in Production, Shipping/Receiving, Quality/ISO and EHS. Ensure adequate supplies are maintained to meet plant needs with a mindset towards cost control. Establish and maintain a framework to promote and achieve continuous improvement in all facets of the operation.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Guarantee continuous improvement throughout the plant, while utilizing a thorough understanding of all plant functions and operations.
- Motivating, supporting, mentoring, and developing production staff leaders and employees.
- Ensuring all safety and health standards are met to keep an organization accident-free.
- Communicating regularly with upper management regarding problems or issues impacting production, equipment, and labor.
- Evaluating machine resources to ensure continued production and minimal downtime is critical to this role.
- Establishing a balance between increased productivity and reduced costs of manufacturing operations.
- Setting productivity goals for each manufacturing team.
- Developing workflow policies and procedures that improve efficiency without compromising safety or quality.
- Ensuring adequate scheduling of staff, retention, and effective training for all employees.
- Launch and maintain process specifications for all extruded products.
- Ensure adequate inventory levels for all plant supplies to meet production requirements.
- Establish criteria for vendor selection and keep stipulations current, keeping in mind current supply costs and the impact on plant profitability.
- Utilize knowledge of current plant goals and capabilities, along with Quality Control requirements to support efficient plant operations.
- Motivate and lead the workforce toward the achievement of established organizational goals.
- Assure compliance with all company policies, and standard operating procedures.
- Document and keep current basic work instructions, policies, procedures, or other directional material.
- Maintain a neat and orderly work environment.
- Review, approve and address any discrepancies on payroll hours for all direct reports.
- Collaborate with Machine Service and Application Manager to determine the optimum process routing and conditions for new sample products.
- Assist product development in monitoring the quality and “run ability” of samples in each production line.
- Assist in the repair and maintenance program.
- Research new products and process capabilities, integration, and report development to the Plant Manager for consideration into platform business plans.
- Other related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.
POSITION(s) SUPERVISED:
All hourly plant operation employees; specifically, Floor Supervisors and Line Crews.
EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE:
- Understand how to operate PPY for process purposes.
- Use Melt Indexer to maintain the density of the melt flow density of the product.
- Ability to use various tools to perform repairs, modification, and preventive maintenance on production lines.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS:
- BS degree in Chemical, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
- 3-5 years of supervisory experience required.
- Manufacturing or industrial experience required.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, with the ability to create excel spreadsheets required.
- Ability to develop performance standards/measurement tools and promote a team environment.
- Good verbal and written communication skills are required.
- High level of professionalism is required to interact courteously with others in a team environment.
- Six Sigma Greenbelt preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Must be able to stoop, bend, kneel on occasion, grasp with hand/fingers.
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
- There will be some contact with liquid paint, solvents, grease, and oils.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required, such as safety glasses, hard hat, hearing protection and safety shoes.
- Normal office environment on occasion.
- Most of the time will be in a manufacturing plant setting which is exposed to extreme temperature changes.
SAMOMM
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person