ALPLA's Kansas City, MO manufacturing site is looking for a Production Manager. ALPLA is a global family-owned, privately held company that makes innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, LOréal, Pepsi, Henkel, Chobani and more. ALPLA values their employees, work-life balance, personal growth, compensation and sustainability.

The ideal candidate will own the entire production process and will ensure a smooth, safe, and efficient production operation. They will strategize with other internal teams to ensure operational excellence. The Production Manager will maintain highest standards of safety, quality, knowhow, and productivity on the production floor.

WHAT YOU WILL ENJOY DOING

• Ensures and reinforces the exercise of the health and safety program
• Oversees daily production
• Supports engineers to ensure machines run efficiently
• Ensures profits are maximized
• Develops production schedules
• Plans, directs and assigns duties of manufacturing personnel
• Authorizes overtime, as necessary, to meet production goals
• Analyzes and interprets data received on a daily basis and prepares management and financial reports
• Analyzes data from various systems to detect and prevent production issues
• Intervenes to the production floor when issues are detected in real-time
• Prepares production figures for daily meetings
• Compiles month-end reports
• Troubleshoots & solves production problems
• In charge of issues that are being solved and tracked
• Reports crucial process problems to the Plant Manager & Directors
• Management of the Production Department
• Organizes and conducts meetings with Supervisors on a regular basis
• Recruits (with HR) new employees
• Ensures efficient shift hand-over and feedback of past shift performance
• Performs annual Performance Evaluation
• Monthly meeting with OPEX team
• Knowhow level/trainings
• Overall understanding of various ALPLA IT/MES Systems
• Assesses training needs of staff and ensures execution of training (Equipment, Product, Processes, and IT/MES Systems
• Ensures all employees follow procedures
• Revises existing and implements new procedures

WHAT MAKES YOU GREAT

Education/Experience:

• Min 2 year Degree (Associates) in related field or equivalent, Bachelor Degree preferred
• Technical / Engineering background
• 3 to 5 years experience in a management position in production, preferably within plastics industry

Qualifications/Skills:

• Thorough understanding of Health and Safety practices
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Technical understanding (Manufacturing and IT)
• Strong knowledge sharing/training skills

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM ALPLA

• Health and Wellness Care Program
• Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
• Recognition programs; Promotional opportunities
• 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
• Medical, dental, vision plan
• Education assistance program
• Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation; paid holidays

ALPLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: ALPLA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ALPLA are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. ALPLA will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

• Immigration sponsorship is not eligible for this role