Production Manager

Lovelock, NV, US

$140,000 – $150,000 Bonus (20%) Paid Relocation

M-F Regular office hours, but taking responsibility of operation of plant, 24hr commitment w/ help of the team

Travel - 0-5%

Direct reports- 10-12 employees

Guides, organizes, and directs the hourly work force in conjunction with lead operators. Manages plant operations and works with maintenance to ensure equipment is maintained in satisfactory condition. Controls plant costs through effective planning and management. With assistance from Corporate Engineering, ensures development and execution of production activities as outlined within the operation plan. Assures training, implementation, and maintenance of quality, health, safety, and environmental programs. Assist the Plant Manager with development and execution of capital and annual budget plans. Performs administrative duties required to meet job goals including planning, budgeting, scheduling and reporting.

Essential Job Functions:

• Guides, organizes, and directs the hourly work force to meet or exceed all safety, operational and quality goals.
• Assures stationary and mobile equipment is operated properly in accordance with best practices.
• Long term planning including projects, process development, budgeting, and operational schedules.
• Training and maintenance of quality, safety, environmental, and health programs including audit and development activities.
• Plans and schedules operations in conjunction with maintenance in order to meet sales requirements.
• Additional duties as assigned

Required Education, Experience, and Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience *or high school diploma or a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and seven years of progressively responsible experience in production management
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in an industrial production environment. Leadership skills a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suites especially Excel and Word
• Solid background in Operations planning programs like JD Edwards
• Engineering in a manufacturing background preferred or equivalent background as Operations Supervisor in a similar field
• Must be able to handle several tasks at one time and work well with a variety of personalities in an effort to achieve continuous improvement

Must Have
- Production based background
- Production plant, packaging
- Leadership strength – someone who can lead a team in a positive way & gain respect of team

Preferred Qualifications
- We are looking for someone to hold the team accountable in a positive way, firm and consistent & maintain culture of accountability
- Detail oriented! Ability to learn and process information quickly
- Ability to troubleshoot production needs in a moments notice
- High paced environment, high sense of urgency on all decisions!

Ideal Candidate

• high level of self direction -
• Someone to step in and own production!! -
• Team player -
• Understand how their actions impact the other teams & the rest of the functions at the plant - Second in charge of the entire plant

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $145,320.44 - $154,686.98 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Best email to contact you?

Ability to Commute:

• Lovelock, NV (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Lovelock, NV: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person