Position: Production Manager
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Starting Pay: $75k/annually
THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN CELEBRATING STUDENT MILESTONES – HERFF JONES
Herff Jones is the leading provider of graduation and educational products and services designed to inspire achievement and create memorable experiences for students. Herff Jones' products include class rings and jewelry, caps and gowns, yearbooks, diplomas, frames, announcements, and Greek accessories as well as motivation and recognition programs.
Since 1920, our team has worked alongside students, faculty, and staff on campuses nationwide to help build a stronger community and celebrate student milestones. Our continued success relies on hiring extraordinary talent, with a passion for making a difference and eagerness to roll up the sleeves, to help us write the story of our next 100 years.
Your Opportunity:
The Herff Jones Production and Operations Team is looking for a Production Manager to join our HJ Family.
This is a regular, fulltime salary (exempt) position with benefit eligibility including, medical, dental, vision, life, 401(k), paid time off, and additional voluntary benefits.
Here’s How You’ll Make Impact:
As a Production Manager, you will work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where high school and college announcements and diplomas are created and produced to help our customers celebrate some of their greatest achievements.
While you’ll lean heavily on your technical abilities, your greatest asset will be your drive and commitment to quality and delivery. We live and work in a team environment and rely heavily on each other to assist across a variety of functions and on various machines. If you have a commitment to quality and a passion for your teammates, we want you!
What We Want You To Accomplish:

• Learn all product lines and production processes.
• Understanding process flow and all policies and procedures.
• Coordinate the daily activities of the production, quality, and safety teams in your department.
• Facilitate and manage the design of operational processes for new initiatives, workflow changes, and new systems. Develop project map and timelines.
• Manage the engagement in reducing quality remakes to less than 1%.
• Drive on time delivery to 99%.
• Delegate assignments to appropriate teams and personnel.
• Ensure high level plans are being executed as they relate to the department and overall company goals.

What You’ll Be Doing On A Daily Basis:

• Analyze production schedules and estimate employee hour requirements and establish or adjust work procedures to meet production standards.
• Direct Production Supervisors and Group Leads in your department to optimize efficiency and hit production, quality, and safety goals.
• Driving a Lean Manufacturing mindset for all operations.
• Manage department level budgets as well as performance against quality and safety targets.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring To The Table:

• Previous success leading lean operations to include training and coaching front line associates.
• Demonstrate ability to lead a mid-size manufacturing facility operation on two shifts with seasonal production flow.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, conduct detailed staffing analysis and implement new programs in a manufacturing environment emphasizing safety and quality in everything we do.
• Multiple examples of lean projects and initiates successfully executed with measurable cost and time savings.
• Outstanding decision-making skills and ability to work well with numbers.
• Significant experience in collecting and analyzing data.
• Excellent leadership capabilities and communication skills.
• Well organized and detail oriented.
• A strong sense of urgency and desire to exceed customer expectations.
• Ability to maintain positive attitude in fast-paced environment.

Education / Certifications Required:

• Highschool or GED (Bachelor’s Degree is a plus)
• Ability to speak Spanish is a plus.
• 5 years of manufacturing management experience.

Physical Activities:Daily activity includes but is not limited to:

• Lifting, carrying, sitting, fingering, grasping, reaching, standing, kneeling, and walking long distances.
• Reading, communication, basic math.
• Be able to regularly lift, push, and pull up to 50lbs.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to above.

JOIN THE BEST TEAM ON THE FIELD IN SPORT, SPIRIT & ACHIEVEMENT
About Herff Jones:
Indianapolis-based Herff Jones is the leading provider of graduation and educational products and services designed to inspire achievement and create memorable experiences for students. Herff Jones’ products include class rings and jewelry, caps and gowns, diplomas and announcements as well as motivation and recognition programs. Focused on building long-term relationships through a nationwide network of over 1,400 employees and sales partners, the professionals at Herff Jones have been helping elevate the student experience throughout the lifelong journey of education for more than 100 years. For more information about Herff Jones, please visit www.herffjones.com.
Herff Jones, Inc. and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers and maintain affirmative action plans to recruit, retain, develop, and promote qualified individuals without unlawful consideration of race, gender, gender identity, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Herff Jones strives to maintain a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and harassment, where associates are treated with respect and dignity.
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