What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Acoust-A-Fiber, Inc.?
About the Role: Plan and execute operational strategy to maximize output and reduce cost in accordance with corporate goals. Strong focus on achieving efficiency goals for each operating unit.
Responsibilities:
- This position will be initially 80% time spent on the floor with supervisors and team zone leaders to ensure we are running efficiently
- Allocates resources to meet weekly production schedules and ensures that policies, procedures and formulas are followed in a consistent manner.
- Recommend improvements to production methods, equipment performance and quality of products.
- Creates an environment of continuous improvement through employee involvement.
- Plan, organize and control all manufacturing, material and facility activities in accordance with corporate policies, procedures, goals and objectives as defined by Management.
- Resolves manufacturing related problems and initiates corrective measures involving staff support services from other affected departments.
- Communicating regularly with upper management regarding problems or issues impacting production.
- Perform Operational Reviews to monitor production costs, product quality and implement appropriate changes.
- Plan & coordinate training requirements for all direct reports and production associates.
- Continue to analyze and refine MRP or supporting systems.
- Translates higher-level goals into discrete actions by providing clear spoken and written information to operations management and union personnel.
- Conducts periodic communication meetings with department personnel.
- Recognizes, solves, and prevents problems by ensuring that coordinators follow and execute daily action plans.
- Ensures direct reports receive training and development consistent with their responsibilities.
- Evaluates, plans, and coordinates employee training and cross-training necessary to support corporate and plant accountabilities.
- Promote safe and healthy work environment.
Key Measurables:
- Operational Metrics: COGS, Productivity, Efficiency, Scrap & Overtime
- Customer satisfaction – Quality & On-Time Shipments
- Safety, Workers’ Compensation and OSHA compliance - Safety Incidence Index
- Operational Planning and Cost Reductions
- Operations Training & Performance
- Infrastructure Improvements (MRP, ERP, Bar-Coding, Etc.)
- Maintenance and Facility organization and planning
Qualifications:
- BS required, technical degree preferred, with 5 years progressive manufacturing experience, with a minimum of 5 years as Production Manager/Supervisor.
- Experience in an automotive environment preferred.
- Experience as a Plant Manager or Production Manager in a small to mid-size facility.
- Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or Compression Molding experience desirable.
- Ideal candidate will have technical manufacturing leadership experience and be metric and results driven.
Required Skills:
- Strong leadership, analytical, interpersonal, planning and communications skills required.
- Eye for efficiency and bring experience identifying and implementing large-scale process improvement initiatives using data-driven techniques (performance metrics or Lean techniques).
- English or another language is a plus.
- Flexible to work any time.
Equal Opportunity Statement: We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.