What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Cox Machine, Inc.?
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**Purpose**
The Production Manager Level I role is responsible for overseeing all
aspects of manufacturing operations to ensure safety, quality,
productivity, and especially**on-time delivery**to customer commitments.
This role provides hands-on leadership to production teams, driving
performance through effective scheduling, resource planning, and process
optimization. The Production Manager ensures that all production
activities meet internal goals and external delivery requirements while
maintaining compliance with company and industry standards. The
Production Manager will oversee daily production schedules and ensure
that daily, weekly, monthly performance targets are achieved.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Directly accountable for the Delivery and Quality performance for
the division
- Plan, organize, and direct daily manufacturing operations to achieve
delivery schedules and customer deadlines
- Monitor production output against master schedules and proactively
address any risks to on-time delivery
- Drive schedule adherence and recovery actions when delivery
performance is at risk
- Maintain visibility of order status and communicate delivery impacts
to leadership and customer service teams
- Lead daily production meetings focused on delivery, quality, and
throughput metrics
- Oversee daily/weekly staffing and resource allocation to meet
fluctuating demand
- Identify and eliminate bottlenecks that affect production flow and
delivery performance
- Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs), including
on-time delivery (OTD), throughput, and cycle time
- Develop corrective action plans to address schedule misses or delays
- Use data and root cause analysis to identify recurring production
constraints
- Communicate delivery performance and improvement progress to
management in regular operations reviews
- Supervise, coach, and develop production supervisors, team leads,
and operators
- Promote accountability, teamwork, and problem-solving at all levels
of the production organization
- Reinforce a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement
**Tasks**
- Lead daily production meetings to review schedule status,
constraints, and delivery metrics
- Review production schedule and adjust priorities to meet customer
Requirements
- Coordinate with Supply Chain to resolve shortages or material delays
- Walk the production floor to verify schedule progress and remove
roadblock
- Communicate potential delivery risks to customer service and
leadership teams
- Monitor overtime, labor utilization, and equipment uptime to support
schedule performance
- Lead cross-functional reviews of delivery performance, identifying
trends and systemic issues
- Participate in customer or program reviews related to delivery
performance and readiness
- Support strategic improvement projects targeting lead-time reduction
and throughput increase