Fehrer Assistant Production Manager (Night Shifts)

1. SUMMARY:
   The Manager of Production will oversee production staff to ensure efficiency and quality in production operations.

1. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Cooperates with other top management personnel in formulating and establishing site specific policies, operating procedures, and goals pertaining to maintaining or exceeding customer quality requirements
• Leads the Production team and serves as the management representative for production related matters, supervise production supervisors for two to three-shift operation
• Strategically place and alter daily work due to attendance
• Responsible for controlling headcounts and lean work of production floor
• Monitor shift activity for payroll through ADP payroll processing this includes overtime, PTO, and employee break structure.
• Responsible for consistent and accurate shift to shift production communication
• Responsible for maintaining a safe and clean work environment ensuring that all safety instructions are followed
• Review production schedules to make decisions concerning inventory, staffing, work procedures, and job assignments while communicating with Materials department
• Develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Inspect parts and products to verify conformance to specifications
• Communicate with technical or administrative staff to resolve production and processing problems, and improve existing processes that effect production. Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew
• In concert with Human Resources, provides Production related training for employees in the Production department.
• Enforce quality control systems to meet customers’ expectations, participates in IATF quality guidelines and initiatives for the plant
• Participates in the APQP and PPAP process
• Knowledge in SAP Conduct audits and assessments to identify potential areas of risk and develop mitigation strategies.  Understand and maintain audit compliance as it relates to the Production Manager function.  This would include the most currently applicable  IATF 16949, ISO, and TISAX standard.
• Follow all safety protocols and guidelines established by the company. Encourage safe practices and a safety-first mindset among coworkers
• Participates in corrective and/or preventive measures and the follows up of such measures
• Performs other duties as assigned.

1. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Hires and trains front-line employees.
• Organizes, directs, and oversees the schedules and work of front-line employees.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

1. QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Proficient in MS Office and ERP systems
• Understanding of Quality standards and health and safety regulations
• Experience in reporting on key production metrics
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

1. EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Employee must have working knowledge of manufacturing. The individual will be responsible for leading production systems, overseeing the continuous improvement of the manufacturing process and executing long term strategic plans. Must be self-motivated and possess well developed leadership skills.

Minimum Requirement:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Associates Degree in related field or equivalent industry work experience required. 

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Engineering, Business, or related field preferred.
• Three years of supervisory experience highly preferred.

1. LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyzes, and interprets basic instructions and required documents.  Has the ability to respond and communicate complicated instruction and basic directions.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. 
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. 

1. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to comprehend and apply principles of basic mathematics.

1. REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

1. PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell.  The employee is required to stand, walk, lift, and sit.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Prolonged periods of standing and walking through the factory.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk working on computers.
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds at times.
• Visual acuity to inspect products and machinery.

1. WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Normal amount of sitting and standing, above average mobility to move around an office and plant environment, able to conduct normal amount of work on a computer.

• Works with the COO, General Manager, Departmental Managers and their supporting teams.
• Works with Customers, Supply Base, and Outside Vendors