Production Manager

Summary

The production manager manages 3 direct reports and 150 to 180 employees. List of key responsibilities include: Ensure all production orders are met on time, promote and enforce plant safety, ensure company policies are being followed, quality of product, housekeeping, machine utilization, excellent verbal and written communication skills, training, assembly line operations, material handling, productivity, schedule attainment, machine and labor utilization, scrap control, planning, time keeping, employee counseling & reviews, interviewing & hiring employees, equipment & machines, ability to work as a team, cost control and ability to introduce change through continuous improvement.

Essential Functions

• Ensure all production schedules are met
• Continuous monitoring and focus on production floor
• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals
• Read and analyze charts, product quality specifications, production schedules, and other records to determine production requirements and evaluate current production estimates and outputs
• Confer with other department managers to coordinate operations and activities between departments
• Participates and conducts production meetings
• Identifies and coordinates training programs
• Confer with management and HR department to resolve worker problems, complaints or grievances
• Interpret quality specifications, company policies and work procedures for employees
• Demonstrate equipment operations, work and safety procedures to new employees, or assign employees to experienced workers for training
• Ensure accuracy of production counts, reports and employee records
• Responsible for the effective control and management of scrap
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions
• Maintain a safe clean working environment at all times
• Ensure all employees receive proper training

Essential Physical Functions

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position most of the time
• Needs to occasionally move about inside an office environments to access filing cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Ability to communicate accurate information with the production team
• Frequently operate a computer and other office productivity machinery to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information
• Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things
• Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials
• Ability to traverse and withstand working in a non-climate controlled manufacturing environment daily

Physical Demands / Environmental Factors and Conditions

• Performs duties in and around moving mechanical parts.
• Performs duties in a non-climate controlled manufacturing plant.
• Wet and humid conditions at times.
• High noise environment.
• Exposure to dust.
• May be subject to hazardous chemicals and fumes.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Highly professional with Strong Ethical Values
• Self-Managing and Responsible, with a sense of urgency
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Efficient, organized and strong follow-up
• Attention to detail and analytical skills
• Ability to multi-task efficiently and be flexible
• Strong interpersonal skills / personable
• Strong team player and individual contributor

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 to 10 years production management experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent computer skills to include: MS, SAP and Excel
• Self- starter and can get things done

Disclaimers

• The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily, and if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent of undue hardship. 
• The employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position, with or without advance notice.

Salary : $90,000 - $95,000