Production Manager

Manages Production personnel either directly or through Shift Supervisors to meet or exceed established objectives in the following areas: safety, quality, productivity, and waste reduction. Responsible for training and career development, discipline, and performance appraisal process. Manages budgets for Production Department and Die Crew. This position reports to the Plant Manager and has responsibility for five (5) Shift Supervisors and approximately 110 hourly employees.

• Essential Functions Monitors the safety/environmental practices of the workplace to provide a safe work environment for all employees.
• Manages relationships with quality, planning, warehouse, engineering, and maintenance to ensure timely satisfaction of customer requirements, projects (including new equipment installations or upgrades to existing equipment), reduce costs and seamless transition across material/product flow process.
• Implements production of all products, integrating engineering projects into the regular operating process.
• Works with the Controller to develop operating budgets.
• Monitors all production reports to ensure achievement of financial, safety, quality, and on-time delivery goals.
• Coordinates and monitors plans for reductions in cost and product lead times for existing and new products.
• Reviews and analyzes reports to determine causes of non-conformity and develops procedures to improve.
• Revises production schedules and priorities to accommodate unforeseen events relating to raw materials, equipment, sales demand, personnel, weather, etc.
• Change agent for technological advances; identifies opportunities for site improvements.
• Implements CI process programs and projects.
• Monitors Production employees with regards to staffing levels, skill levels and training requirements.
• Ensures established Company policies and procedures are followed relative to safety, quality, employee relations practices, etc.
• Responsible for the training and development of department personnel.
• All other duties, as assigned.

• Understanding of SPC and lean manufacturing principles SKILLS.
• Team problem solving; facilitation.