Production Manager

Essential Functions

• Monitors the safety environment of the workplace and acts to eliminate unsafe conditions, practices, equipment, and personnel.
• Enforces GMPs and all company policies and procedures.
• Confers with management personnel to establish production and quality standards.
• Reviews new products and provides feedback via the Commercialization process.
• Consults with engineering personnel, relative to changes to equipment or materials, to increase production throughput, reduce costs, and/or improve the quality of products.
• Coordinates production activities with Maintenance, Tooling, Materials, and QA activities to generate maximum quality production with efficient utilization of materials, equipment, and manpower.
• Leads cross functional meetings.
• Revises production schedules and priorities to accommodate unforeseen events relating to raw materials, equipment, sales demands, personnel, weather, etc.
• Monitors Production employees with regards to staffing levels, skill levels, training requirements, safety, demonstrated performance, and acts to continuously improve the quality and ability of the work force.
• Compiles, stores, retrieves, and analyzes production related data.
• Generates reports as needed.
• Completes all reviews for direct reports and oversees the review process for all Team Members in the department.
• Oversees the disciplinary process for all direct report and overall department.
• Leads improvement projects and be a pillar(s) leader in production-based programs.

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.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and management.
• Must possess good inter‑personal skills.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Ability to identify and define problems involving several concrete variables in a standardized situation.
• Ability to research information, collect and analyze data, draw valid conclusions, and make recommendations and plans of action.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement programs like:
  World Class Manufacturing, Toyota Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, etc.
• Ability to give/receive feedback and progressively document, when necessary, both positive and constructive, on performance related issues.

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field highly preferred.
• Seven (7)+ years related experience in manufacturing highly preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Production experience in folding carton or other related industries preferred.
• Experience in managing production floor personnel preferred.

• Will work in a well‑lighted and clean manufacturing environment.
• Requires moderate sitting (50%), with occasional walking (25%) and standing (25%).
• Will use standard office equipment and digital tools.
• Requires twisting, stooping/bending, squatting/kneeling, climbing ladders and stairs.
• Requires occasional lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs.
• Requires reaching above, at and below shoulder level.
• Visual requirements include near/far acuity, depth perception and color vision.
• Must adhere to personal food safety standards as well as standard safety equipment including, but not limited to:
  Safety shoes, hair/beard net, safety glasses and hearing protection.
• Will be expected to travel to other Huhtamaki facilities, seminars, etc. by both ground and air.