Production Manager

Production Manager

Summary: The Production Manager is responsible for the management of production teams and processes and ensures products are made efficiently, safely, and to quality standards. The Production Manager oversees the day‑to‑day operations of production, drives daily results for production and continuous improvement activities. This role ensures the development of production teams and holds them accountable to an elevated level of standard for safety, quality, and the general maintenance of equipment and facility.

• Monitors and drives company KPI’s and metrics to ensure high efficiency and productivity.
• Oversees the production process to ensure delivery of high‑quality products that meet customers’ needs.
• Ensures appropriate production rate to reduce delivery delays.
• Collaborates with multiple departments to identify and resolve quality concerns.
• Identifies any bottlenecks or delays in production; ensures necessary labor, materials, and other resources are available to relieve production bottlenecks and delays.
• Develop and implement procedures to train employees in the safe and efficient operation of all assembly equipment.
• Creates and adjusts daily production schedule on molding machines.
• Uses production planning and scheduling to limit materials shortages.
• Ensures production machinery complies with safety standards.
• Collaborates with maintenance staff to manage planned downtime maintenance activities on equipment and servicing molds.
• Train personnel on injection molding machines to maintain high efficiency, including instructing and training employees on how to adjust auxiliary equipment on molding machines and processing adjustments for the parts being molded.
• Drive safety culture towards the goal of zero injuries and increased hazard awareness in the workforce.
• Manage compliance to corporate safety programs for all manufacturing personnel.
• Conduct daily safety toolbox meetings and train lead personnel to conduct effective toolbox talk meetings.
• Investigate safety incidents, near misses, and complete appropriate reports and alerts.
• Monitors and drives continuous improvement activities and processes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Perform plant management duties while Plant Manager is on paid time off or traveling for business reasons.

• Oversees the day‑to‑day workflow of production staff.
• Follows timekeeping requirements for production staff.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Manages disciplinary action process of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of operations management (plastics preferred) experience and leading others in a manufacturing environment or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3-5 years experience with injection molding.
• Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred.

• Ability to foster trusting relationships, teamwork, and cross collaboration.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to hold others accountable through effective leadership.
• Demonstrates personal accountability for results.
• Ability or willingness to change to suit different conditions.
• Leading by example, being a power for good and working toward desirable outcomes.

Continuous Improvement, Continuous Learning, Agility, Active Listening and Understanding, Inclusive Decision Making, Customer Focus, Growth Mindset, Steadfast Ethics, and Integrity, Creative Problem Solving, Broad Perspective

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, PRMS, RF Scanners
• Proficient with SAP or an equivalent ERP system

Up to 10% or as needed.

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Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer or standing and walking on the manufacturing floor.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to manufacturing equipment and machinery, forklifts, and pallets. The noise level in the work…