Assistant Production Manager

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Full Time Stone Mountain, GA, US

2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $80,000.00 Annually

The Assistant Production Manager supports the Production Manager in planning, coordinating, and overseeing daily manufacturing activities to ensure production goals are achieved safely, efficiently, and on schedule. This position provides hands-on leadership to production employees, helps maintain consistent work processes, supports employee training, and assists with resolving production, material, quality, and workflow issues.

The Assistant Production Manager works closely with Production Planning, Engineering, Quality & Safety, Warehouse, and other departments to ensure production processes are followed, production priorities are communicated clearly, and customer commitments are supported.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on, data-driven leader who can identify problems, make sound decisions, hold employees accountable, and continuously improve production processes.

Assist the Production Manager in managing and coordinating daily and weekly production activities to meet established production targets and customer requirements.

Monitor production progress and communicate production status, priorities, and potential delays to the appropriate departments.

Support the execution of production schedules and assist with adjusting priorities when operational issues arise.

Help identify and resolve production bottlenecks, workflow issues, and other barriers to meeting production goals.

Coordinate with the Production Planner to ensure work orders are properly released and production priorities are clearly communicated.

Assist in ensuring work orders are completed accurately, efficiently, and on schedule.

Monitor production capacity, staffing, materials, and equipment availability and elevate issues when necessary.

Work with Engineering and other subject-matter experts to develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs) for production-related processes and tasks.

Ensure SOPs and WIs are practical, clear, current, and suitable for employee training and day-to-day reference.

Lead and support training of production employees on approved SOPs, WIs, processes, and safety requirements.

Coach and mentor production employees to promote consistency, accountability, productivity, and quality.

Monitor employee adherence to established procedures and address deviations appropriately.

Identify areas where additional training, clarification, or process documentation is needed.

Ensure production employees follow established safety procedures, company policies, SOPs, WIs, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Partner with Quality & Safety to identify and address quality, safety, and process-related concerns.

Promote a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the production area.

Assist with investigating production errors, quality issues, safety concerns, and process deviations.

Support corrective and preventive actions when issues occur.

Communicate with the Warehouse and Inventory Managers regarding material shortages, inventory issues, component availability, and other material-related concerns that may impact production.

Escalate material shortages or discrepancies that could delay production.

Assist with ensuring required components and materials are available when needed for scheduled production.

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