Production Manager

Plan, coordinate, and control the manufacturing process of panels and trim as well as oversee activities of shipping & receiving and maintenance departments. Supervise, motivate, and support the staff, applying a team approach and maintaining open positive communication. Plan, schedule, strategize, and oversee all production activities while continually maintaining profitability.

• Effectively manage production, shipping and receiving, and maintenance departments.
• Effectively manage and control efficient and cost-effective production processes from scheduling to delivery of goods in coordination with department leaders.
• Control production schedule to optimize production run time, maximize profits, and ensure customer service excellence.
• Maintain and improve production processes to minimize scrap and misfab ratios as well as maintaining desired quality of goods produced.
• Supervise and motivate production workers to ensure employee satisfaction, efficiency, productivity, and morale. Manage employee training, performance, development, and progression. Effectively lead the plant team.
• Continuously improve plant performance and quality by implementing efficient and cost-effective concepts, techniques, and processes.
• Communicate effectively and ensure all staff is communicating effectively with all other departments. Foster a team atmosphere and culture throughout the plant. Ensure that the production process is efficient and cost effective.
• Continuously and effectively evaluate, devise, recommend, and implement improvements to all processes, procedures, and practices to ensure and further improve efficiency, quality, safety, and cost.
• Monitor and facilitate production processes according to volume and adjust schedules as needed.
• Work with management team to implement the company's policies and goals.
• Optimize labor hours to maximize productivity and production ratios
• Approve hours of production employees and submit accurate data to Human Resources department.
• Ensure Federal and State labor laws are followed for plant workers.
• Ensure plant floor is always neat.
• Plan, prioritize and delegate work tasks to ensure efficient, effective, and successful function of the department.
• Identify and implement strategies to improve quality of service, productivity, and profitability.
• Perform or ensure timely performance reviews with production, shipping and receiving, and maintenance team.
• Assign coils to jobs daily.
• Communicate and coordinate with Customer Service and Purchasing to optimize production quantity, quality, and efficiency.
• Produce reports top management as prudent and assigned.
• Work a minimum of 40 hours per week between the hours of 4am – 8pm plus any overtime that is needed for the effective operation of the plant and management of staff.
• Completes training by supervisor.
• Complies with all safety and company policies and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Sit on Safety Committee.
• Lead safety programs ensuring compliance with all applicable Federal and State regulations based on plant location and best practices. States:
  California / Arkansas.
• Develop, implement, review, monitor, and maintain safety policies, practices and procedures in compliance with governmental regulations including Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations including, but not limited to, OSHA.
• Plan and lead daily/weekly/monthly safety meetings.
• Lead in identification, analysis, and control of occupational and process safety hazards to minimize incidents.
• Lead and/or participate in internal and external audits and inspections.
• Manage and support company wide safety improvement efforts.
• Create and conduct safety related training.
• Manage the implementation and effective application of safety practices, including the utilization of safety equipment and devices in a manufacturing environment.
• Provide consultation and recommendations for physical changes in the facility.
• Prepare reports, conduct safety briefings, be the company spokesperson for all safety issues, and research and answer all safety questions and concerns.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or as needed.