Production Manager

When you work at Trex, you’re helping to grow and enhance a true original. You join a company that boldly launched an entire industry… and still leads the way.

As a Trex Production Manager, you will coordinate, direct, and oversee the activities of manufacturing employees in a 24/7 production environment. Serving as the primary contact for your crew, you will handle matters related to time and attendance, employee relations, scheduling, and the coordination of training and development. Additionally, you will be involved in both the recruitment and retention of new employees.

• Put safety first – Always!
• Lead and foster our “people first” culture.
• Safety Prioritization:
  • Acts with a Safety-First mindset and champions a safety-centered culture
  • Ability to recognize and immediately correct unsafe conditions and behaviors
  • Conducts Root Cause and Counter Measure investigations if incidents occur
  • Acts courageously to quickly resolve safety hazards
• Process Management:
  • Think and act like an owner each day
  • Champions brand ownership through quality-centered execution
  • Ability to establish clear expectations for multiple roles
  • Experience forming routines that provide regular feedback to the team based on goals
  • Managing performance to expectations to reach operational targets through Key Performance Indicators
  • Drive Continuous Improvement based on feedback from the team
  • Experience adjusting daily production strategy based on budgetary requirements
• Leadership Mindset:
  • Proven leader who remains positive and approachable during high-stress situations
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively to multiple levels of the organization
  • Makes independent, timely decisions based on available information
  • Comfortable working in a dynamic environment while managing multiple demands
  • Recognizing direct reports’ abilities and strengths while cultivating talent
  • Experience developing high-functioning teams
  • Prioritizes employee engagement by building meaningful relationships
  • Drives specific actions that target improved employee engagement
  • Comfortable navigating and resolving employee conflicts as they occur
• Leadership
  • Serve as Primary Management contact for all crews in your described scope
  • Lead and develop 2-4 salaried shift supervisors and 2-6 floor-level hourly leads, while working to align all levels of crew leadership
  • Participate in the hiring and training of the Trex workforce. Assess and identify training needs for process technicians to ensure an efficient production operation
  • Participate in the assessment of crew leadership capabilities working with the Operations Manager and Human Resources to enhance the skill set of the leadership group
  • Actively manage the seamless transition between production shifts
  • Manage overtime needs seamlessly and productively while balancing employee preferences and business needs
• Develops, promotes, and maintains safety programs designed to assure safe working conditions and eliminate lost time due to accidents. Keeps safety awareness high and assures that all employees are aware that safety is the company’s number one priority
• Monitors and ensures compliance with legal requirements in all areas such as personnel administration, product liability, and environmental protection
• Production
  • Supervise the activities of manufacturing shift employees to ensure performance meets or exceeds the budgeted parameters in terms of volume/cost, material loss, cost of purchases, and distribution
  • Control production costs consistent with the annual budgets, monitoring crew direct labor hours
• Administrative Acumen:
  • Organizational skills to help maintain accurate timekeeping and absenteeism records
  • Proven ability to create a standard process or procedure
  • Ability to re-assign personnel based on business need
  • Participate in the hiring process as a direct people leader

Manage and provide ongoing performance, coaching, and professional development opportunities for a team of Production Supervisors, Machine Operators, and Material Handlers.

Winchester, Virginia, United States

Full-Time/Regular

We are looking for leaders with 6+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment and 4+…