3rd Shift Manager

Production Manager

Under the direction of the Director of Production, the Production Manager ensures the production of company products at the highest quality and lowest cost possible, while meeting company performance standards, customer specifications, and delivery requirements.

Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Communicates and enforces safety policies.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, lean thinking, and continuous improvement.
• Prioritize, schedule and delegate work assignments and directly supervise the plant staff to ensure the achievement of production objectives at the lowest cost consistent with company quality requirements.
• Manage and maintain adequate staffing levels to produce required product in the most cost effective manner.
• Develop and manage plant KPI's.
• Ensure the training of new and present employees in the processes and methods required to achieve the company's standards for quality, quantity, safety, and ISO 9001.
• Participate in planning meetings, recommending space, personnel, and equipment requirements.
• Ensure adherence to ISO
  9001 procedures and requirements.
• Reviews part and material shortages with purchasing and works with production planning to adjust schedules as necessary.
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance procedures and plan the repair of machines and equipment to minimize downtime.
• Continually evaluate processes and methods, recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment, performance, utilization of people, and quality of product to proactively identify and resolve production bottlenecks.
• Act as a technical resource to address and resolve inquiries and problems; and analyze and resolve work problems, and assist workers in solving work problems.
• Maintain departmental supplies, tools, equipment, and order as necessary.
• Ensure the completion of all required production paperwork, records, documentation, such as time cards and quality records.
• Ensure compliance with departmental housekeeping standards and all safety and work rules and regulations.

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.

Requires a bachelor's degree and one to two years related experience; or two years of college and three to five years of progressively responsible related experience; or four years of high school and seven to ten years of progressively responsible related experience; or a combination of education and experience. Experience using computer applications, including Microsoft Office and Manufacturing Software.

Manages all employees in the plant. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the plant. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, production schedules, purchase orders, maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write reports, procedure manuals, and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with customers, vendors and other employees of the organization.

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.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of specification and information furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

The physical demands described here are representative of those…