Production Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

SUMMARY

Opportunity for an experienced production manager to join an established automotive manufacturing plant. The ideal candidate will own the entire production process, be able to motivate teams, and will have demonstrated production leadership skills.

Responsibilities

The Production Manager supervises salaried personnel, directing manufacturing operations within area of responsibility.

Scope of responsibility includes:

• Processing raw materials through production and assembly operations.

• Ensuring adherence to production schedules, expediting production, controlling the flow of material, maintain controlled accounts of production in process and end products produced to ensure a continuous and efficient flow of production.

• Ensuring that all employees are directed in a firm, fair and consistent manner and that a safe and highly productive environment is maintained.

• Conduct area inspections to ensure that a safe and harmonious work environment is provided.  

• Responsible and accountable for ensuring all safety standards are observed and maintained.

• Responsible for training and career growth for all subordinate personnel. Maintain an awareness of customer shipping requirements, work schedules, quality levels and the staffing required to meet these requirements.

• Evaluate, train and coach each individual in the area to ensure the potential for personal career growth. Ensure that short term/long term staffing requirements will be met.

• Consult with the Plant Manager on all cost reduction projects. Discuss and determine the feasibility of the projects and determine measurement requirements.

• Coordinate with service departments to resolve production problems and schedules and to organize the most cost-efficient use of machinery and staff.

• Assist in the development of plant wide management objectives and profit plans. Establish and monitor procedures to control total manufacturing costs with particular emphasis on labor variances and indirect labor.

• Develop and implement programs for the reduction of scrap and absenteeism, the economic use of manufacturing supplies, and the compliance with safety and housekeeping standards.

• Assign tasks to Production as needed to ensure KPI goals and Customer Quality Expectations are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

• 5 years of production leadership experience inside Manufacturing. Automotive Mfg, such as in injection molding preferred.

• Experienced overseeing other salaried personnel, not just hourly

• Strong organizational and managerial skills

• Must possess the ability to plan and organize, delegate authority and responsibility, follow-up, motivate and control subordinate personnel in order to obtain optimum performance results.

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