What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Carolina Canners, Inc?
PRODUCTION MANANGER
POSITION SUMMARY
Leads all activities associated with the manufacturing/production department for the facility. Takes direction from the Plant Manager as it pertains to operations goals and priorities. Responsible for people and team development, motivating the team, and ensuring quality performance. Oversee daily operations management facilitating cost efficiency, continuous improvement on processes, service, and safety for production across all shifts. Assure the facility is operated in a sustainable manner as related to applicable environmental, regulatory and safety standards.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Leads all activities associated with the manufacturing/production department for the facility. Takes direction from the Plant Manager as it pertains to operations goals and priorities. Responsible for people and team development, motivating the team, and ensuring quality performance. Oversee daily operations management facilitating cost efficiency, continuous improvement on processes, service, and safety for production across all shifts. Assure the facility is operated in a sustainable manner as related to applicable environmental, regulatory and safety standards.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Plans, develops, establishes, and oversees interpretation and implementation of strategy, policies, procedures, and objectives of the manufacturing/production department.
- Track operational output measures (i.e. efficiency, yield loss, product quality, inventory accuracy, transactional accuracy), anticipating and correcting trends which would compromise achievement of financial targets.
- Optimize operational efficiencies to support the production, warehouse and shipping of products.
- Identify and oversee operational improvements necessary to deliver the site annual operating plan (AOP). Ensure cost performance gaps are identified, action plans are developed and resources are properly allocated. Develop a team to solve day-to-day operational issues and reach short-and long-term performance goals.
- Develop effective change leadership to drive business changes while minimizing people impact. Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally to assist team to solve operational issues.
- Motivate team members to achieve goals.
- Build people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly and salaried personnel.
- Work with logistics to flex production plans on a shift by shift basis to prevent service issues and operational inefficiencies.
- Optimize ingredient and packaging material usage to minimize scrap loss.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Lead and motivate the operations team in a manner consistent with the site Core Values, Mission, and Vision.
- Coach teams to demonstrate continuous improvement in profitability margins, efficiencies, and cost savings initiatives.
- Reviews downtime schedule weekly to determine preventative maintenance schedule of production equipment.
- Develop and provide input towards high quality business strategies and plans ensuring alignment with short term and long-term goals.
- Build Consensus and Relationships among Executives, Partners and the Workforce.
- Maintain product quality and sanitation standards.
- Ensure compliance with GMP rules.
- Performs additional duties as required.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required preferably in Engineering, Business Operations Management or related field.
- Minimum of 5 years’ management experience in a Consumer Products Company preferably with a Soft Drink Business
- Cross Functional breadth of knowledge to include: Safety, HR, Manufacturing/Operations, Sales and Finance
- Experience developing hourly and supervisory staff
- Strong planning, organizational and communication skills
- Demonstrated competence in Microsoft Office
ABILITIES
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to encourage and get results through mentoring others.
- Proven ability to coach, facilitate, and inspire team building skills.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Excellent attention to detail/accuracy and multi-tasking skills.
- Maintain a high level of professionalism and ability to maintain integrity and confidentiality.
- Strong customer service skills.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Must be physically and mentally able to successfully perform the essential elements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
- The ability to hear, talk, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, and sit.
- Vision requirements to do this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Travel is required to job sites, regional offices, and/or professional and community organization events.
PLEASE NOTE: Carolina Canners, Inc. reserves the right to change, modify or add to the duties and essential functions at any time.
Carolina Canners is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
