What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager (1st shift) position at Charter Dura-Bar?
Charter Manufacturing is a fourth-generation family-owned business where our will to grow drives us to do it better. Join the team and become part of our family!
Charter Dura-Bar seeks a Production Manager for 1st shift at our facility in Woodstock, IL.
What you'll do:
Charter Dura-Bar seeks a Production Manager for 1st shift at our facility in Woodstock, IL.
What you'll do:
- Supervise employees and operations to manufacture product while optimizing safety, quality, teamwork, productivity, costs, and customer service
- Foster a culture of trust, teamwork, responsibility, high expectations and open communication to ensure a safe and positive working environment
- Establish an organized and systematic approach to the operational needs of the plant by managing staffing, equipment, and training needs to produce a quality product in a safe, effective, and efficient manner
- Responsible for being a productive team member of the core management group of the plant and contribute to the long-term strategic planning for the operation
- Identify skill gaps of employees, both technical and leadership skills; create development plans to address through coaching, mentoring, and training
- Partner with Human Resources to identify training needs and deliver appropriate training to maintain a competent and motivated workforce; provide for employee cross-training
- Participate in developing and managing the budget for the plant
- Continually identify, plan, and initiate methods to improve productivity, quality, maintenance, and reduce cost in the operation by focusing on Continuous Improvement activities as they relate to reducing waste in the process, Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), asset utilization, and reduced equipment downtime
- Maintain records, reports, Targets to Improve (TTI), and KPI’s as required for the operation. Actively review performance results with team including actions for improvement
- Provide operational direction and leadership to supervision and hourly workforce. Define operational methods and develop supporting operational procedures
- Administer policies and procedures in a fair and consistent manner
- Identify opportunities and partner with specialists to improve safety; eliminate any unsafe operations and ensure a safe and clean production environment
- Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience
- Seven plus years’ experience in a heavy manufacturing environment
- Three plus years’ supervisory/leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated abilities in planning, delegation, communications, problem solving, and decision making
- Demonstrated experience in cost reduction through process improvements, Continuous Improvement techniques, and project management
- Experience with accident prevention and elimination
- Demonstrated experience in fostering a culture of teamwork including cross functional teams to, coach, motivate, lead and develop direct reports
- Proficient in the basic features of Microsoft Office software products
- Certification in Lean, Six Sigma, or other Continuous Improvement activity
- Experience working with iron or other metals
- Maintenance experience in a heavy manufacturing environment
- Experience in an organization with ISO/Quality System Requirements
- Proficient in the advanced features of Microsoft Office software products
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