What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Greenwood Fabricating And Plating LLC?
Job Summary: This position supports companywide objectives and values by coordinating resources to meet quality, safety, and efficiency goals. It involves taking ownership of continuous improvement projects and process standardization within departments.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee daily production operations to ensure volume, cost, waste, and quality standards are met.
- Follow the production schedule and forecast to manage staffing resources, set shift production goals, motivate staff, and supervise employees.
- Monitor production processes for maximum efficiency and work with other members of management to resolve issues and implement improvements.
- Ensure employees receive adequate safety and job-specific training to safely and efficiently perform their duties.
- Maintain a safe production environment, correcting or addressing any unsafe conditions or safety violations in a timely manner.
- Ensure conformance to quality standards and participate in corrective actions arising from nonconformances.
- Manage production-relevant KPIs and implement corrective actions when necessary.
- Coodinate equipment repairs, upgrades, and maintenance to minimize downtime.
- Pursue cost control and budget planning activities, identifying and implementing process and cost improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with sales and customer service to adjust production levels due to changes in demand and available resources.
- Regularly review performance, provide feedback, and support employees within your department.
- Ecnure compliance with environmental regulations and sustainability programs.
- Collaborate with human resources on staffing needs and personnel concerns.
- Adequate documentation and record-keeping of production activities, personnel management, and safety procedures.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Solid understanding of production processes and manufacturing techniques
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Analytical skills with data interpretation capabilities
- Knowledge of quality management systems and continuous improvement methodologies
- Basic principles of supply chain management
- Knowledge of industry-specific regulations and safety standards
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Pressure-handling and multiple-priority managing capabilities
- Ability to work effectively with MS Office suite and ERP systems
- Ability to read, comprehend, and apply technical drawings and specifications
