Production Manager

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Production Manager to oversee and manage our production operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and controlling the manufacturing processes to ensure that products are produced efficiently, on time, and within budget. The Production Manager will play a crucial role in maintaining product quality and production standards, improving operational efficiencies, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Team leader and mentor to supervisors and production leads
• Perform performance reviews at required intervals within corporate guidelines
• Compiles, stores, and retrieves production performance data
• Leads or participates in acquisition of capital equipment
• Maintains quality, reduces lead times, and controls inventory levels
• Tracks, analyzes, and reports performance
• Develops and implements process improvement projects
• Standardizes work operations
• Interfaces with internal customers and functional counterparts
• Interfaces with engineering and quality leaders to resolve process and product problems and best practices utilizing methodologies like RCCA
• Prepares written and oral reports, participates in production, staff, and engineering meetings, performs plant safety inspections, and assists Supervisors in performing their duties
• Complies with and promotes all EHS rules required for the work environment
• Ability to write reports, work instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information in a group setting

Professional Qualifications

• This position requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• This position requires a minimum of 8 years of manufacturing experience; 4 of which includes direct supervisory experience over a manufacturing product line.
• Must possess effective skills in communication, basic computer operation, analytical analysis, problem solving, interpersonal, leadership, equipment/process knowledge, and team dynamics
• Must possess experience in metal fabrication and heavy assembly
• Ability to read, analyzes, and interpret engineering drawing and build data
• Ability to define problems collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions
• Have a good attitude and initiative to carry out the activities of the post
• Lean six sigma Green Belt or working knowledge of lean methodology
• Experience in a manufacturing environment in Power Distribution and / or Commercial HVAC Systems

This is a full-time position with hours dictated by business needs. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.