What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Kingspan Insulation?
Summary Description
This position works closely with the Plant Manager to ensure effective and efficient running of the Miami manufacturing plant. The overarching objective is to ensure products are manufactured in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications while ensuring the health and safety of the workforce. The Production Manager will oversee daily operations of multiple departments under the Plant Manager’s direction. This key leader will oversee production in a manner that will maximize stewardship, safety, quality and productivity. Working with the Plant Manager to strengthen the culture of the employee base and the productivity of the manufacturing operations are key performance attributes that will be required for this position.
Essential Duties
Essential duties are interpreted as being descriptive and not restrictive in nature. Other duties may be assigned.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Education and/or Experience: A Bachelor’s degree or High School Diploma/GED plus 10 years of manufacturing or equivalent experience, with at least 6 years in a management position, or any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the above knowledge, skills and abilities.
Must Have
Aligning Performance for Success
Focusing and managing individual performance by helping others set performance goals/objectives, and then tracking results and continually evaluating performance effectiveness. Aligning Performance for Success supports our business drivers of Building a High-Performance Culture and Increasing Global Focus.
Building Influential Partnerships
Leveraging relationships with internal and external partners to persuade key stakeholders to take action that will address customers’ needs and advance business objectives. Building Influential Partnership supports our business driver of Executing a Competitive Strategy.
Customer Focus
Ensuring that the internal or external customer’s perspective is a driving force behind strategic priorities, business decisions, organizational processes, and individual activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and own organization’s needs; promoting and operationalizing customer service as a value. Customer Focus supports our business driver of Increasing Profitable Revenue Production.
Decision Making
Identifying and understanding challenges and opportunities by gathering, analysing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with facts and optimizes probable consequences. Decision Making supports our business driver of Driving Efficiency.
High-Impact Communication
Clearly and succinctly conveying information and ideas to individuals and groups in a variety of situations; communicating in a focused and compelling way that influences others’ thoughts and actions. High-Impact Communication supports our business drivers of Building a High-Performance Culture, Increasing Financial Performance, Increasing Global Focus, Executing a Competitive Strategy and Driving Efficiency.
Leading a Culture of Trust & Integrity
Fostering a work environment that encourages people to act with integrity and treat each other and their ideas with respect; creating and protecting a high-trust environment by setting an example, advocating for others in the face of challenges, removing barriers, and rewarding others for demonstrating behaviours that cultivate trust. Leading a Culture of Trust and Integrity supports our business driver of Building a High-Performance Culture.
Health & Safety
The ability to effectively oversee, implement, and promote health and safety practices within a designated area or team. Individuals with this competency are responsible for ensuring the well-being of employees by creating and maintaining a safe and secure work environment. This includes the application of relevant regulations, the development of preventive measures, and the fostering of a culture that prioritizes health and safety.
Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write complex reports and correspondence. Must be able to communicate orally and written in English.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures by using basic math skills, applicable to and consistent with a business degree.
Reasoning Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
This position works closely with the Plant Manager to ensure effective and efficient running of the Miami manufacturing plant. The overarching objective is to ensure products are manufactured in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications while ensuring the health and safety of the workforce. The Production Manager will oversee daily operations of multiple departments under the Plant Manager’s direction. This key leader will oversee production in a manner that will maximize stewardship, safety, quality and productivity. Working with the Plant Manager to strengthen the culture of the employee base and the productivity of the manufacturing operations are key performance attributes that will be required for this position.
Essential Duties
Essential duties are interpreted as being descriptive and not restrictive in nature. Other duties may be assigned.
- Performs work in a safe manner; promotes and fosters a safe work environment.
- Maintains a clean and safe production area.
- Provides support for strict adherence to Kingspan’s Compliance Program.
- Plans, organizes, directs and runs optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers’ expectations
- Increases production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards.
- Is responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping.
- Allocates resources effectively and fully utilizes assets to produce optimal results.
- Provides a clear sense of direction and focus to the Production Team.
- Monitors operations and triggers corrective actions.
- Shares a trusting relationship with workgroup.
- Manages and develops production staff.
- Collects and analyzes data to find places of waste or overtime.
- Develops systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets.
- Knowledge and management of SAP system.
- Effectively listens to and resolves employees’ issues, concerns, conflicts, or complaints.
- Aids in the development of staff.
- Institutes employee suggestions or involvement programs.
- Stays current with the latest production management best practices and concepts.
- Attends scheduled trainings and meetings.
- Conducts employee performance reviews.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Education and/or Experience: A Bachelor’s degree or High School Diploma/GED plus 10 years of manufacturing or equivalent experience, with at least 6 years in a management position, or any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the above knowledge, skills and abilities.
Must Have
- Experience with business computer applications (Microsoft Office).
- SAP / Epicor or similar software experience.
- Knowledge and practice of modern manufacturing techniques.
- Knowledge of labour laws.
- Strong leadership skills, analytical, and problem solving ability.
- Strong organizational skills; strict attention to detail; ability to multi-task and prioritize.
- Strong communication skills, effective interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
- The ability to deal with highly complex issues and to stay calm when under pressure.
- Work in a team-based environment.
- Set and manage multiple priorities.
- Follow directions and get along well with others.
- Remain compliant with the Code of Conduct and Policies which includes the Product Compliance Policy.
- Ensure that all duties related to product compliance are adhered to in accordance with the Product Compliance Policy, Laws, Regulations, and markets demands.
- Responsible for all tasks to achieve compliance goals and demands of Compliance Management System.
- Must raise concerns related to the Compliance Management System to their supervisor, manager, any member of the Leadership Team, or through the confidential whistle blower service.
Aligning Performance for Success
Focusing and managing individual performance by helping others set performance goals/objectives, and then tracking results and continually evaluating performance effectiveness. Aligning Performance for Success supports our business drivers of Building a High-Performance Culture and Increasing Global Focus.
Building Influential Partnerships
Leveraging relationships with internal and external partners to persuade key stakeholders to take action that will address customers’ needs and advance business objectives. Building Influential Partnership supports our business driver of Executing a Competitive Strategy.
Customer Focus
Ensuring that the internal or external customer’s perspective is a driving force behind strategic priorities, business decisions, organizational processes, and individual activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and own organization’s needs; promoting and operationalizing customer service as a value. Customer Focus supports our business driver of Increasing Profitable Revenue Production.
Decision Making
Identifying and understanding challenges and opportunities by gathering, analysing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with facts and optimizes probable consequences. Decision Making supports our business driver of Driving Efficiency.
High-Impact Communication
Clearly and succinctly conveying information and ideas to individuals and groups in a variety of situations; communicating in a focused and compelling way that influences others’ thoughts and actions. High-Impact Communication supports our business drivers of Building a High-Performance Culture, Increasing Financial Performance, Increasing Global Focus, Executing a Competitive Strategy and Driving Efficiency.
Leading a Culture of Trust & Integrity
Fostering a work environment that encourages people to act with integrity and treat each other and their ideas with respect; creating and protecting a high-trust environment by setting an example, advocating for others in the face of challenges, removing barriers, and rewarding others for demonstrating behaviours that cultivate trust. Leading a Culture of Trust and Integrity supports our business driver of Building a High-Performance Culture.
Health & Safety
The ability to effectively oversee, implement, and promote health and safety practices within a designated area or team. Individuals with this competency are responsible for ensuring the well-being of employees by creating and maintaining a safe and secure work environment. This includes the application of relevant regulations, the development of preventive measures, and the fostering of a culture that prioritizes health and safety.
Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write complex reports and correspondence. Must be able to communicate orally and written in English.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures by using basic math skills, applicable to and consistent with a business degree.
Reasoning Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
