What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at LIGNETICS INC?
Description
Lignetics, Inc. offers clean, renewable solutions. We have 30 years of experience innovating eco-friendly essentials for everyday life. Lignetics manufactures a variety of consumer brands in several different categories including wood pellets for home heating, BBQ pellets for grilling, wood pellets and shavings for animal bedding, and a wood fiber-based cat litter. Each of our products have unique features and benefits but are all linked with a wonderful recycled, renewable, sustainable, and carbon neutral story. We turn recycled sawdust into value-added, branded consumer products.
Salary: Commensurate upon experience
Job Type: Full-time
Shift: Day Shift
Position: Production Manager
Job Description:
Demonstrate Competence:
- Responsible to plan, direct and coordinate the production, packaging and shipping departments.
- Responsible to ensure compliance and improvements in safety, health and environmental.
- Responsible to maintain quality control of product.
- Responsible to prioritize and prepare production schedules and communicate production goals and results to the appropriate departments.
- Must be able to analyze equipment efficiency, materials supply and coordinate manpower requirements.
- Responsible to properly manage, train and supervise shift leads and operations personnel.
Communication and Teamwork:
- Ensure employee engagement and communication are enthusiastically utilized to produce business results.
- Coordinate and Facilitate employee safety training programs and job specific training.
- Collection/verification/reporting of daily/weekly/monthly production and inventory data.
- Production/Indirect personnel scheduling as directed by the Plant Manager.
- Vacation/attendance tracking/reporting with Ops. Coordinator.
- Daily/weekly/monthly environmental data acquisition/reporting. (Water/air quality.)
- Oversee corrective action policies and procedures and employee performance evaluations.
- Supports recruiting efforts and evaluates potential employees.
Inspections, Safety and Maintenance:
- Responsible for the safe operation of the facility while coordinating the Lignetics
- Safety Program at the plant level. Includes all reporting requirements both for Lignetics and as required by OSHA or state and federal regulations.
- Coordinate with the maintenance team to ensure efficient plant operations.
- Oversees the implementation of all quality control SOP policies/procedures.
Production Manager Qualifications/Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Industrial Management or related field preferred.
- 3-5 years of related supervisory experience preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Must have a “roll up your sleeves” approach, be highly analytical and forward thinking. This is a day-to-day operating role but also one that requires resourcefulness, strategic thinking, and exceptional leadership and motivational skills.
- Requires a degree of technical and analytical skills.
- Must be able to work in varying degrees of temperature/ humidity and exposure to indoor and outdoor environments.
Production Manager Benefits:
- Annual bonus target, potential for quarterly payout
- Pellet purchase program
- Annual PTO program and paid Holidays
- Full benefit offering – medical/vision/dental
- 401K Program with employer match and immediate vesting
- Lignetics SWAG gear to include an annual pair of work boots & other PPE
