What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Plant Manager - Paint and Coatings position at Star Step Richards Paint?
Job Summary:
The Production Plant Manager is responsible for meeting the production forecast and ensuring company goals are achieved.
Production Plant Manager Role and Responsibilities
· Manage the production floor
o Coordinate with Batch Makers to ensure correct formulas are being properly produced and are scheduled per the Production Planners direction.
o Coordinate with Canning Line Supervisor to ensure correct products are being packaged and palletized properly.
§ Take samples from products being canned and ensure cleanliness throughout the filling process.
o Ensure there is proper flow throughout the production floor and that tanks are being turned over in a timely manner for new batches to be produced.
o Ensure that production labeling is keeping up with the needs of the filling lines and coordinate with marketing and the print shop for timely label generation.
o Organize proper people to relabel and pour up products for special labeling or smaller size packaging.
o Settle discrepancies as they arise amongst employees and/or other departments.
o Organize weekend work for main production floor or other miscellaneous jobs.
· Manage inventory of the factory raw material and other essential items on the production and janitorial side
o Multiple warehouses and containers of raw materials with various material handlers moving and gathering items for production usage and storage.
o Coordinate with Director of Ops and Procurement Coordinator to generate orders for needed raw material.
o Coordinate with Procurement Coordinator for receipt dates and available space for incoming materials.
§ Receive bulk material into inventory and turn receipt paperwork into Procurement Coordinator for final processing.
o Coordinate, or perform the task, offloading bulk trucks of solvents, resins, and emulsions into tank farm tank.
§ Production Plant Manager has the keys to all the fill nozzles and gates.
o Maintain accurate inventory on containers and packaging.
§ This includes 1’s, 5’s, quarts, drums, and totes and any boxes those items might go in during filling process.
o Order material and maintain inventory of janitorial supplies for the men’s and women’s locker rooms as well as certain items for the front office.
o Manage the waste generation and coordinate with the lab and Director of Operations on the disposal timing and proper logging.
o Coordinate with inventory count specialist for regular inventory cycle count for all raw materials and packaging items.
§ Maintain a schedule and investigate any large discrepancies.
o Coordinate weekly cycle counts of bulk tank farm items and any other critical raw materials or packaging.
· Coordinate with QC to make sure production batches are being turned around in a timely manner.
o Work with Chemists when batches have issues on fixing or filtering the products so that it is in specification.
o Investigate on the production floor the cause behind non-conformant batches and address with proper actions.
o Coordinate with Lab Manager or Chemists for formula modifications that include work away of old inventory or off spec raw materials.
· Coordinate with Supply Chain Manager on getting production batch tickets in a timely manner to batch makers.
o Generate the Production Pick Lists for batch tickets prior to assigning to Batch Makers.
o Ensure accuracy of production batch tickets compared to published production schedule.
o Ensure lot numbers / batch numbers are correct to schedule the batch tickets.
§ Includes verifying the lot number(s) on labels correspond to the correct production batch being filled.
o Cycle count raw materials that appear to be low as to optimize batch tickets and schedule future batches.
· Coordinate with other departments
o Work with warehouse and canning line supervisor to ensure products on time and in full delivery prior to shipping trucks arrival. Give accurate timing on when critical items will be finished.
o Work with HR on hiring
o Work with Sales and Supply Chain Manager on proper prioritization and production timing so they can communicate to their customers
o Work with maintenance on keeping equipment in proper working order and to help as needed when working on equipment.
o Work with Quality Control and R&D on non-conformant batches, scale up production batches, or formula revisions to assist production in a smoother operation.
Competencies
· Excellent analytical, technical writing, verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to communicate well across functions and cultures, customers and management.
· Strong team leadership
· Problem-solving
· Self-motivated
Education and/or Experience
· 5 years industrial work experience in manufacturing or technology delivery environment. Experience working in a chemical environment, architectural and/or industrial coatings background highly preferred.
Other Duties
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.