What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Stoughton?
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Direct and coordinate the activities of the production department.
- Manage the Production Supervisor team, oversee preparation of the work scheduling, and the assignment of specific duties.
- Develop performance metrics for safety, service, quality and cost and determine the action plan for improvement.
- Incorporate shop floor organization and plant cleanliness among plant personnel.
- Partner with department managers of the support functions to ensure the total manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Establish, communicate, track, and hold accountable the production team’s performance on key metrics.
- Implement good manufacturing practices on the shop floor.
- Drive improvement in shop floor safety program and safety metrics.
- Maintain effective communication within the entire manufacturing department and to support organizations.
- Determine staffing requirements, and manage the onboarding, training and cross training of employees.
- Develop processes for consistent shop floor workmanship and compliance to drawings/specs.
- Investigate customer satisfaction and quality issues for corrective action.
- Determine shop floor facility layout, equipment needs, and capital planning and work with Plant leadership team to prioritize and coordinate improvement activities.
- Establish departmental policies and procedures. Comply with all company policies and procedures.
- Develop and mentor the Supervisors and Group Leaders in their functional area.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement projects needed in their functional area.
- Foster a team environment to drive engagement and strong communication.
Above is a list of the most important responsibilities and functions, which are essential to the position. Employees must be able to perform these essential functions satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Accommodations will be evaluated and provided to eligible employees on a case by case basis, depending on the employee's medical restrictions, work availability, the nature of the position, the position's essential functions and other relevant factors.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in related field and minimum of 7 years plant/general management experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Licenses/Certifications:
- Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- 10 years in a manufacturing environment. Five of which are in an operations management capacity.
- Demonstrated ability to lead people.
- Demonstrated achievement in building and leading a high-performance team.
- Demonstrated ability in driving continuous improvement.
- Computer aptitude in Microsoft Office, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, along with working knowledge of ERP software.
- Ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost, and employee relations.
