What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Teijin Automotive Technologies?
Teijin Automotive Technologies is the world leader in the compounding and manufacturing of lightweight composite components for the transportation industries. As an innovative, full-service Tier One supplier, we offer an entrepreneurial environment where you’re only limited by your own imagination. In addition to our team-focused environment, we provide industry leading benefits. Called BENEfits4U, our comprehensive offering includes: affordable medical, dental, and vision care; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; 401k with company match and much, much more.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Lead a culture of Safety within the workplace
- Improve operational management systems, processes and best practices
- Hold the plant accountable for standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards.
- Identifying potential problems and points of friction and finding solutions to maximize efficiency and revenue
- Drive operational excellence and process optimization
- Formulate strategic and operational objectives
- Examine financial data and use them to improve profitability
- Manage budgets and forecasts
- Perform quality controls and monitor production KPIs
- Provides leadership, management, and motivation to attain high levels of employee achievement and retention.
- Establish and maintain a well-motivated team including training, supporting and developing each team member.
- Coordinating different teams to foster an exchange of ideas and provide cross-team learning opportunities
- Drives the performance process and professional development of all Management level personnel within the team
- Find ways to increase quality of customer service
- Other duties as assigned
Skills & Experience:
- 10 years of people management experience
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Manufacturing, Engineering, related fields, or equivalent experience
- Progressive experience managing operations and teams
- Knowledge of organizational effectiveness and operations management
- Experience budgeting and forecasting
- Familiarity with business and financial principles
- Excellent communication skills
- Leadership ability
- Outstanding organizational skills
