What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at The Armor Group, Inc.?
JOB SUMMARY
This position is responsible for the management of their respective department, area, or work centers including safety, work schedules, quality and quantity of output, employee performance, record keeping, and meeting all company objectives. They are also responsible for implementing and maintaining safety standards as required by law and company policy.
Responsibilities include:
- Supporting, enforcing, and applying safe work practices
- Promoting Lean Manufacturing Concepts, including 5S principles and Kaizen participation and leadership
- Executing production schedules and managing process flow
- Leading their team to accomplish the cost control, quality, and productivity targets
- Managing employees job completion hours against budgeted (standard) hours
- Managing employees to meet “on time” deliveries
- Confirming proper times and labor reporting is documented
- Daily reviewing and approving employee time in time keeping system
- Daily reviewing and approving employee time in M2K
- Monitoring attendance and implementing discipline in accordance with policies
- Conducting daily floor meetings to inform employees of company activities
- Communicating employee concerns and implementing corrective action for improper operations, faulty equipment, defective materials, and unsafe equipment
- Promoting teamwork and positive environment
- Identifying and coordinating training needs of employees in order to develop skills to allow for department flexibility and for personal development
- Interviewing, recommend hiring, training, disciplining, evaluating, and developing objectives with employees
- Developing and promoting cost reduction ideas and continuous improvement in processes and procedures
- Additional items as assigned by manager
PRINCIPAL CONTACTS INSIDE/OUTSIDE THE COMPANY
This position interacts with shop personnel and management
COMPETENCY OR POSITION REQUIREMENTS
- Leadership skills, with the ability to positively motivate
- Excellent communication skills, including ability to clearly indicate expectations, train and help employees improve, and report progress or issues to higher management
- Understand manufacturing environment, tools to be used, and safety skills required
- Able to read Engineering drawings
- Basic MS Office knowledge, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
- All Armor employees are also expected to demonstrate Armor’s core values of being:
- Customer-Focused
- Passionate about Work
- Solution-Oriented
- Driven by Integrity
- Understand, promote, train and ensure compliance of the QMS within the managed department.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
- HS Diploma or GED equivalent is required
- Associate’s and/or Bachelor’s is preferred
- 5 years in manufacturing supervision / leadership position preferred; 3 years required
EQUIPMENT USED
This position will use basic office equipment such as a computer, printer/copier, calculator, phone in addition to tools used on the manufacturing floor.
WORKING AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
Indoor shop environment – Manufacturing floor and work space with independent desk and computer
- The Armor Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, promotions, or any other condition of employment or career development.
