Production Manager

Production Manager

The Production Manager leads all shifts of a production department in South Deerfield while continuously exceeding established department S, Q, D, C, I targets. Creates and sustains a positive work environment that has high levels of safety accountability, employee engagement, high morale, focus on data analytics, and collaborative interaction across all levels of the organization. Drives technical excellence in running, maintaining and optimizing the equipment and tooling and delivers exemplary performance across all aspects of the operation to drive Pelican's competitive edge in plastics manufacturing.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plans, coordinates and directs daily manufacturing processes and operations teams in order to meet quality, delivery and cost goals.
• Coordinates daily and long-term activities with production, engineering, maintenance and quality to make critical decisions to meet the operational goals.
• Models the concepts of "Operational Excellence" and transforms the department and culture into a state-of-the-art facility that supports and improves our recruitment and retention efforts as an employer of choice.
• Drives continuous improvement education and events to ensure Safety, Efficiency, Elimination of Waste, Quality, and Delivery goals are achieved.
• Creates and sustains an environment of 6S accountability driven by data points and floor-based visible management systems.
• Drives an innovative approach to problem-solving : poke-yokes, pictograms, electronic / video driven work instructions, and other visible management tools to ensure associates have proper education and compliance / audit ability.
• Responds with a sense of urgency to successfully deliver short and long-term business opportunities.
• Collaborates with other departments to ensure that the business goals are achieved.
• Leads all technical priorities and decision making for the Department with a high sense of urgency.
• Ensures issues are promptly handled and escalated if needed and ensures the team responds to abnormalities in a timely manner.
• Drives and sustains a culture of safety excellence.
• Ensures that Pelican's first priority is understood that all employees and guests are safe and injury free.
• Manages, department operating budget; ensures achievement of financial objectives.
• Leads and coordinates a wide variety of initiatives and projects designed to improve processes and performance.
• Participates in new product development and / or product change initiatives.
• Ensures effective employee relations, provides employee coaching and development to leaders and associates.

JOB REQUIREMENTS