Manager, Production

Production Manager

The Production Manager is a Manager level role within Valmont's Coatings Division. The incumbent must be a highly driven individual who is a confident, hands-on, and independent self-starter with a strong OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) manufacturing or industrial coatings background to join the organization and acquire the skills and experience necessary to lead a galvanizing company. This position manages a two or three shift operation including oversight of safety, production, quality, scheduling, lean implementation and initiatives, and compliance reporting.

Essential Functions :

• Manage the use of plant resources to ensure that all plant operations are meeting or exceeding safety, quality, and production goals set by the General Manager
• Oversee daily operations of the coatings shop, ensuring production schedules, workflows, quality standards, and safety requirements are consistently met.
• Receive training in industrial troubleshooting, accounting, financial forecasting, human resources, and galvanizing sales and services
• Assist in identifying operations' best practices, performing lean audits and kaizen events
• Facilitate positive customer relations through the services of quality coated product and on-time delivery
• Track and review production metrics (throughput, quality, rework rates, on-time delivery) and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Review and control operation expenses for raw materials, operating supplies, and equipment
• Manage inventory of coatings, consumables, and shop supplies, ensuring cost-effective procurement and minimal waste.
• Maintain manpower requirements through proper staffing, training, and development of production employees, supervisors, blasters, painters, and support staff.
• Ensure compliance with Valmont standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements.

Other Important Details about the Role :

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities) :

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications :

Working Environment and Physical Efforts :

Some of the working conditions for this position is in a manufacturing shop environment with exposure to dirt, grease, fumes, cold, heat, noise, dust. The Production Manager will work in both the office and shop environment. Environment is fast paced and demanding most of the time. 5-10% travel is required for this position. Incumbent must utilize proper ergonomic safeguards such as monitor height and positions, keyboard location and height and proper wrists rests. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 15 pounds in working with large files, binders, and computer equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Benefits :

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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