Production Manager

Production Manager

The Production Manager manages all activities associated with the manufacturing / production department for the facility. They are responsible for people and team development, motivating the team and ensuring efficient performance.

Responsibilities include cost efficiency, continuous improvement on processes, service, and safety for an entire department that runs 24 / 6. The Production Manager will be leading a team consisting of hourly associates and salaried team members. This position oversees 5 Supervisors and 4 Coordinators over a 24 hour / 6 day a week operation.

Responsibilities

• Develop team to solve day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals.
• Deliver effective change leadership to drive business changes while minimizing people impact.
• Maintain safety and sanitation standards.
• Identify and coordinate operational improvements necessary to deliver the site annual operating plan (AOP). Ensure cost performance gaps are identified, action plans are developed, and resources are properly allocated.
• Track operational output measures (i.e. efficiency, scrap loss, product quality, inventory accuracy) anticipating and correcting trends which would compromise achievement of financial targets.
• Communicate and collaborate cross-functionally with partners in Maintenance, Quality Control, and Warehouse to solve operational issues.
• Motivate team members to achieve plan goals.
• Builds people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly and salaried personnel.
• Flex production plans on a shift-by-shift basis to prevent service issues and operational inefficiencies.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, and procedures.
• Lead and motivate the operations team in a manner consistent with the site Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles.
• Coach teams to demonstrate continuous improvement in efficiencies and cost savings initiatives.
• Regular and predictable attendance at the work site.
• This role requires regular presence on the plant floor.
• This role will require off-shift (as needed to build capability and relationship with off shift teams) and weekend work.
• This role may require some travel (less than 5%).

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