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Production Manager

Qcells
Youngstown, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 Jul 2023

About the role

SUMMARY The Production Manager will be a member of our Production team. The Production Manager will be responsible for directing and monitoring, on a daily basis, steel roll forming production work activities, production progress and resources necessary to efficiently meet the production schedule and key performance metrics. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Direct and monitor, on a daily basis, production work activities, progress and resources necessary to efficiently meet the production schedule and performance metrics.
  • Review schedules to make decisions concerning staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering production expectations and time constraints.
  • Review operations and confer with staff to resolve production problems.
  • Establish workflow policies that enhance 1st time throughput and efficiency without compromising product safety or quality.  
  • Responsibility for the safe operation, regulatory compliance, throughput, quality, continuous improvement, production, and cost management of plant.
  • Strive to reduce expenses and increase productivity.
  • Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
  • Actively managing performance of personnel and processes in a manufacturing setting.
  • Continually review with shop floor team leaders their responsibilities and work together to provide motivation, guidance, and support.
  • Responsible for time keeping of group Oversee a workforce of 15+ employees.
  • Problem-solving methods to continuously identify and improve areas of weakness or inefficiency during the manufacturing production process. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or similar technical field preferred 
  • 7 to 10 years of structural steel (ASTM A500 tubing) or closely related production experience
  • 5 + years of Supervisory Experience in Structural Steel Roll Forming Manufacturing
  • Experience with structural steel Experience identifying and applying LEAN principles/Kaizen events Experience.  
  • Excellent interpersonal relationship building and employee coaching skills.
  • Apply logic and critical reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Decisive in making logical and informed decisions.
  • Adjusting responsibility in relation to others' actions
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and develop production staff members.
  • Promotes a zero-loss time mindset culture and effective asset utilization.
  • Effectively plan, organize, and prioritize work duties in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to adapt to continuously changing work duties and environment. 
  • Knowledge of codes of standards for AISC, AWS, and CWB Knowledge of structural steel welding and fabrication processes
  • Knowledge of Computer systems and programs, to include Microsoft Office Suite, Procore
  • Knowledge of supervisory HR administrative functions, to include performance reviews, timekeeping, disciplinary action, record keeping and applicable employment law.
  • Overall familiarity within each department of the organization
  • Thorough understanding of structural steel processing specific to roll forming of tubes.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

  • Stationary Position: frequently remains stationary up to 90% of the time and sitting up to 8 hours in a day
  • Move/Traverse: infrequently bend, stand, stoop and/or walk
  • Carry Weight: infrequently carry weight and/or lift objects (light to heavy) weighing up to 10 pounds
  • Hearing and Speech: frequently communicates with the ability to hear and talk on a regular basis with employees, coworkers, and all personnel matters; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
  • Sight: frequent use of sight to detect images on computer, office documents, and office objects near and far
  • Climb: occasionally ascends/descends on stairway to get to office upper and lower floors
  • Travel: up to 2% as needed

WORK ENVIRONMENT

  • Regular professional, office business setting 
  • Noise level ranges from low to moderate (if in office setting) 
  • Noise level ranges from moderate to high (if on construction worksite)


FLEXRACK by Qcells is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law.  This policy applies to all terms and condi

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