Welding Production Manager

Location:

6112 N 56th Ave, Glendale, Arizona 85301 United States of America

Production Manager - Welding

If you are interested in a rewarding job with mentorship and managerial responsibilities, consider becoming U-Haul’s newest Welding Production Manager. In this role you will help your production team achieve maximum efficiency by hiring, training, and directing team members while advancing your career and enjoying U-Haul’s excellent benefits.

Primary Responsibilities:

· Ensure the efficient management of the welding operations of a multiple shift facility.

· Optimize efficiency, productivity, and equipment performance to meet objectives.

· Develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve production methods. Suggest changes to working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew.

· Develop capital equipment justification for machine tools and process technology to improve quality, cost and cycle times.

· Responsible for meeting all quality standards, production schedules, and delivery requirements.

· Identify barriers to meeting production goals and help develop and implement improvement plans.

· Coordinate production related training including Operator Skills Training, Quality Management System training, and work with the Safety Coordinator to ensure all required safety training is completed on a timely basis.

· Responsible for tracking data and meeting production metrics, as well as waste and efficiency percentages.

· Act as a leader in terms of continuous improvement and change.

· Ensure the product quality standards are met through inspections and material testing procedures.

· Analyze data drawn from production reports in order to identify possible improvements, reduce losses and the number of breakdowns as well as improve efficiency.

· Communicate, implement and apply company policies and procedures.

· Other duties as deemed appropriate by Management to support the business plan.

Qualifications

· 6 - 8+ years of experience in a related manufacturing production or operations management position. 4+ years of production supervisory experience in that environment.

· Understanding of production processes and controls in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

· Must possess strong interpersonal skills to communicate with employees.

· Strong communication skills both written and verbal.

· Experiences in 5S, Lean and Kaizen would be a plus.

· Proficient in Microsoft office, Excel, and PowerPoint.

· Must have had prior hands-on experience with SAP or other ERP systems.

· Excellent proven leadership and change management skills.

· Ability to quickly establish credibility to develop and maintain excellent business relations both internally and externally.

· Mechanically inclined with excellent trouble shooting skills.

· Strong abilities in planning, organizing, project management, and problem solving.

· Able to work flexible schedules including nights and weekends when necessary.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

U-Haul offers our Team Members:  

· Full medical coverage 

· Prescription plans 

· Dental and vision plans 

· Registered Dietitian Program 

· Gym Reimbursement Program 

· Weight Watchers 

· Virtual doctor visits 

· Career stability 

· Opportunities for advancement 

· Valuable on-the-job training 

· Tuition Reimbursement Program 

· Free online courses for personal and professional development at U-Haul University® 

· Business-travel insurance 

· You Matter Employee Assistance Program 

· Paid holidays, vacation, and sick days 

· Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) 

· 401(k) savings plan 

· Life insurance 

· Critical illness/group accident coverage 

· 24-hour physician available for kids 

· Met Law Legal Program 

· MetLife auto and home insurance 

· Mindset App Program 

· Discounts on cell phone plans, hotels and more 

· LifeLock identity theft protection 

· Savvy consumer-wellness programs - from health-care tips to financial wellness 

· Dave Ramsey’s Smart Dollar Program 

· U-Haul Federal Credit Union membership 

U-Haul Holding Company, and its family of companies including U-Haul International, Inc. (“U-Haul”), continually strives to create a culture of health and wellness. Consistent with applicable state law, U-Haul will not hire or re-hire individuals who use nicotine products.  The states in which U-Haul will decline to hire nicotine users are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,