Production Manager

UTLX

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Who We Are:
The Company’s regulatory, engineering and commercial expertise make UTLX the preferred source of railcars and services for many of its customers. Owned by the Marmon Group and Berkshire Hathaway, UTLX headquarters is in Chicago’s financial district, close to major public transportation hubs. UTLX offers competitive compensation and benefits as well as an opportunity to be a part of a top-notch team where enthusiasm, expertise, and progressive thinking are valued.

• Summary of Position:

This position is accountable for directing and coordinating materials, equipment, and manpower to meet weekly car repair schedules. The areas of responsibility will differ between shops based on shop needs and organization. However, in all instances, the Production Manager will oversee a particular area of shop operations, e.g., repair, paint, valve, etc.

Nature and Scope: 

The Production Manager reports to the Repair Manager and is accountable for the production requirements in his/her area of responsibility. The incumbent directs the activities of up to 3 Supervisors and up to 100 hourly people in multiple areas. His/her accountabilities include safety, labor budget controls, production efficiently and maintaining quality standards.

The supervisory duties of the incumbent include several different functions as follows:

• The incumbent trains and cross trains subordinates.
• Motivating - The incumbent must be able to elicit full cooperation from all department members. To do this, he/she must be able to use basic motivational and communication techniques.
• Expertise - The position handles all problems beyond his/her subordinates' ability and scope.
• Coordination - The incumbent, who has a full view of plant operations, coordinates activities between his/her department and all other departments.
• Policy Action - The incumbent implements all policies and procedures that come to his/her department (e.g., personnel policies, safety procedures).
• Quality Control - The position requires that all products leaving his/her area meet all pertinent specifications and are of top quality.
• Safety - The incumbent is responsible for the safety of his/her areas.

The incumbent reviews the production schedule and implements all activities within his/her area to meet it. He/she determines the order and priorities of production which car completion will follow. These priorities are based upon such factors as material availability, present status of production, manpower needs, and types of appropriation. It is the incumbent's decision as to whether the areas will work overtime. He/she attends daily schedule meetings to express the department's needs and requirements.

The incumbent reviews all appropriations and alerts subordinates to any unusual or new specifications and gives directions on execution of work. He/she reviews the schedule and prepares detailed estimates of manpower needs and estimated efficiencies to prepare for the future workload. He/she closely monitors all department efficiencies to know where problems are. The position makes effective recommendations for material deviations when necessary. The challenge of the position is to overcome problems of absenteeism, inexperience in the workforce, material shortages and equipment breakdowns to meet the production schedule.

The incumbent works closely with a variety of functions to meet this challenge, quality control, maintenance and production and inventory control. He/she must be able to elicit support from all these departments.

All work done must conform to FRA, AAR, DOT, ASME and OSHA regulations, as well as to blueprints and other specifications. The incumbent stays up to date on all changes in pertinent regulations. A violation of any of the above government regulations could result in a shut down of facilities.

The incumbent works to epitomize Union Tank Car’s Quality Policy and ensures that subordinates work to meet internal and external customer expectations