Production Manager

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

The Production Manager will manage the daily operations of the new Teddy 2 facility located in Theodore, Alabama.   The candidate must be performance driven with a demonstrated history of hands-on leadership and continuous improvement mindset. This role will focus on delivering a world-class product through talent management and development and cultivating strong partnerships with key member from supply chain, quality, shipping/receiving and engineering.  

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be…

• Supervise and coordinate activities of production staff and supervisors. 
• Communicates with other departments and shifts to coordinate raw materials, parts, assemblies and completed units, etc.
• Work with engineering on critical component reliability and related product specifications to achieve strategic goals.
• Work closely with production scheduler to reduce production delays.
• Promote safe work environment and champion safety practices and behaviors. 
• Partner with local human resources to hire production employees, and administer progressive discipline, as appropriate.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflow and processes on production floor.

Your Education Should Be…

High school diploma or GED.

Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

• This position will require the ability to move around the production floor and investigate issues with the production equipment.
• Lift up to 15 pounds
• Sitting, standing, stooping, bending, other related tasks in an office setting.

Your Professional Experience Should Be…

• Minimum of 3 years in a supervisory role.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in a medium volume manufacturing environment, ETO a plus.
• Lean Six Sigma
• Proven results in improving manufacturing performance. 
• Proven experience training others in manufacturing concepts and activities.

Chart is an equal opportunity employer