Production Manager

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for profitability and performance of assigned areas.
• Provides the leadership needed to assure the understanding and use of constraint management in a connected process.

 

Specific Duties:

• Ensures a safe working environment in the department by holding       supervisors accountable for compliance with all safety policies & procedures, prompt accident investigations, and corrections and closures of identified safety issues.
• Promotes continuous improvement in safety and environmental areas.
• Responsible for resolution of customer concerns.
• Develops annual business plan (including capital and expense spending, labor, scrap, and supply spending).
• Provides leadership for continuous improvement to the process and the     employees.
• Contributes to establishment of policies and procedures.
• Plans and directs with the assistance of subordinate supervisors the       manufacture of required quantity and quality of products necessary to fill customer orders.
• Develops and establishes adequate controls and procedures relative to production activities.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and integrates various controlling reports concerned with production quality and quantity and budget expenditures.
• Reviews major expenditure requests for tools, fixtures, etc.
• Makes recommendations for and requests purchase of capital expenditure    equipment.
• Responsible for safety and good housekeeping in the manufacturing area.
• Keeps informed of current developments in production management techniques and incorporates developments applicable to plant activities.
• Administers personnel policies within the department.
• Selects, trains, and develops subordinates.

 

Education

• 4-year college degree preferred. Master’s degree preferred.

Experience

•  Five years of experience in Manufacturing/Manufacturing Management.

Key Competencies

• Oral and written communication skills.
• Coordination and planning skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Conflict Resolution skills.
• Achieves sustainable results.
• Challenges self and others.
• Catalyst for change.
• Action Oriented.