Production Manager II

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Production Manager II:

Position Overview:

As part of the talented Boston Whaler team, you will provide leadership and supervision to a team of supervisors, team leads, support staff and production employees in a manufacturing setting to ensure optimal value stream performance.  Apply Lean and continuous improvement methods to achieve goals and implement all activities across departments. Recommend improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions through listening, engaging employees and problem solving. Act as the company conduit for employee communications to keep employees abreast of news and information.

At Brunswick, we have passion for our work and a distinct ability to deliver. 

Essential Functions:

• Identify/prioritize/provide resources to assist the Operations Director to meet the annual operating plan and budgetary commitments.
•  Apply Lean tools such as Andon, VSM, Flow Improvements and Line Balancing to achieve business objectives.
•  Provide Operational Management leadership for production operations and mentor / develop supervisors and team leaders.
•  Coach and mentor assigned Green and Yellow Belts that drive positive financial impact to the business.
•  Identify issues, gather input from peers and employees and problem solve with recommendations and solutions.
• Drives safety, quality, productivity performance in visual management format to sustain morale and achieve positive results in production area. Works to continuously improve in all areas and provide regular reports to Operations Director.
•  Provide business leaders with support, tools and training to conduct project and performance reviews on an ongoing basis.
•  Monitor cost reductions, such as waste, scrap, damage and rework. Evaluate and monitor production flow to anticipate bottlenecks and disconnects that will affect output.
•  Communicate to Supervisors, Team Leads and team members, information about departmental, facility and company events, changes, activities, policies, news and updates.
•  Supervise the successful transition of new products and new technology into the production area.

•  Ensure a positive approach to employee relations for all employees. Maintain effective lines of communication with employees, leads and peers. Build rapport and influence others in a positive manner.
•  Administer all policies and procedures as established fairly and consistently.
• Lead by example; coach and mentor all assigned employees.
•  Support safety initiatives; policies and procedures to ensure plant operations are safe and consistent with company and governmental standards and help reduce accidents and injuries.
•  Other duties as assigned
•  Accountable for managing people, setting direction and deploying resources; typically is responsible for performance evaluation, pay reviews and hire/fire decisions
• Results are primarily achieved through the work of others and typically depend on the manager's ability to influence and negotiate with parts of the organization where formal authority is not held
•  Progression within Career Band reflects acquisition of broad technical expertise, business and industry knowledge, and process and people leadership capabilities
• Accountable for business, functional or operational areas, processes or programs, which may include dotted-line or matrixed management
• Leads team that Manufactures sufficient quantities of quality products at or below budgeted production costs in order to meet marketplace demand
• Sets up equipment operation feed, speed and temperature
• Leads team that follows established procedures for operating various conventional and/or CNC (computerized numerical control) manufacturing equipment for tasks such as cutting, punching, forming, drilling, tapping, turning, milling and stamping to fabricate, form or shape manufactured parts, tools or parts assemblies from raw materials
• Leads team that Selects and measures raw materials and parts to specifications to prepare for production processing
• Resolves issues r