Production Manager

Summary of the Position

This position supervises and coordinates the activities of employees engaged in production and non-production activities in the manufacturing plant. Responsible for meeting productivity and quality standards, training and cross-training employees, conducting employee discipline as needed, planning work and material flow, maximizing output and efficiency, and managing orders for assigned employees. Responsible for expenditures for assigned departments.Develops a culture of Operational Excellence and embraces operational excellence principles.

Key Responsibilities/Essential Functions

• Monitors safety in assigned areas and ensures that a disciplined culture exists that drives the expectations of zero lost time or recordable accidents.  Reports events as close to actual occurrence as possible and no later than 24 hours after occurrence
• Participates in and develops weekly work schedule in advance with regard to employees’ vacation and training. Manages staffing to meet company goals for safety, quality, customer service and financial performance.
• Develops an improvement plan for areas of responsibility that documents specific improvement activities and timeline for initiatives.  Ensures this plan is available for review by plant leadership at any time.
• Evaluates performance of assigned personnel as scheduled.
• Conducts employee meetings to communicate performance ratings, expectations, goals, recommended improvements, and provides praise for accomplishments.
• Maintains and displays a training matrix for areas of responsibility with goals and targets defined to increase cross training throughout the plant.
• Controls and monitors employees’ work time and addresses deviations from policy within the current work week or as policy requires.
• Coaches employees as needed regarding work performance issues. 
• Completes Employee Corrective Action Reports as needed and conducts employee meetings in accordance with policy.
• Maintains Operations Day by Hour, 6S, Metrics and Communication boards showing the correct information.

Education and/or Experience

Associate’s Degree in a technical or business field plus a minimum of 3 years’ related supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, OR

A minimum of 5 years’ related supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment and high school diploma or GED with a proven successful record of accomplishment.