Manufacturing Production Manager

Description

• Works with HR on personnel development, actively involved in performance reviews and career goals of the team.
• Drive Safety, Quality and Productivity improvement initiatives throughout operation.
• Monitors and approves attendance clocking’s and manufacturing clocking’s in IFS before required deadline. Resolves any discrepancies in clocking hours and/or allocations to shop orders.
• Ensures transactions in ERP system (IFS) match and align with the physical work – in terms of scope and timing.
• Work with HR on personnel development, performance reviews, and HR initiatives.
• Drives various improvement initiatives stemming from Safety, Quality and Productivity data.
• Helps drive and implement 5S and other lean initiatives in manufacturing.
• Works together with other Supervisors and Production Managers to ensure production capacity is efficiently scheduled and utilized to meet planned shipment dates without compromising quality.
• Inspects products manufactured with in his/her teams ensuring compliance with engineering documents.
• Interface with engineering to ensure design questions or clarifications are answered quickly and clearly to minimize production delays.
• Works cross functionally with various departments on a wide range of initiatives.
• Works directly with other departments leaders to ensure all metrics are achieved.
• Manages multiple work centers in various disciplines ranging from 35 – 80 people.
• Efficiently communicate on-time, quality, safety, and improvement initiatives to manufacturing leadership.
• Monitors labor hour allotment to jobs and track/trend performance versus goals. Manages assembly to ensure total labor hours do not exceed targets.
• Creates and/or distributes corrective actions (disciplinary, training, processes/procedures) within their team.
• Reviews PTO (paid time off) requests. Approves/Rejects based on his/her team’s production goals and deadlines.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of best practices for Corrective Action/Preventative action exercises.
• Demonstrated competency with an ERP system utilized in a manufacturing environment (IFS or SAP preferred).
• Understand production process and how they relate to production schedules and due dates.
• Experience in the manufacturing of electrical switchgear and/or electrical power generation equipment is highly preferred.
• Ability to lead various disciplines within a manufacturing environment.
• 4+ years of direct supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experienced with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle or IFS.
• Experience in a Lean Manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of related work experience.
• Six-Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing Certified, or actively pursuing.
• Ability to lead projects and initiatives in a cross functional setting to drive quick results.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and scheduling software.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and documentation - such as schematics, assembly drawings, operational manuals, safety rules, and standardized work instructions.
• Effective Problem Solving. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to compile data and reports for communicating performance versus goals (on-time, quality levels, etc.).

Benefits

• Vacation, Company Holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO- personal and sick days)
• Employee Referral Program
• Competitive pay and a matching 401 (k) plan
• Flexible spending accounts/Health savings account
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage
• Wellness Incentive Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance