Production Manager
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Job Description
IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.
We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Production Manager.
This role is based in our manufacturing plant in Kingman Arizona and reports to the Plant Manager.
Do not miss the opportunity to join a broad family of peoplecentric professionals thought leaders and rapid thinkers entrepreneurs in spirit and status quofighters!
Job Summary
This is a great opportunity for a resultsoriented Manager with excellent planning and scheduling skills as well as focus on building a high performing production team.
As a key member of the Plant Management team the Production Manager ensures through their team that the plant runs in a safe and efficient manner maximizing productivity and ensuring that a steady stream of quality finished goods are produced.
Principal Responsibilities
Lead the daytoday activities of extrusion to ensure products are manufactured to a high level of efficiency and quality and according to budget. Address product performance and quality issues and formulate corrective actions to resolve variances as they occur. Evaluate hold crates and bring them to conformity when applicable.
Analysis operation data daily that summarize production efficiency s rates regrind usage downtime and change over times by machine and by shift.
Present operational data to Supervisors and Managers daily to explain results goals and implement methods for ongoing continuous improvement to achieve high efficiency high regrind use low s generation with minimal downtime.
Review the master schedule supplied by the corporate scheduler. Create daily schedule for the plant that includes plan for labor resources machine utilization and die change over activities.
Effectively run morning transition meetings to review operational data safety quality daily schedule objectives and maintenance priorities.
Enter production into stock daily using software. Balance and close work orders using
Leads the development of a culture where 5S and housekeeping are maintained at worldclass levels and there is genuine pride in the workplace.
Manage inventory for production supplies.
Responsible for implementation and compliance of Health & Safety Employee Meetings for extrusion compound and support departments.
Lead Supervisors and employees to ensure ongoing development performance improvement plans and cross functional training.
Use HR processes and systems to develop the potential of all team members and proactively deal with performance issues.
Participate in the recruitment and training of employees alongside HR/Payroll Coordinator & Supervisors.
Ensure labor vacancies are filled to prevent downtime. Work alongside HR during the weekday to fill manpower shortages. Independently fill vacancies for manpower during evenings and weekends as needed.
Conformance with IPEX internal guidelines on management roles responsibilities and policies.
Identify report and followup on variances as related to safety environmental production raw materials quality and maintenance.
Participate JHSC meetings shift meetings accident investigations & return to work programs.
Build and maintain effective and positive relationships with other managers at the site and in corporate functions and collaboratively build and execute plans to optimize the value stream and achieve operational excellence.
Required Skills/Qualifications
Completion of College or University with combined with 5 years manufacturing and supervisory experience where change management skills have been developed.
A consistent track record in using a continuous improvement methods (Six Sigma Lean 5S) in a manufacturing environment.
Excellent leadership initiative organization and management skills; written and verbal communication; problem solving; and troubleshooting skills.
A solid understanding of software applications such as ERP/MES systems MS Word MS Excel and Outlook.
The candidate must be able to assess the requirements of a fastgrowing business and respond with the right strategic direction.
Proven leadership experience in companies that have undergone spectacular growth and/or significant change.
IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and upon request will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicants accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation please contact HR at
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
