Simpson StrongTie is a leader in engineered structural connectors software and solutions for the building industry. We maintain a reputation as a trusted manufacturer partner and corporate citizen committed to our customers and employees.
Our founder Barc Simpson established 9 Principles of Business we live out as company values and have made Simpson StrongTie an inspiring place to work since 1956. Our team of talented people are dedicated to our shared mission: to provide solutions that help people design and build safer stronger structures.
Learn about our company culture directly from our team.
YOU
The Manager Production is responsible for the overall performance of the automatics department by developing and focusing organizational resources to continually add value to internal and external customers. The overall scope of the position is short to medium term planning within a fastpaced environment.
WHAT YOULL BE DOING of Time)
Production Management Scope 60
- The Manager Production drives all operations required for the manufacturing of Fabrication Weld SSW and SSL department product families which may include automatic presses. This includes oversight from raw material management through to finished goods shipment through the direct leadership of department supervisors. The Manager is responsible for ensuring daily performance to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in Safety Quality Delivery and Cost across all assigned departments and takes timely corrective action when targets are not met. They work in close collaboration with Production Planning and Scheduling to adjust labor and equipment allocation in response to customer demand. The Value Stream/Production Manager is the owner of the departments Value Stream Map(s) and actively leads and champions continuous improvement initiatives that drive progress in Safety Quality Delivery and Cost performance. Develops analyzes and presents reports including but not limited to safety quality delivery and cost. Conduct lead or implement the appropriate process audits to identify the need for the appropriate containment corrective and preventive actions leading to minimizing or eliminating process deviations and abnormality root causes. Lead Kaizen events to correct and/or improve processes.
- Responsible for staff management to include work assignments employee training employee vacations overtime assignments absenteeism planning temporary employment etc.
Talent Development 20
- Training Program Development & Maintenance: Designs implements and continuously refines a comprehensive training and development roadmap for both new hires and tenured employees. The plan encompasses key areas such as safety protocols standard operating procedures production process updates and product changes. Ensures training content remains current relevant and aligned with business needs compliance standards and employee development goals.
- Leadership and Performance Management: Provides direction support and accountability for department leaders by applying effective performance management strategies. This includes setting clear expectations and measurable goals offering timely and specific recognition giving constructive feedback and proactively addressing underperformance through coaching and formal corrective actions when necessary.
- Employee Coaching and Empowerment: Acts as a coach and mentor to all team members encouraging individual growth and ownership of performance and career development. Creates an environment where employees feel supported respected and empowered to contribute to their fullest potential.
Leadership Responsibilities 20
- Skill Advancement and CrossTraining: Drives capability building within the department by promoting continued learning structured crosstraining initiatives and opportunities for skill expansion both within and across value streams. Champions a learning culture that supports flexibility engagement and readiness for evolving operational demands.
- Standardization of Knowledge: Leads the documentation and formalization of critical operational knowledge by capturing tribal knowledge and converting it into standardized work instructions. Ensures that best practices are not only retained but systematically transferred across teams to reduce dependency on individual expertise and sustain longterm process stability.
- Incident and Performance Issue Management: Investigates and documents incidents related to safety attendance and process deviations with a fair thorough and solutionsfocused approach. Coaches associate performance and behavioral expectations and administers progressive discipline when appropriate ensuring consistency documentation and adherence to company policy.
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
If you can do everything listed above youve got what it takes. Perhaps some of the following would be helpful too:
- Bachelors degree requires an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 10 years in a Lean Manufacturing Environment.
- 5 years leading high performing teams
- 2 years experience executing a lean vision and journey
- 2 years experience with knowledge of ERP/MRP systems SAP a plus.
- Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials production processes quality control costs and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacturing and distribution of goods.
- Accountability & Dependability: Meets commitments works independently accepts ownership of projects and outcomes takes personal responsibility and sets objectives/standards stays focused under pressure meets attendance/punctuality requirements shows a sense of urgency about getting results.
- Analysis: Ability to analyze and collect data. Ability to make sound business judgments.
- Communication: Ability to effectively manage and motivate the performance of employees by setting goals monitoring performance provides feedback and helps others to learn.
- Problem Solving: Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Critical Thinking: The ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Leadership: Ability to build consensus amongst ones peers in leadership. Ability to establish an effective professional and positive relationship with staff.
- Technical: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Simpson computer applications such as SAP (or similar MRP software) and OEE software The ability to effectively use MS Office products and ERP system.
- Lean Manufacturing: Knowledge of elimination of waste continuous improvement S5 Kaizen Quality Built in JIT Kanban and leveled production.
- Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic algebra geometry statistics and their applications.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit talk and hear and sometimes walk and stand. While performing the duties of this job the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This job operates in a professional office environment where standard office equipment such as computers phones printers/scanners etc. are frequently used.
Travel
This job requires up to 10 of domestic travel.
WORK STATUS & LOCATION
This fulltime exempt position is located in Riverside CA.
RELOCATION
Relocation is not available for this position.
Pay
$89100 $142600 / year
REWARDS AT SIMPSON STRONGTIE
We recognize and reward employees with a carefully designed and comprehensive rewards package including competitive compensation quarterly bonuses or commission and firstrate benefits. May exclude some positions such as seasonal jobs.