Production Manager

We areseekinga highly organized and results-driven Production Manager to lead and oversee the day-to-day operations of our extrusion and polymer compounding process production facility. This individual willbe responsible forensuring production goals are met efficiently and safely whilemaintainingquality standards. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in extrusion processes operational excellence and team leadership.

Management Responsibilities:

We areseekinga highly organized and results-driven Production Manager to lead and oversee the day-to-day operations of our extrusion and polymer compounding process production facility. This individual willbe responsible forensuring production goals are met efficiently and safely whilemaintainingquality standards. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in extrusion processes operational excellence and team leadership.

Carries out supervisory responsibilities per the organizations policies and applicable laws.â Responsibilities include interviewing hiring and training employees; planning assigning and directing work; evaluating performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

The candidate for this position must have a strong understanding of industrial safety.âThey should be knowledgeable in and capable of training others on Lockout/Tagout (LO/TO) confined space entry first aid and addition to theirâproductionâresponsibilities theâProductionâManager also serves as the Safety Specialist for the KP site.

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Reports to Site Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The top responsibility of this role is ensuring employee safety.â

• Strives to develop a world-class safety culture by collaborating with EHS staff tomaintaina healthy and safe working environment thatcomplies withall state and federal regulations.

• Drives the development of a strong safety culture where employees follow established practices and proactively reportidentifiedhazards and concerns that will help us achieve an incident-free work environment.

• Manages day-to-day production activities with a team of supervisors and process technicians to meet customer commitments.

• Leads continuous improvement on the production floor through daily interaction with staff and the cultivation of ideas that improve efficiency and safety.

• Conducts Gemba walks and job hazard analysis as part of the strategy to continually strengthen thesafetyculture.

• Oversees the daily manufacture of products ensuring productionperformanceand quality standards are consistently met.

• Leads the execution of continuous improvement projects and theutilizationof metrics to drive performance.

• Develops an environment of teamwork and a focus on achieving results within the team and across peer groups by conducting team resource planning staffing training communication and performance management.

• Investigate non-conformances and complaints and use problem-solving tools such as Root Cause Analysis toidentifyand implement Corrective and Preventive Actions.

• Deliver effective change leadership to support business changes that providestrong supportto the sales team.â Maintains knowledge of best practices in manufacturing methods and developments in technology and equipment and applies this knowledge to enhance the companys competitive edge.

• Possesses a strong understanding of manufacturingcostsand production variances.

• Collaborates with counterparts at other sites to accelerate solution development share best practices and increase OEE.

• Ensures the right people and resources are in place and optimallyallocatedto achieve results.

• Applies knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and use of Lean tools to drive out waste in the process and increase capacity.

• Identifiestraining opportunities to build and enhance staff skills that increase operational flexibility in production.

• Develop strong relationships with staff members and provide open and clear feedback to improve individual and team performance.

• Effectively works with Scheduling and Customer Care to ensure customer expectations are met or exceeded.

• Works closely with the Maintenance Team to ensureoptimalperformance of the equipment and in the execution of capital improvement projects and best practice development.

• Delivers monthly progress reports on manufacturing KPIs ensuring safety quality financial and delivery goals are met.

• Assists Site Operations Manager with the identification justification and implementation of capital projects to increase capabilities and efficiencies using new and advanced technology.

Basic Qualifications:ââââââââ

• BS in engineering field is preferredor

• 5 years of manufacturing or engineering management experience.

Skills/Abilities

• Skilled in data analysis using Power BI Excel or other tools to measure and manage performanceto achievegoals.

• Knowledge of Microsoft D365 or similar ERP system preferred.

• Communication presentationinterpersonaland influencing skills.

• High degreeoforganizational and time management skills.

• Proven Leadership and team-building skills

• Bilingual in Spanish is preferred

Salary Range: $100000-$140000

Required Experience:

Manager