Production Manager

Kalman & Company is building a team for an anticipated Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution opportunity. The contract will support warehouse and distribution operations in a sustained audit-ready environment including receiving storage inventory issue processing packaging transportation equipment support and related mission functions. This position is contingent upon contract award final funding Government acceptance of the candidate and completion of all required security and access actions.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Production Manager will coordinate the Distribution Centers operational production divisions and use performance analysis system data and direct observation to align workload staffing storage traffic management and site-specific missions. The salary range is $80K/yr-110K/yr depending upon qualifications held.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and provide technical guidance for coordination of Distribution Center production divisions and functional workflows.
• Integrate performance planning systems management stock positioning storage operations traffic management workload staffing and site-specific mission requirements.
• Analyze operational performance through direct observation reports dashboards transaction data and collaboration with functional leaders.
• Apply statistical analysis and operational data to identify trends constraints bottlenecks capacity issues and emerging workload changes.
• Forecast workload and recommend or direct resource adjustments to maintain timely accurate and complete performance.
• Respond to complex operational problems and formulate coordinate and track corrective-action plans.
• Support root-cause analysis performance recovery audit readiness internal controls and continuous process improvement.
• Coordinate with the Site Manager Alternate Site Manager Supply Systems Analyst Inventory Manager Transportation Manager Storage Specialist and Government counterparts.
• Prepare operational analyses staffing-impact assessments production reports schedules and leadership briefings.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• At least three years of experience in warehouse operations and performing statistical analysis on operations comparable in size and complexity to the contemplated effort.
• At least two years of experience using automated warehouse management systems within the past five years.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze production performance forecast workload identify operational problems and adjust resources.
• Experience coordinating multiple warehouse or distribution functions and resolving cross-functional issues.
• Strong analytical systems planning communication and leadership skills.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

• Must be eligible for access to a DoD installation and successfully complete the Government-required Moderate Risk Personnel Security Investigation and suitability process for a public trust or sensitive position.
• Must be able obtain and maintain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC) installation identification badge PKI token and controlled-area access as applicable to assigned duties.
• Because the position is expected to use DLA WMS and other Government systems must be eligible for minimum IT II access including submission of required access forms and a favorably adjudicated T3 investigation unless the Government approves an exception.
• Must safeguard classified information Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) proprietary information Government systems facilities property and mission data in accordance with DoD DLA CMMC and local installation requirements.
• Must complete initial and recurring security training including CUI Antiterrorism/Force Protection OPSEC Counterintelligence INFOSEC and Combating Trafficking in Persons training.
• Must comply with visitor-control key-and-lock-control incident-reporting suspicious-contact-reporting and local force-protection procedures.

Kalman & Company Inc. maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment and random substance abuse testing and background verification checks.

KEY PERSONNEL AVAILABILITY REQUIREMENT

As designated Key Personnel the employee must be available upon notification to meet Government personnel on-site within one hour during normal duty hours and within two hours outside normal duty hours unless in an approved excused-absence status. The position may also require extended hours alternate shifts emergency response continuity operations holiday on-call support and work during heightened force-protection conditions.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with DLA WMS and/or DSS QLIK or comparable analytics DoD distribution audit readiness performance metrics or multi-shift operations.
• Experience developing workload models staffing analyses production-control dashboards or corrective-action plans.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed primarily in warehouse industrial transportation and administrative areas on a military installation. The employee must be able to move safely through operational areas comply with personal protective equipment and local safety requirements work around material-handling equipment and vehicle traffic and maintain performance during changing access or force-protection conditions.