Production Manager

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The Production Unit Manager will oversee and coordinate activities within their assigned production unit(s) in an efficient manner to achieve the optimal, cost‑effective manufacturing processes methods in accordance with product specifications, Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) and quality standards. The individual ensures that company policies and guidelines are accurately interpreted and implemented. Monitors process, quality and quantity of production to make sure we achieved out daily/weekly and monthly target.

• Ensures production goals are met within the assigned production unit(s) in order to meet production unit goals and deadlines.
• Manage the daily production unit meeting (Problem Solving Management). Ensure that all HSE, quality, production problems are resolved during production unit meetings and address results vs. KPI’s with cross functional departments.
• Responsible for directing and managing Production Group Supervisors and other department employees as needed; provide the necessary tools, knowledge, and support to ensure success in their job.
• Develop as needed a vision, strategy, and key objectives inline with the Company’s goals and having the leadership skills to “lead by example” the execution efforts against these key objectives.
• Ensure within reason that assignments, tasks assigned, concerns affecting quality of the product, and established agreed upon objectives are completed on time or in those cases they can not, notifying supervision.
• Provides insightful leadership that generally creates positive morale.
• Assigns machines and manpower to meet production schedules and provide on‑time delivery to customers.
• Manage the manufacturing of products to meet deadlines and production goals.
• Manages production to meet monthly budgets.
• Organize process data using tools such as 8D, 5S, Kaizen, Lean, Six‑Sigma (DMAIC), VSM, and Statistical Process Control (SPC) to reduce process variation and improve quality and throughput.
• Responsible for preventive maintenance and machine uptime.
• Devise Departmental Action Plans that support achievement of the Company’s and Department’s long‑term goals and objectives.
• Assigns and schedules work to production employees, including supervisors and manufacturing engineering.
• Observes equipment usage and employee quality of work and takes corrective action when necessary.
• Monitors tools, material, quality and production.
• Drives corrective actions and confirms full cycle of problem solving and prevention.
• Organize and maintain high standards of performance, quality and customer service for the production unit.
• Responsible for implementing company policies and guidelines as prescribed by management.
• Implement and maintain training for job related functions.
• Interview, evaluate, hire, train, motivate, supervise and discipline all personnel under direct supervision.
• Performs personnel functions; coaches for improved performance, identifies/develops high potential employees, conducts performance evaluations, disciplinary action and recommends compensation increases within company guidelines.

• Makes decisions based on what is best for the Company, the stockholders, and employees.
• Ensures responses to internal and external customers are complete and timely. Takes appropriate corrective actions to change content or timeliness of response as necessary.
• Leads employees within the established Company rules (Action Plans, Performance Management Systems, Legal requirements, etc…) to maintain a positive working environment building a culture of accountability and productivity.
• Conducts all business activities with the highest ethical standards. Ensures decision making is objective avoiding any kind of conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict of interest.
• Exemplifies Company guiding principles in decision making.
• Embraces and implements the Company Health, Safety and Environmental culture and…