Manager Production

Job summary: Manage the Production Supervisors in a specified Value Stream, ensuring that safety, quality, and production standards are met.

Organizational relationships:

* Reports to the Director of Operations.

* Directly supervises Value Stream.

* Works closely with sales, materials, and engineering functions to meet company goals and objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Schedule labor effectively to maximize productivity.
• Plan parts needed for production requirements.
• Accomplish material and labor production goals.
• Maintain safety and housekeeping within your Value Stream.
• Ensures quality assurance process is being followed.
• Supports the business planning process beginning with the Production plan and continuing through the closed MRPII to performance measurement.
• Supervises the production plan to ensure attainment of the Sales plan.
• Schedules material and human resources to meet the Production plan.
• Ensures the proper number and talent composition of the production work force in the Value Stream.
• Coach, mentor, and discipline employees as necessary.
• Complete 90 day and annual reviews for Subordinates in the Value Stream.

Requirements (education, experience, travel, physical, work environment):

• Five (5) years experience in the manufacturing facility with production supervision experience.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of personnel to include presenting information to individuals and small groups.
• Advanced problem solving and project management skills
• Ability to lead personnel toward the achievement of company goals
• Lean/Six Sigma Certification preferred
• Advanced PC skills including MS Office Suite, MAPICS and/or MRP
• Advanced time management skills
• Ability to handle emergency situations calmly.
• Ability to implement and direct environmental, health and safety policies and procedures.
• Ability to read, write, comprehend, and verbally communicate simple instructions, short correspondence and memos in English.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and layout and other written or verbal instructions presented in English.
• Must have advanced knowledge of OSHA and EPA standards.
• Completed Hazardous Materials Handling Operations and Hazardous Waste training.
• Fundamental use of various pneumatic and power tools. Must be familiar with the safe operation of various tools - drill, screw gun, sander, jig saw, etc.
• Ability to read and use linear and other measuring devices.

Education and Experience:

• 4 year college degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Business Administration preferred.
• Five (5) years experience with proficiency in the specialty vehicle or truck and bus chassis manufacturing field. Experience in managing technical personnel highly desirable.
• Hazardous Waste Experience including: Hazardous Waste Disposal and DOT placarding and labeling.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Other physical requirements include:

• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 40#'s without assistance.
• Ability to work from various squatting, kneeling or bending positions.
• Ability to work with arms above head.
• Ability to work from ladders or scaffolding.
• Ability to stand at a workstation for ten hours a day (minus specified breaks.)
• Ability to perform all operations within acceptable quality and time standards.
• Ability to safely use specified hand, air, power tools, and machinery.
• Ability to operate and understand the operation of all protective safety equipment in the area.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Required to handle and dispose of hazardous waste.
• Ability to work in 105-degree heat for excess of ten (10) hours per day.
• Ability to work in noisy and dusty conditions.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.

• Ability to bend, stoop, and squat.

• Occasionally lift up to but not exceed 40#'s.

• Ability to work with arms above head.

• Able to read and follow written and verbal instructions.

The noise level in the work environment is elevated.

Personal Protective Equipment Recommended and/or Required:

• Safety glasses

• Earplugs
• Steel toed shoes
• Knee pads
• Gloves

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