Production Manager B2

Position Summary

• Responsible for managing the production and assembly of personal care products that meet and exceed the leading industry standards.

Responsibilities and Essential Duties

• Manage Production Supervisors, Associate Production Supervisors, Line Leads, Coordinators, and Production Associates.
• Mentor and coach other Production Supervisors daily.
• Oversee and manage day-to-day operational flow of production lines.
• Monitor and notify Scheduler and Sales of any changes to the Fill Schedule.
• Track and maintain unit budget adherence.
• Track and maintain schedule adherence and achievement.
• Monitor and track all important KPIs set by the company and/or upper management.
• Oversee head count allocation to ensure lines are staffed accordingly.
• Provide key information on new product launches as they relate to production.
• Work with Compounding and Scheduling to ensure all production goals are met.
• Understand how to quote a potential production run as it pertains to selection of line, labor, speed (ppm), and daily output.
• Responsible for the safety and well-being of everyone on the production floor.
• Assist Senior Production Manager as needed.
• Provide a clean, safe, injury-free work environment while ensuring production quality, on-time product delivery, identify and employ cost-saving measures, and implementation of lean manufacturing methods through proper training of personnel and follow-up of all delegated tasks.

Technical Skills Required

• Ability to learn and navigate an MRP/ERP system.
• Knowledge of KPIs as they relate to industry standards.
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing.
• Ability to think quickly and make decisions while considering all internal and external customer requirements.
• Great communication skills with all levels of employees and management.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team of Supervisors, Coordinators, Leads, Production Associates, temporary employees, and Mechanics to achieve daily, monthly, and yearly goals.
• Understanding of how to read and navigate an open order report.

Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree or 5 to 10 years of experience is preferred.
• Five years of experience managing a large group in a production/assembly work environment.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly sit, stand, and walk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to sit, balance, climb, stand, bend, squat, squeeze, kneel, turn, crouch, stoop repeatedly.
• Physically able to lift 50 pounds.
• Frequent exposure to varying temperatures, loud noises, heavy machinery, fumes, airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, electrical, chemicals, and vibrations.
• Frequent use of computer screen.