Production Manager

3 days ago

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States Genuine Parts Company Full time

Job Summary

The Production Supervisor plays a crucial role in the value-added fabrication of products, ensuring that production activities are coordinated and controlled to meet schedules and quality targets. This position directs and schedules daily activities of five or more production employees, maintaining a safe, organized, and respectful work environment that promotes teamwork.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain a safe and organized work environment that promotes teamwork and productivity.
Ensure production and customer satisfaction are achieved by the team, utilizing the ERP, warehouse management, and scheduling systems proficiently.
Communicate and execute production schedules, actively engaging in management performance and developing reports by regularly communicating standards and expectations.
Discuss business unit needs and improve projects with operations management and technical services, creating and improving department processes by utilizing lean manufacturing tools and methods.
Develop and motivate employees to create an invested and sustainable workforce, ensuring adherence to appropriate certification program(s).
Respond to emergencies as a trainer First Responder, performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Typically requires a high school diploma or GED and five (5) to ten (10) years of related experience.
Strong leadership, decision making, and problem-solving skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills including speaking and listening for understanding.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, motivate and develop others, and handle conflict while maintaining self-control.

Physical Demands

Exposure to heat, moderate noise, moving pieces of equipment, and dust/flying particles. Requires frequent talking, hearing, and presenting, as well as manual dexterity to operate a limited range of equipment.

Production Manager