Production Manager

1 week ago

Columbia, South Carolina, United States Wabtec Full time
Job Title: Production Manager

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail. As a Production Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring the efficient operation of our manufacturing and assembly environment.

Job Purpose/Scope:

The Production Manager is responsible for supervising shop employees, planning and assigning work, coaching and developing employees, implementing policies and procedures, and recommending improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures, and working conditions.

Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities:
  1. Provide leadership and ensure effective employee relations, providing employee coaching and development, making employment decisions, and resolving employee issues.
  2. Maintain effective work flow by monitoring steps of the process, observing process control points and equipment, monitoring personnel and resources, studying methods, implementing cost reductions, developing reporting procedures and systems, facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points, and initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
  3. Complete production plan by effectively scheduling and assigning personnel, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising plans, resolving problems, and reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
  4. Drive continuous improvement in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Morale to achieve positive results in all areas, working to continuously improve in all areas.
  5. Enforce organization standards and assist in the revision or formation of new policies.
  6. Maintain a safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on 5S, housekeeping, equipment preventative maintenance, and maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
  7. Manage departmental performance measures, including visual controls, and provides regular progress reports to manager.
  8. Manage Non-Conforming Material reports so material is dispositioned in a timely manner.
  9. Perform accident investigations and lead corrective actions.
  10. Report on inventory levels.
  11. Manage department priorities.
  12. Track absenteeism and timekeeping.
Supervision Scope:

This position supervises all employees of the department and is responsible for the performance and efficiency of the employees within that department.

Requirements:
  • High School or GED Diploma required
  • Bachelor's degree preferred with 5-7 years in a supervisory role within a manufacturing environment
Experience/Knowledge/Skills Required:
  • Leadership
  • Performance Management
  • Problem Solving/Analysis
  • Results Driven Personality
  • Communication Proficiency
  • Time Management
  • Technical Capacity
  • Orientation presentation
Specialized Working Conditions and % Travel:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 65 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Working conditions can be dirty, extreme hot/cold temps, loud noises. Travel % = 5% or less.

Relocation may be provided if candidate meets qualifications:

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world's toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world's brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles...people like you. Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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