Production Manager

6 days ago

Temple, Texas, United States Panel Specialists Inc Full time $60,000 - $120,000 per year

Job Summary

We are seeking a dynamic and energetic Production Manager to lead our manufacturing operations and drive excellence across all facets of production. In this pivotal role, you will oversee daily plant activities, ensure seamless production workflows, and champion continuous improvement initiatives. Your leadership will foster a culture of safety, quality, and efficiency, enabling us to meet and exceed production targets while maintaining the highest standards of operational excellence. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about optimizing manufacturing processes, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact.

Duties

  • Responsible for managing the production activities and achieving production targets in quality, productivity, efficiency, safety, cost control, and staff development. Directs teams in effectively managing each respective department. Ensures compliance with all applicable local, state, federal and/or company policy and procedures.
  • Conducts SWOT analysis for the purpose of identifying production operations' strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, then targets key areas for improvements.
  • Right-size capacity with an emphasis on maximizing efficiency and profitability, through analyzing forecasts of demand, then translating into capacity requirements, and putting processes in place to ensure our customers' and business needs are achieved.
  • Improve production manufacturing processes for the purpose of improving overall quality, reducing lead-times, and lowering overall costs of operations by using Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma and Total Quality Management applications where necessary.
  • Develop Key Performance Indicator (KPI) models for successful measurement and create graphic illustrations for the shop floor environment that clearly communicates up-to-the-minute production status to our production employees.
  • Improve operator training processes using tested and measured Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's). Develop new procedures where none exist and ensure all employees operate to developed standards on a consistent basis.
  • Incorporates best Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems and other production activity control techniques to reduce excess inventory, overtime, labor, and other waste streams.
  • Improves equipment and tooling maintenance processes for ROI and life-cycle enhancements.
  • Conducts quarterly Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) events to drive new ideas to create effective consensus decision making.
  • Provides sound leadership, coaching, mentoring and direction for personnel development, morale improvement, and staff organization.
  • Works closely with H.R. to develop retention plans geared towards reducing turnover and creating high employee satisfaction ratings.
  • Develops and communicates effective and efficient production targets and priorities to manufacturing and administrative support teams.
  • Manages employee selection, training, performance evaluations, documentations, salary, and termination processes. Maintains a positive, proactive labor environment.
  • Establishes and maintains a safe work environment through ensuring compliance of OSHA and other Government safety rules and regulations, conducting internal safety meetings and developing safety awareness programs, along with periodic safety training.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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