Continental

Production Area Manager

Continental • $75K — $95K *
Marysville, OH 43040In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate or Bachelor's degree in business management or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in manufacturing management in a fast-paced setting.
  • Strong leadership and organizational abilities.
  • Effective communication skills across all organizational levels.
  • Robust problem-solving capabilities.
  • Experience with hiring and managing employee exits.
  • Professional handling of challenging situations.
  • Union experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Promote and maintain a safe work environment for production staff.
  • Communicate plant policies effectively and ensure compliance.
  • Oversee training for associates on safety and job performance.
  • Assign tasks and supervise labor to optimize product quality.
  • Implement process improvements to boost productivity and OEE.
  • Maintain accurate documentation for time, attendance, and audits.
  • Perform additional duties as needed for plant operations.

Benefits

  • Safe work environment emphasis.
  • Training and resources provided for employee development.
  • Opportunities for process improvement involvement.
  • Engagement with Lean initiatives to improve efficiency.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Production Area Manager provides leadership, direction and support for the hourly workforce to ensure overall business objectives are obtained. These objectives include but are not limited to safety, production, quality, cost and delivery. Additionally, the Production Area Manager will act as a change agent to help implement process improvements and management initiatives at the plant. Included in the endeavor is active participation in the Continental Business System (Lean) activities to reduce product and process variation and eliminate waste.
  • Proactively promote and create a safe work environment for hourly production associates. Provide hourly associates with the tools and resources necessary to work safely. Ensure accountability at the plant level with respect to safety rules and processes." Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to prevent safety incidents.
  • Effectively communicate plant policies and procedures. Assure compliance to plant policies and rules.
  • Ensure that associates receive the appropriate training including but not limited to safety training job certification/re-certification, and quality/safety alerts.
  • Assign and supervise labor to efficiently produce high quality products. Implement and drive process improvements to increase productivity and OEE.
  • Provide accurate record keeping and documentation to include but not limited to time & attendance systems, payroll, overtime management, training and process audits.
  • Additional job duties as necessary to facilitate plant operation.


Qualifications
  • Associate degree or Bachelor's degree preferably in business management and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Manufacturing management experience in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong leadership, people and organizational skills.
  • Ability to communicate to all levels of the organization.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Experience in hiring and exiting employees.
  • Ability to handle difficult situation professionally.
  • Union experience preferred.


Additional Information

About Continental

Continental AG is a German multinational automotive parts manufacturing company. The company produces tires, brake systems, interior electronics, automotive safety, powertrain and chassis components, and other parts for the automotive and transportation industries. Continental AG was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Hanover, Germany. The company operates in over 60 countries and has over 233,000 employees.
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Size
233,000 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Founded
1989
* Ladders Estimates

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