Continental

Production Area Manager

Continental • $75K — $95K *
Watertown, NY 13601In-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.
  • Manufacturing management experience in a high-speed environment.
  • Strong leadership and organizational skills.
  • Effective communicator at all organizational levels.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving capabilities.
  • Experience in employee hiring and termination processes.
  • Professional handling of challenging situations.
  • Preferred experience working with unions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support hourly workforce to meet business objectives.
  • Promote and maintain a safe work environment for production associates.
  • Ensure compliance with plant policies and procedures.
  • Conduct training for safety and job certification for associates.
  • Assign and supervise labor for efficient product quality.
  • Drive process improvements for productivity and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
  • Maintain accurate documentation of attendance, payroll, and training.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for career advancement through training programs.
  • Participation in the Continental Business System for Lean management.
  • Work in a dynamic team-oriented environment.
  • Engagement in safety and quality initiatives.
  • Contributions to process improvements that impact the entire plant operation.
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.
Learn more about Continental
Size
233,000 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Founded
1989
* Ladders Estimates

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