High School diploma or equivalent; Bachelor's preferred.
8+ years in Production Operations, ideally in a 24/7 plant.
3+ years in Supervisory/Management roles leading large teams.
Experience in Continuous Processing industries (Plastics, Rubber, Chemicals, Steel).
Proven leadership skills in team recruitment and development.
Knowledge of Lean production and Process Improvement tools (Kaizen, LMS).
Safety oriented with OSHA basic knowledge.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and ERP systems; SAP experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
Lead all manufacturing operations to achieve company goals.
Ensure on-time production and address manufacturing challenges.
Foster employee growth and create a positive work environment.
Establish a strong safety culture to promote an accident-free workplace.
Implement sustainable manufacturing processes for timely, high-quality outputs.
Identify and drive improvements in processes, equipment, and staffing.
Ensure robust quality systems exceed customer expectations.
Benefits
Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Supportive company culture focused on employee development.
Engagement in safety initiatives and a commitment to a safe workplace.
Access to continuous improvement training and tools.
Collaboration with a dedicated team committed to excellence.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
Leads all aspects of the 24/7 manufacturing operations and development activities of the plant to achieve short and long-term goals to meet customer and company expectations.
Leads the manufacturing functions in the plant on all shifts to ensure on-time production and shipment of conforming products and materials; Including: planning the production flow, troubleshooting manufacturing issues, handling staff issues, and monitoring production orders and schedules.
Develops and engages with all employees to develop a favorable employee relations environment; work with staff members on their personal growth and development goals to ensure employees feel encouraged and motivated to contribute at their full potential.
Drives world-class processes in the areas of EH&S, developing a solid safety culture within the plant to achieve an accident-free work environment, providing prompt and effective action to eliminate unsafe acts or conditions as they become apparent.
Develops and implements sustainable manufacturing processes needed to manufacture high-quality products on time, ensuring scrap levels remain below budgeted metrics.
Identifies opportunities for improvement across the plant in relation to process, equipment, facilities and staffing to drive implementation in a spirit of continuous improvement.
Drives the implementation and execution of robust quality systems to ensure product quality meets and exceeds customer expectations.
Build a team that is dedicated and committed to excellence, with open communication, where all team members have a voice.
Execute on technical skills, problem solving skills, risk management, run an operation – SS, RTO (required to operate – manpower needed on a daily basis), lean manufacturing.
KPI: Reduce scrap production, standardize operations on all shifts, improve First Pass Yield, implement 5S and lean processes, foster quality, lean, and safety culture, improve accountability, formalize training and qualification process, train all team members, develop succession plan within the shift.
Maintains technical expertise on plant products, processes and operations.
Supports and implements corporate initiatives and directives through indirect influence with the leadership team.
Requirements
A HS diploma with an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered; A Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
8+ years of experience in Production Operations…Preferably in a 24/7 plant with continuous operations.
3+ years of experience in Supervisory/Management roles managing large direct and indirect teams.
Any Manufacturing Industry is acceptable…Continuous Processing is ideal…Plastics, Rubber, Chemicals, Steel, etc.
A proven Leader with the ability to motivate people; someone who can recruit, hire, train and develop team mates within a success planning environment
Ability to promote company culture, create a desirable work environment and influence employee retention.
Demonstrated experience with Lean production, Process Improvement tools, Kaizen, LMS, etc.
Safety mentality/oriented, able to foster a safety culture, basic OSHA knowledge.
Computer tech savvy (word, Excel, PPT, Outlook, Teams), ERP systems knowledge, SAP experience a plus.
Clear understanding of effective manufacturing practices in the areas of safety, quality, cost, productivity, and delivery.
