Manager Production

U-Haul - Fairless Hills, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

Fairless Hills, PA

Rental and Leasing Services

About the position

As a Fabrication Production Manager at U-Haul, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the metal fabrication operations within a multiple-shift facility. This position is designed for individuals who are looking for a rewarding career that combines mentorship and managerial responsibilities. Your primary focus will be to ensure that your production team operates at maximum efficiency, which will involve hiring, training, and directing team members. You will also have the opportunity to advance your career while enjoying U-Haul's excellent benefits package, which includes health insurance, a 401k plan, stock options, and more. In this role, you will be responsible for optimizing efficiency, productivity, and equipment performance to meet production objectives. You will develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve production methods and suggest changes to working conditions and equipment usage to enhance shop efficiency. Additionally, you will be tasked with developing capital equipment justification for machine tools and process technology aimed at improving quality, cost, and cycle times. Meeting quality standards, production schedules, and delivery requirements will be a key part of your responsibilities. You will also identify barriers to achieving production goals and work collaboratively to develop and implement improvement plans. Training will be a significant aspect of your role, as you will coordinate production-related training, including Operator Skills Training and Quality Management System training, while ensuring that all required safety training is completed on time. Tracking data and meeting production metrics, as well as waste and efficiency percentages, will be essential to your success. As a leader in continuous improvement, you will ensure that product quality standards are met through inspections and material testing procedures. Analyzing production reports to identify potential improvements and reduce losses will also be part of your daily activities. Overall, your leadership will be crucial in fostering a culture of efficiency and quality within the production team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the efficient management of the metal fabrication operations of a multiple-shift facility.
• Optimize efficiency, productivity, and equipment performance to meet objectives.
• Develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve production methods.
• Suggest changes to working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew.
• Develop capital equipment justification for machine tools and process technology to improve quality, cost and cycle times.
• Responsible for meeting all quality standards, production schedules, and delivery requirements.
• Identify barriers to meeting production goals and help develop and implement improvement plans.
• Coordinate production-related training, including Operator Skills Training and Quality Management System training, and work with the Safety Coordinator to ensure all required safety training is completed on time.
• Responsible for tracking data and meeting production metrics and waste and efficiency percentages.
• Act as a leader in terms of continuous improvement and change.
• Ensure the product quality standards are met through inspections and material testing procedures.
• Analyze data drawn from production reports to identify possible improvements, reduce losses and the number of breakdowns, and improve efficiency.
• Communicate, implement, and apply company policies and procedures.
• Other duties as deemed appropriate by Management to support the business plan.

Requirements

• 6 - 8+ years of experience in a related manufacturing production or operations management position.
• 4+ years of production supervisory experience in that environment.
• Understanding of production processes and controls in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills to communicate with employees.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experiences in 5S, Lean, and Kaizen would be a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must have had prior hands-on experience with SAP or other ERP systems.
• Excellent proven leadership and change management skills.
• Ability to quickly establish credibility to develop and maintain excellent internal and external business relations.
• Mechanically inclined with excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Strong planning, organizing, project management, and problem-solving abilities.
• Able to work flexible schedules, including nights and weekends when necessary.

Nice-to-haves

• Experiences in 5S, Lean, and Kaizen would be a plus.

Benefits

• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick days.
• 401k and stock options.
• Health insurance/benefits (including medical, dental & vision).
• Prescription Plan.
• Subsidized gym membership (including paid fitness classes).
• Life insurance.
• Business and travel insurance.
• Met Law Legal program.
• MetLife auto and home insurance.
• Discounts on Apple products, cell phone plans, hotels, and more.
• 24-hour physician available.