Production Manager

At Technical - Cary, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Cary, IL

Construction of Buildings

About the position

The Production Manager is responsible for overseeing the overall production of the plant, with a strong emphasis on leadership development. This role is pivotal in fostering an environment and culture that prioritizes safety and continuous improvement, reflecting the company's commitment to achieving a world-class, injury-free workplace. The Production Manager will support a culture of honesty, candidness, transparency, teamwork, accountability, and goal-driven, fact-based decision-making. In this position, the Production Manager must comply with all safety, operational, and employment policies and practices while ensuring that quality requirements are met or exceeded. The role requires scheduling flexibility to accommodate the demands of a 24/7 operation. The Production Manager will develop and administer plans and programs to meet production requirements by establishing operating objectives and recommending staffing and manufacturing needs. Additionally, the Production Manager will analyze operational costs, investigate significant variances, create and implement corrective actions, and keep production management fully informed of actions taken. Utilizing fact-based team problem-solving techniques, the Production Manager will identify and resolve issues while supporting best practices through communication and cooperation with team members. The role also involves maintaining a strong internal customer focus by collaborating with other departments and support groups. The Production Manager is responsible for establishing and maintaining an effective communications program that includes communicating the plant's mission and results, as well as providing customer feedback to all team members. Maintaining high levels of team member performance and morale through ongoing monitoring, coaching, guidance, and continuous feedback is essential. The Production Manager will ensure that all team members have the proper authority to conduct their job duties and will foster an environment of continuous improvement, involvement, teamwork, and customer focus by agreeing upon goals, communicating expectations, providing training, resources, and equipment, and encouraging fact-based decision-making. Finally, the Production Manager will manage and control inventory levels according to established guidelines and ensure day-to-day compliance with quality, food safety, and prerequisite programs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee overall production of the plant including leadership development.
• Facilitate an environment and culture focused on safety and continuous improvement.
• Comply with all safety, operational, and employment policies and practices.
• Follow quality requirements to meet or exceed specifications.
• Develop and administer plans and programs to meet production requirements.
• Analyze operational costs and investigate significant variances.
• Create and implement corrective actions and keep production management informed.
• Use fact-based team problem-solving techniques to identify and solve problems.
• Support best demonstrated practices by communicating and cooperating with team members.
• Maintain a strong internal customer focus by cooperating with other departments.
• Establish and maintain an effective communications program.
• Maintain high levels of team member performance and morale through ongoing monitoring and coaching.
• Ensure all team members have proper authority to conduct job duties.
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement and customer focus.
• Manage and control inventory levels per established guidelines.
• Ensure day-to-day compliance with quality, food safety, and prerequisite programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5 - 10 years' experience in manufacturing, materials management, and quality control.
• Experience working in a continuous improvement environment is required.
• Six Sigma Black or Green belt certification preferred.
• Metric driven with demonstrated ability to lead and develop individuals and teams.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Operating knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience managing within an ISO/SQF certified environment.