Production Manager – injection molding job vacancy in Confidential Priviately-Held Company – Jobs in Vermont

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Job Details
Company Name : Confidential Priviately-Held Company
Company Location : Newbury, VT
Job Position : Production Manager – injection molding
Job Category : Jobs in Vermont

Job Description :

Growing injection molding manufacturer is looking to add an industry experienced Production Manager to their team.

Key Accountabilities

• Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Production Manager will manage and supervise all plant operations ensuring that the highest level of productivity, safety and quality are maintained at all times
• Develop and foster effective and productive teams using ongoing performance management.

• Ensure that continual process improvement is practiced through the use of Lean Manufacturing tools and activities
• Set goals and plan a course of action for the plant. Have a vision of the plant’s future.

Productivity

• Ensure the accurate accounting of all inventories and closely monitor any deviations from the estimated inventory.
• Support and enforce the use of the functional organization and enforce the use of operating policies and procedures.

• Proactively identify challenges and operational issues in the plant and develop solutions
• Generates monthly work-in progress report and adjust job cost estimates as necessary
• Coordinates monthly production schedule with master schedule
• Monitor plant overhead expenses and improve financial performance by using Lean Tools and Performance Management to reduce labor hours, overtime and operating budgets

Safety

• Communicate and endorse the company safety program through regularly scheduled meetings
• Initiate and embrace a safety culture where all employees feel comfortable communicating safety concerns.

Quality

• Ensure that all quality problems are acted upon and the results are being monitored
• Foster the Lean Manufacturing environment to continually manage and improve the plant’s quality
• Train staff to look for and report quality issues in all phases of product life at plant, i.e. form setting, pouring, curing, finishing, storage, loading, shipping.

Performance Management

• Delegate tasks to members of the management team and monitor the delegated tasks. Give supervisors the authority to accomplish the tasks.

• Foster a workforce focused on a high level of teamwork, productivity, safety and performance using the Performance Management process
• Improve people management by setting goals, action plans and holding people accountable
• Make key personnel decisions including but not limited to hiring, promotion, team building, coaching, discipline, and termination.
• Evaluate the performance of direct reports and review their evaluations of their subordinates at least annually.
• Maintain a workforce that is compliant with company policies regarding equal employment opportunity and does not tolerate discrimination and/or workplace harassment.
• Ensure that all employees read, understand and sign their job description or duties list.

• Ensure the coordination of efforts between departments.

Requirements

Job Requirements

• 5+ years progressive experience in a key leadership/management role at an injection molding manufacturing facility.
• Previous experience/strong understanding of budgeting/expense management with a basic understanding of financial and accounting practices.
• Previous experience/best practices implementing and using continuous improvement/lean tools such as; Six Sigma, 5-S, Lean Manufacturing, Transactional Lean, etc. to drive improvement.
• Previous experience/broad understanding of safety systems and enforcement of safety rules and policies.
• Demonstrated strong leadership, team building and advanced coaching skills.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate people, assess and develop employee skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles and applications associated with manufacturing operations, maintenance and engineering.
• Strong computer skills including the ability to prepare spreadsheets and use Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Power Point and/or Access) to analyze data and trends
• Excellent planning and organizational skills, with the ability to balance production and maintenance needs.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and listening ability.
• A strong ability to be adaptable and flexible.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work with teams and lead decision-making processes in a team environment.
• Highly motivated, results oriented, driven.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 – $115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lewiston, ME: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Preferred)

Experience:

• injection molding manufacturing: 5 years (Preferred)
• production management: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location