Manager, Production

Position Summary

Leads a team of supervisors and MH and Operators in the processing department. Has budget responsibility for their respective departments of responsibility.

What You'll Do as a Production Manager

Operational Excellence (35%)

• Leads the implementation of corporate safety and health programs to establish and ensure a safe working environment, including establishing accountability systems that improve compliance and safety results.


• Drives all continuous improvement processes at a shop-floor level, including lean operational culture, safety and safety improvement events, quality requirements. Fosters a culture that promotes continuous improvement of people and processes.Audits standard work, countermeasures.


• Supports facility capacity management process through active participation with site management team.


• Has budget responsibility for their respective departments of responsibility.

People Leadership (35%)

• Leads production staff by creating a safe work environment, collaborates across job functions managing processing issues.


• Compliance with FDA, OSHA, EPA regulations.


• Audits adherence to standard work, revising as necessary.


• Develops KPI for area of responsibility, provides coaching to direct reports to ensure understanding. Identifies development opportunities related to inefficiencies for succession preparation.

Customer Relationships (10%)

• Routine Customer interaction related to processing of Customer products. including ensuring processing Special Instructions/Handling requirements are adhered to.


• Interacts with Customers on issues that provide opportunity for system improvements, and where applicable, optimizes the planning and scheduling of irradiators/vessels/accelerators.


• Provide support to Customer audits as needed. Support Quality investigations as needed.


• Participation in Customer visits and Business Reviews.

Delivering Results (20%)

• Ensures performance across a range of activities and metrics within their area.


• Ensure adherence to Safety and Quality requirements while handling Customer products, operating equipment and performing routine job functions.


• Manage area expenses to ensure P&L targets are achieved.


• Customer Service – maximize irradiator/vessel uptime to meet Customer volume and turn time requirements.


• Ensure accuracy during product processing to eliminate Customer product damage and process nonconformances, investigating Quality issues as needed.


• Engage workforce through use of Lean Principles to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.


• Foster a culture that promotes continuous improvement of people and processes.

The Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed

• 8 years of leadership experience with a bachelor's degree OR 10 years of leadership experience with a high school diploma / GED.

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