Production Manager Tn

POSITION SUMMARY: 

Direct, monitor, and coordinate all day-to-day production floor activities and functions of a captive injection molding plant operating 24 hours, 7 days/week. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Monitor and adhere to all company and governmental policies, laws, and regulations; 
• Organizational development through employment, training, employee relations, and progressive discipline; 
• Provide for employee safety and health with administration of all company and governmental safety standards and practices; 
• Maintain quality standards through quality programs/procedures, GMP, and IMS standards, and food safety requirements, policies, and procedures; 
• Assist in the hiring and training of production personnel; 
• Coordinate the day-to-day production related operations; 
• Adhere to annual and long term operational/labor objectives; 
• Communicate plant maintenance issues to appropriate designates to aid in the efficient operations of the facility; 
• Recommend/implement engineering changes to processes and standards; 
• Coordinate with Scheduling department on production schedule; 
• Monitor, track, & report all production of closures with the addition of scrap produced; 
• Assist in customer complaint resolution, reduction, and prevention;  
• Communicate all critical information and delegate appropriately to Production Supervisors. 

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Responsible for enforcing all Food Safety related policies and standards; 
• Responsible for following and enforcing all Safety Rules, policies procedures and work instructions; 
• Active participation in continuous improvement efforts for productivity, scrap, and quality ; 
• Active participation in Safety program for the plant; 
• Review direct reports annually on job performance; 
• Other duties, as assigned by Plant Manager

EDUCATION AND TRAINING: 

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred or equivalent experience; 
• Prior manufacturing or supervisory experience; 
• Computer literate and good communication and interpersonal skills. 

EXPERIENCE: 

• 2-5 years manufacturing management experience; 
• Knowledge of injection molding processes; 
• Knowledge of facility and equipment maintenance.