Production Manager

Role Purpose

Provide leadership and expertise to establish processes and procedures to promote an efficient operation in the production areas, support the selection of equipment and improvement of processes and equipment to increase efficiency and reduce cost.

Key Responsibilities

1. Prioritize and manage multiple, complex tasks & complete them on time every time
2. Assist in the hiring of the production personnel necessary to efficiently produce product 24 hours a day within established production costs.
3. Maintain close surveillance over operations through perusal of reports, staff meetings, observation, and personal contact to assure coordination an integration of timely work flow, timely production, budgetary conformance, schedules, utilization of personnel, skills, machines, equipment and facilities.
4. Oversee installation and initial use of new equipment, to insure proper use, operation and integration into the department.
5. Organization and prioritization of diverse on-going projects and employee safety.    

Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelor of Science degree, preferable with a Technical emphasis                                                        
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience.
• Minimum 5 years of supervisory experience             
• Fully bilingual.
• Work independent of supervision.
• Prioritize and manage multiple, complex tasks and complete all tasks on time every time.
• Act as a team member, leader and/or facilitator.
• Make a communicate decision.
• Plan and schedule rapidly changing requirements.             

Experiences/Education - Desired

• M.B.A. or equivalent business degree
• Experience in multiple businesses, divisions, technologies
• Experience in staff or project roles
• Manufacturing and/or engineering experiences throughout the product life cycle (growth and/or decline, new product introductions, turnaround situation, etc.)
• Experience in leading or being a member of projects and teams. Experience using positional power or personal influence to accomplish objectives
• Experience with global manufacturing and business through work, project experience, or expatriate assignment
• Experience to adapt to a variety of employee relations environments