Production Manager

DEPARTMENT: Production

REPORTS TO: Director of Operations

JOB SUMMARY: Manages and coordinates all production activities, operations, and staff to ensure conformance to established procedures; implements practices that maximize production efforts to improve the overall effectiveness and financial performance of the production function.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reviews, analyzes, modifies, and implements efficient and effective department processes, policies, and procedures
• Manage the capacity of the manufacturing processes
• Responsible for maintaining the production job schedule
• Maintains knowledge of machine capacity and develops solutions for efficient utilization
• Interfaces with maintenance and/or engineering to ensure all equipment in maintained in top condition
• Troubleshoot and solve manufacturing problems, involves other departments and/or personnel as needed
• Interfaces with Quality department to ensure highest degree of final quality and develop new and better-quality methods
• Ensures approved manufacturing methodology is being followed
• Implement lean standards and improvements
• Identifies, documents, and implements opportunities for continuous improvement
• Develops and communicates goals and key initiatives to improve plant performance and success
• Maintains knowledge of the skills of the labor force to manage in time of employee absence or unexpected peak demands
• Interfaces with Director of Operations to control operating costs
• Develops, implements, and monitors department budget; manages expenses within approved budget constraints
• Support plant budget by controlling labor and overtime, inventory, supply spending, waste, etc.
• Hires, trains, supervises, motivates, and develops production staff; manages schedules and workflow
• Assigns duties and monitors quality of work; assures staff conforms to organizational policies and procedures and government regulations
• Provides day-to-day guidance and oversight of subordinates; actively works to promote and recognize performance.
• Keeps up to date on overall activities of the team, identifying problem areas and taking corrective actions.
• Ensures all personnel are trained and institutes reinforcement training when necessary
• Reads travelers (work orders) and obtains (purchases if required) substrates, and related supplies as needed to produce jobs
• Maintains inventory levels of substrates/ supplies
• Works in collaboration with the warehouse department on housekeeping, inventory and other needs
• Ensures all safety rules and regulations are followed; investigates accidents in a timely, accurate, and complete manner
• Coordinates and manages all safety training
• Maintains a safe work environment by taking corrective action to solve unsafe work practices or environmental issues
• Champion all aspects of personal and facility safety including safety engagement, participating as a lead on a safety committee, instill a sense of self-responsibility for safety within the department and ensures the safe use of equipment, PPE and other safety related items
• Prepares required reports and correspondence
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly supervises ~3-5 employees within the Production Department
• Indirectly supervises 30-40 employees within the Production Department
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws
• Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree required: Engineering or Operations preferred
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience required
• Proven ability to run a manufacturing operation required
• Lean manufacturing formal training and/or experience preferred
• Working knowledge of quality procedures in the medical industry preferred

COMPENTICIES:

• Diversity - Demonstrates knowledge of EEO policy; Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; Educates others on the value of diversity; Promotes a harassment-free environment; Builds a diverse workforce.
Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values. • Safety and Security
• - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; Effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.
Problem Solving
• - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Continually required to stand
• Continually required to walk
• Occasionally required to sit
• Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
• Continually required to talk or hear
• Continually work near moving mechanical parts
• Occasionally exposure to extreme heat or cold (non-weather)
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually very loud (the production floor is considered a sustained loud manufacturing environment that requires hearing protection)
• The employee must occasionally lift and /or move more than 50 pounds / frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds / continually lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include: Close vision; Distance vision; Color vision; Peripheral vision; Depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Required to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) including, but not limited to: gowning, hair nets, beard covers, eye protection, hearing protection, and any other necessary PPE

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

• $115,000 - $120,000 per year.
• Medical, dental, vision insurances, 401k with company match, company paid holidays, paid time off, and sick time.
• This is position is fully on site in Huntington Beach, CA.

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Each candidate for this position must have a clean and neat appearance, observe good personal hygiene and conform to the dress code in keeping with SteriPax's clean manufacturing environment.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. it is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.