Production Manager

American Fuji Seal is seeking an innovative leader in a Production Manager for our Pressure Sensitive Label Division (PSL). This position is responsible for managing total production including: managing a team of supervisors, ensuring safety is integrated into all aspects of production, and driving a quality culture to ensure customer satisfaction. The production manager is also responsible for on-time completion of production schedules, continuous improvement, and cost reduction.

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage operating budgets, capital plans, and cost savings targets
• Manage demand, capacity, and resource plans to ensure rate readiness
• Maintain compliance to all regulations and management system requirements
• Develop maturity of business intelligence tools in support of efficient material flow
• Integrate tactical and strategic supply chain activities to manage risk and leverage spend
• Identify and execute world class manufacturing initiatives to support strategic plan
• Standardize best practices across operations
• Support the Sales & Operations Planning process
• Proactively reduce Health, & Safety risks and promote safe behaviors
• Participates in continuous improvement events and other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to clearly communicate problems and observations with management
• Ability to develop and maintain a team-based organizational structure
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects, including ability to follow assignments through to completion and meet deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast-pace environment
• Management/supervisory experience in manufacturing environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Work, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project
• Ability to differentiate between color, shades, tones: vision testing required
• Strong understanding of all aspects of label construction/printing process, understanding of UV inks and associated coatings
• Must have good math, design, written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with continuous flow manufacturing and just-in-time production

Preferred Qualifications:

• A BS in Engineering, manufacturing engineering or related degree in a technical discipline is preferred or equivalent experience.
• Seven (7) years Operations experience with five (5) years in a management role
• Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) experience
• Minimum of 5 years of prior experience with flexo printing