Position Summary
Responsible for supervising the production and assembly of personal care products that meet and exceed the leading industry standards.
Schedule
3rd shift Friday - Sunday 5:00 am - 6:00 pm
Overtime may be required for this position
Responsibilities and Essential Duties
- Oversee and manage day-to-day operational flow of production lines.
- Supervise Line Leads, Coordinators, Production Associates, temporary employees, and Mechanics.
- Monitor and notify Scheduler and Sales of any changes to the Fill Schedule.
- Track and maintain budget adherence.
- Track and Maintain Schedule adherence and achievement.
- Monitor and track all important KPIs set by the company and/or upper management.
- Oversee head count allocation to ensure lines are staffed accordingly.
- Provide key information on new product launches as they relate to production.
- Work with Compounding and Scheduling to ensure all production goals are met.
- Understand how to quote a potential production run as it pertains to selection of line, labor, speed (ppm), and daily output.
- Responsible for the safety and well-being of everyone on the production floor. • Assist Production Manager as needed.
- Provide a clean, safe, injury-free work environment while ensuring production quality, on-time product delivery, identify and employ cost-saving measures, and implementation of lean manufacturing methods through proper training of personnel and follow-up of all delegated tasks.
Technical Skills Required
- Ability to learn and navigate an MRP/ERP system.
- Knowledge of KPIs as they relate to industry standards.
- Understanding of Lean Manufacturing.
- Ability to think quickly and make decisions while considering all internal and external customers’ requirements.
- Great communication skills with all levels of employees and management.
- Ability to lead and motivate a Team of Leads, Coordinators, Production Associates, temporary employees, and Mechanics to achieve daily, monthly, and yearly goals.
- Understanding of how to read and navigate an open order report.
Experience Required
- Bachelor’s degree or 3 to 5 years of experience is preferred.
- Three years of experience managing a large group in a production/assembly work environment.
Physical Requirements
- Regularly sit, stand, and walk for extended periods of time.
- Ability to sit, balance, climb, stand, bend, squat, squeeze, kneel, turn, crouch, stoop repeatedly.
- Physically able to lift 50 pounds.
- Frequent exposure to varying temperatures, loud noises, heavy machinery, fumes, airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, electrical, chemicals, and vibrations.
- Frequent use of computer screen.
- Must be able to discern differences in colors and shades.
- Must be able to read labels that could contain small fonts.
- Exposure to repetitive motions (making substantial movements/motions of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers).