The site production manager is responsible for providing effective leadership and daily guidance to all manufacturing departments while ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures. Oversee all manufacturing-related activities concerning safety, quality, productivity, and cost control. Foster a culture of empowerment and continuous improvement. Establish and lead safety objectives for the plant.
JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Establish and lead safety objectives for the plant while ensuring compliance with all safety policies and procedures.
- Plan, organize, and direct the manufacturing function to ensure the most effective return on assets
- Interact regularly with Operations Frontline Leaders and production employees to provide direction and leadership. Be a visible presence in manufacturing areas
- Support regional quality standard systems for commercialization, SPC, and preventive and corrective action.
- Ensure compliance with the daily production schedule.
- Conduct daily operations meetings and periodic plant communications meetings. Ensure budget and financial forecasts are developed and met.
- Partner with Finance function to provide accurate operational information, establish product costs and update standard assumptions
- Partner with the Supply Chain function to ensure timely, effective, and efficient procurement, planning, inventory levels, and delivery of finished goods.
- Partner with the Human Resources function to ensure effective management of human capital.
- Support regional quality standard systems for commercialization, SPC, and preventive and corrective action.
- Ensure compliance with all government regulatory requirements.
- Establish and maintain a culture of continuous improvement, quality, high performance and process excellence
- Establish team and individual accountabilities for problem-solving and cost reduction.
- Ensure effective labor utilization within departments to allow for maximum return on labor investment.
- Manage spending against budget and in relation to production volume
- Establish management practices in department to encourage employees’ positive involvement, with the opportunity for constructive input and action
- Responsible for directing and executing the planning process to drive continuous improvement activities in the department.
- Responsible for training and development for the department.
- Direct or support the effective implementation of investment projects approved for capacity or facility expansion and upgrades
- May lead or participate in regional or global projects
- Provide backup for Plant Director
- Other duties as assigned.
