What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Studex?
Position Overview:
Los Angeles-based manufacturing company is looking for a Production Manager to lead our production facility. The selected candidate is responsible for planning, production, management, and process improvements. She/He is also responsible for ensuring worker safety while maximizing efficiency and delivering quality products on-time.
Job Duties:
- Manage resources to ensure completion of planned production targets on-time.
- Maximum utilization of individual skills, equipment, and materials by providing guidance, training, and direction to employees.
- Ensure full compliance to all engineering standards, quality requirements, and procedures as established.
- Resolve day-to-day issues and conflicts that may affect daily production targets.
- Evaluate and recommend changes in methods or procedures in assigned areas of responsibility to improve productivity, increase efficiency, reduce quality defects, and minimize safety incidents.
- Participate and ensure compliance with company’s environmental, health, and safety policies and procedures.
- Participate and ensure compliance with company’s quality management system.
- Provides leadership to facilitate a continuous improvement environment.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Must possess proven skills and abilities in the areas of leadership, planning, and production systems and processes, continuous improvement in manufacturing techniques, and strategic as well as functional problem analysis and resolution. Strong customer orientation.
- 10 years production management experience, including experience with planning, scheduling, and reviewing the work and performance of subordinates.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Knowledge and commitment to continuous improvement principles with the ability to prepare analyses and recommend strategies for improvement.
- Experience with creating, improving, and implementing GMP- and ISO-certified quality management systems for manufacturing FDA Class-1 medical products.
- Knowledge of LEAN, TQM, Six Sigma, 5S desirable
- Operational knowledge of PLC driven equipment as well as robotic automation. Familiarity with CNC programming a plus.
- Ability to read mechanical drawings and use precision measuring tools
- Operational knowledge of MRP/ERP systems.
- Must be computer literate and proficient within a Microsoft Windows environment.
- Bi-lingual, Spanish language skills preferred
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work-related experience.
*SALARY: DOE
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location