Title:  Production Manager

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Job Summary:

Directs the manufacturing of all products and production departments at the Jersey Shore Plant.  In conjunction with Engineering develops efficient processes and improvements. Responsible for meeting

production schedules and coordination of related operations. Works with Senior Management and the Plant Manager to support the overall vision and initiates improvements to ensure the processes meet

present and future requirements for quality, growth, flexibility and cost improvement

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Effective and efficient use of available resources to manufacture products that meet or exceed
• customer requirements for cost, quality, delivery and service.
• Utilize business systems and software tools to analyze reports on production capacity and
• requirements related to forecasted units by product and identify needs for improving
• productivity and overall manufacturing costs via lean manufacturing and robust problem solving
• teams
• Serve on safety committee, lean committee and various project and or marketing core teams
• when required
• Work with area managers in planning and scheduling labor and equipment resources to meet
• production demands
• Identify opportunities to improve service, minimize scrap, reduce manufacturing costs, including
• effective management and improvement of inventory
• Troubleshoot production processes to correct product issues and improve process control
• Coordinate modification to production processes with Engineering, Quality and other functional
• areas
• Motivate and develop supervisor and hourly team members
• Enforce all safety, quality and SOP procedures
• Provide monthly reports and ongoing measurement identifying progress, issues and corrective
• action status, planned projects
• Assist in the preparation and execution of the annual budget as it relates to associated
• production areas
• Other duties as assigned relative to the position and/or company

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline; Masters preferred.
• 6-10 Years of experience in a manufacturing/production environment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience working with ISO9000, FDA and cGMP required
• Understanding and experience in use of Lean manufacturing principles
• Ability to read and interpret documents and drawings, specifications, safety rules, operating
• instructions, procedure manuals and regulatory documentation
• Ability to write routine reports, correspondence and process documents
• Ability to speak effectively before groups and employees in the organization
• Write monthly progress reports and capital requests
• Ability to understand mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference
• Ability to problem solve
• General knowledge of OSHA/EPA/safety regulations, manufacturing and process automation
• Working knowledge of business and shop floor systems to effectively manage operations
• Previous experience with SAP and MS Office applications

• Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
• Support and contribute to Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target

Physical and Travel Requirements:

• 10%: Up to 26 business days per year
• Sedentary - exerting up to 10lbs/4kgs of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to life, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met

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