What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Shiloh Industries, Inc.?
Summary:
The Production Manager (PM) is responsible for providing leadership and systems to efficiently operate all production, as well as provide support towards corporate initiatives. In this role, the PM will work toward continuously improving all processes focusing on the elimination of non-value add operations and waste in the supply chain while working with other departments as necessary to support these goals.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
- Ensure that the plant has a SPS strategy and roadmap leading to the achievement of lean processes and lean operating practices to achieve optimum results and consistency in each plant.
- Responsible for the overall safety of all employees ensuring proper procedures are applied when working operations and maintaining a safe physical
- Provide supervision and technical leadership. Coach and develop Group Leaders and Team Leaders to become business leaders.
- Lead the application of SPS tools and appropriate project planning tools to improve processes, eliminate waste, and reduce cycle time. Facilitate the identification, selection, prioritization and assignment of projects with an emphasis on those that have breakthrough potential.
- Be fully conversant with the operation and performance parameters of the Value Stream Unit production equipment and its effective use as a production tool from the concurrent perspective of safety, production, and quality.
- Meet customer requirements for quality and delivery.
- Respond quickly and effectively to direct customer requests as well as Shiloh sales and marketing requirements for information, quotation, documentation an prototype parts.
- Achieving established budget
- May perform other duties as needed
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Manages the activities of Production Staff and all Business Unit production employees.
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Production Management or related technical field preferred and minimum of 5 years related experience in the automotive industry. or
- Current Shiloh employee with appropriate experience in progressively higher positions and enrolled in classes to pursue appropriate degree necessary.
Skills and Abilities
- Experience in working with Plex and other inventory systems.
- Competent in working with Microsoft Office software, including Teams, Word, Excel, MPCS and PowerPoint, etc.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Understanding and experience in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Methods (Preferred)
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions (Required)
- Conflict resolution skills
Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
- None required
Additional Competencies
- None required
Physical Demands
- Frequently required to stand and/or walk, bend, use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms.
- Time split between plant and office environment
- The employee is occasionally required to sit.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move 20 or more pounds.
- The position requires the ability to maintain a professional attitude in a fast paced environment.
Work Environment
- Moderate noise level in the plant.
- This position will perform work in both the plant and office environment with unrestricted movement.
- Some travel as required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. All job functions are subject to modification.