Production Manager - Window & Door Company - Jobs in Chilliwack

Job Description

Reports To: VP of ManufacturingResponsible For:

• Production Coordinators, Supervisors, and all production staff
• Production Administration staff

Summary:The Production Manager position is someone who keeps a company functioning at the highest level of efficiency to minimize risk and maximize profit. Their primary duties are creating policies and procedures, scheduling, and acting as a team leader to ensure staff meet their potential and the team functions at peak efficiency.Success in this Role

• Accident rate for the plant will be no more than 10 medical aids per year and a further 10% reduction per year after
• On time delivery from the plant to shipping will maintain at a 95% on time delivery.
• Lead time (order to delivery) will be maintained at 4-6 weeks lead time from production scheduled to delivery of product to shipping.
• Rework and remake will be no more than 10%.
• Material waste will be reviewed and corrective actions to better utilize product.
• Employee turnover for the plant will be maintained below 10% turnover.
• There will be a capable successor in place and effective back-up leaders in place throughout the plant, within two years of starting this role.

Job Duties:Production

• Responsible for plant production, meeting customer requirements and maintaining the orderly and productive operation of planned activities.
• Set the target productivity levels and ensure they are achieved on a monthly basis.
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice manufacturing vison, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Help develop and input labor and material elements of manufacturing budgets. Hold responsibility for those aspects of the budget. Provide input to equipment and facility elements of the manufacturing budgets.
• Establish daily production schedule for the plant based on standard work and have systems in place to track performance against the standards.
• Ensure appropriate staffing levels for the plant, given projected production.

Safety

• Liaise with the Human Resources/Health and Safety department, in order to implement companywide procedures and training programs.
• Ensure that the plant operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors.

People Development

• Manage, coach and develop a high performing manufacturing team that meets agreed objectives, and which delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements.
• Under direction, set department objectives/KPIs. Provide regular, concrete and effective feedback on ongoing performance to direct reports.
• Manage and lead the team, ensuring adequate staffing levels, managing holiday allowances, training, development, appraisal, attendance, disciplinary issues and daily supervision to maximize efficient productivity.
• Ensure that effective and consistent training is delivered as required to support standard work and process improvements.

Continuous Improvement

• Establish and sustain practices that drive continuous improvement throughout the plant in a way that aligns with corporate business goals, with a focus on people and material use.
• Where possible, have those practices conform to corporate initiatives related to continuous improvement.

New Product Introduction

• Provide input as requested related to manufacturing/assembly issues for new product development. Under direction, prepare introduction plans for the start-up of production, including workstation layout, staffing, and work design to achieve quality, safety and environmental standards.
• Coordinate the accurate and on-time introduction of new products by working with the design, QA and engineering teams.

Projects

• Participate in cross functional projects as required.
• Identify appropriate individuals from within the plant to participate in project teams and ensure appropriate backfill.

Other Matters

• Attend various meetings and action/communicate instructions.
• Produce written reports and make presentations.
• Provide technical expertise to the team.
• Consistently promote high standards through personal example, and ensure that each leader in the plant understands the standards and behaviors expected of them
• Takes initiative to expand your own skills

Experience/Education:

• A minimum bachelor’s degree in business or engineering and/or 3-5 years’ experience in Operations Management.
• Solid knowledge of Human Resources practices and Health and Safety practices.
• A background in window manufacturing would be an asset.
• Have experience in developing and coaching leaders.
• Can identify deficiencies and find root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft programs and the ability to develop KPI’s graphs.