Production Manager - Onsite Position presso Techmer PM

We are Techmer PM — the world’s foremost materials design firm, creating custom polymers that make up essential products. Through our long-standing partnerships with processors, original equipment manufacturers, and product designers, we’ve worked for decades to tackle manufacturing and business challenges through sustainable, future-minded solutions.

We are seeking a highly organized and results-driven Production Manager to lead and oversee the day-to-day operations of our extrusion and polymer compounding process production facility. This individual will be responsible for Managing overall operations and be responsible for the effective and successful performance against established EHS, quality, service and cost metrics for the Operations Department while maintaining compliance with all regulatory requirements. The operations manager will enhance the operational procedures and look for opportunities to optimize performance and reduce costs

Management Responsibilities:

We are seeking a highly organized and results-driven Production Manager to lead and oversee the day-to-day operations of our extrusion and polymer compounding process production facility. This individual will be responsible for Manage overall operations and be responsible for the effective and successful performance against established EHS, quality, service and cost metrics for the Operations Department while maintaining compliance with all regulatory requirements. The operations manager will enhance the operational procedures and look for opportunities to optimize performance and reduce costs

Carries out supervisory responsibilities per the organization’s policies and applicable laws.  Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; evaluating performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Reports to Site Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The top responsibility of this role is ensuring employee safety. 
• Collaborate with site leadership to create a world class safety culture.
• Ensure operations team adheres to site, company, and regulatory EHS requirements.
• Lead operational excellence in areas of EHS, quality, service and productivity.
• Drive operational discipline through consistent adherence and accountability to policies and procedures by the production team
• Recruit and manage job performance of direct reports which will include production supervisors and other support positions.
• Contribute operations information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends.
• Work closely with the Warehouse Manager and team to perform analysis of our inventory and ensure we are utilizing our inventory effectively.
• Communicate customer issues with operations team and devise ways of improving the customer experience, including resolving problems and complaints.
• Develop collaborative working relationships with other site and company leadership to ensure prioritization of customer service and business alignment.

Basic Qualifications:        

• BS in engineering field is preferred or relevant leadership role experience in the plastics industry perferred
• Minimum of seven years manufacturing experience
• Minimum of three years in a manufacturing leadership role such as production supervisor

Skills/Abilities

• Demonstrated leadership to motivate and produce results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Strong team skills as well as ability to contribute individually within a team
• Knowledge of operations management and ERP systems
• Ability to plan and execute strategically for short- and medium-term objectives
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies

Salary Range: $100,000-$145,000