Production Manager presso Poolcorp

Location: Pinch A Penny Suncoast Chemicals Plant; 15400 62nd St North. Clearwater, FL. 33760

You want Benefits? You’ve got it! Our generous benefits package includes: 

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug coverage with Flexible Spending Accounts and Wellness Programs

• 401 (k) with generous company match

• Eligible for Paid Time Off and 8 paid holidays (NOTE: PTO increases with tenure!)

• 100% employer paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance

• Paid Parental Leave

• Fully Funded Tuition Education Programs

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Excellent career advancement and training opportunities to support your career growth

• Employee Discounts and much more!

What to Expect?

The Production Manager is responsible for managing the entire production process, ensuring efficiency, quality, and adherence to timelines and budgets.  The Production Manager plays a pivotal role in driving continuous improvement and optimizing the production processes within our manufacturing facility.  This position will oversee and direct activities for the production supervisors, neutralization, and maintenance departments on the weekend shift.  The Production Manager is responsible for the safe and efficient production of chemical products while maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance.  A pillar in our production team, the Production Manager must have excellent leadership qualities, be organized, detail oriented, flexible, and able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

On a daily basis our Production Manager:

• Ensure all production associates adhere to all health and safety policies and wear the appropriate PPE required in each department.

• Manages the intricacies of daily workflow and scheduling, placing a deliberate emphasis on the pillars of safety, quality assurance, and the streamlined efficiency of operational processes.

• Identify areas where we can work more efficiently. Team up with the Senior Production Manager and CI Engineer to make changes to our processes that will improve bottlenecks, flow, and efficiencies.

• Ensure that all chemicals being produced and packaged are safely ran and that only compatible chemicals are being produced at the same time.

• Perform annual performance evaluations that are both timely and constructive.

• Responsible for disciplines, coaching, and terminations of any production associate in accordance with company policies.

• Collaborates with production supervisors, production maintenance, and Sr production manager to identify and develop needs and requirements for materials, products, and/or acceptable substitutions.

• Verify that each process is being documented per area and product to include but not limited to: machine set up, fill levels, closure procedures, weights and measures, pallet stacking guised, lot coding, ect.

• Consistently engage in assessments with the Senior Production Manager to analyze the dynamic interplay between demand vs. capacity, formulating insightful recommendations for strategic capital equipment acquisitions.

• Confirm daily start up and safety briefings are being conducted and that weekly safety meetings are being performed and documented appropriately and turned into administration coordinator.

• Evaluate daily and weekly all inventory discrepancies and adjustments, ensure daily reconciliations are being performed by department supervisors.

• Discuss upcoming weeks schedule with staff at regularly scheduled production meetings.

• Review pending production orders with customer service and purchasing department as needed to discuss open orders and confirmed required shipment dates.

• Monitor and review performance of staff and leadership and provide feedback as needed.

• Review, develop, and establish a balance between increased productivity and reduced costs of manufacturing operations.

• Perform any other duties, as assigned.

What You Will Need:

• Prior management/leadership experience, in a production setting preferred.

• Ensure a safe work environment by enforcing company policy

• Extremely well organized with an ability to prioritize work with a keen eye for detail.

• Understanding of advanced industrial math skills and proficient with MS Office suite and AS400 (J.D. Edwards).

• Performs root cause analysis and corrective actions for continuous improvement opportunities.

• Ability to delegate with empathy and compassion toward other employees.

Looking to work for the best in the industry?
Since opening its first store in 1975, Pinch A Penny, A POOLCORP Company, has become the largest franchised retail pool, patio and spa company. This first store evolved into a full-time, full-service retail pool supply store offering everything needed to operate and enjoy a swimming pool or spa. With our rapid growth we have been able to hire over 300 employees from Marketing directors, sales associates to machine operators and maintenance mechanics. We are proud to serve our community and be an employer of choice. We believe in recognizing our employees for their hard work and encourage work-life balance.

Why join PINCH A PENNY?
Pinch A Penny, a POOLCORP Company is the premier destination for all your swimming pool and backyard needs. With over 300 stores and expanding, we are the nation's largest swimming pool retail, service, and repair franchise. Our relentless dedication to excellence drives us to bring people together through the joy of pools, spas, and the backyard experience. Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to grow, innovate, and set new standards in the swimming pool industry.

Bilingual, Military, Military Spouses and Veteran applicants are strongly encouraged to apply! We understand the uniqueness of hiring military personnel and veterans and will support him/her in the time of duty or with the transition into new civilian professions. 

All offers to external candidates for employment are contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment drug testing and background verifications before employment is finalized. This position is considered “safety-sensitive” and includes tasks or duties which could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the tasks or others.

POOLCORP, including all its subsidiaries, is a drug-free company and Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. The Company understands, respects, and values diversity – unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while striving to be inclusive of all people. This commitment is critical to our success as a global company as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Hiring and promotional decisions are based solely on the qualifications required for the job to be filled.