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Production Manager - 2nd Shift
Downers Grove, IL · ManufacturingWhat’s in it for you?
What you will be doing:
- Competitive compensation and $4,000 Sign On Bonus!
- Tremendous career growth opportunities!
- Health and wellness programs!
- Great work culture!
- Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision!
- ST/LT Disability and FSA
- Life Insurance!
- Educational Reimbursement!
- Matching gift program!
- Matching 401(k) contributions!
What you will be doing:
- Drive Safety Awareness and Improvements
- Verify Associates adherence to all quality procedures
- Ensure daily maintenance of the SQDC reporting by each department
- Implement Operations OTD Countermeasures
- Own Quarterly Performance Review process for each associate and give regular performance
- feedback
- Verify completion of TPM activities in each department and drive equipment downtime issues to resolution
- Lead and maintain 5S activities and standards
- Lead communication meetings with shop teams
- Coach and empower Team Leaders and Associates to improve and take ownership of their areas and Teams
- Ensure timely flow of orders through the shop
- Develop and lead effort to cross train associates
- Lead transition of Downers Grove Manufacturing to Future State Vision
- Maintain employee timekeeping and absences
- Strong problem solving skills with experience in the 5-Why and 8D methodology process
- Leadership Competencies
- Business Insight Applying knowledge of busin
- ess and the marketplace to advance the organizations goals.
- Action Oriented Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
- Ensures Accountability Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
- Drives Results Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- Being Resilient Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
- Experience you will need:
- 4 year college degree (or related experience) and a minimum of five years manufacturing experience Minimum 3 years supervisory or applicable experience
- Experience participating in/leading Kaizen Events focused on process improvements using lean manufacturing techniques
- Effective communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong leadership style and ability effectively escalate production and personnel issues to get them resolved in a timely fashion
- Ability to promote and foster a Continuous Improvement culture across a large associate team
- Ability to maintain an even demeanor in the face of adversity and exemplify strong, confident and fair leadership
- Working knowledge of 5S and Lean Manufacturing Concepts and the benefits of cellular manufacturing
- Working knowledge OSHA Safety Regulations
- Ability to gather data and facts around operational issues and formulate and execute an action plan to systematically eliminate these issues
- Ability to manage multiple areas and tasks while being complete and thorough in all interactions
- Support weekend supervision coverage