Production Manager

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The Production Manager is a key leadership role in the plant.  Every department works with this role to drive safety, quality and production.  This role is a change agent in the plant who leads our front-line supervisors.

Qualified candidates must be able to work an on-site schedule at our Nicholasville, KY facility.

Role Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership for and coordinates activities of production and maintenance departments to manufacture air filtration systems products. 

• Manages the manufacturing functions of a 2-shift operation which includes planning the production flow, troubleshooting manufacturing issues, handling staffing issues, monitoring production orders and scheduling and providing technical training to employees. 

• Develops and analyzes production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and to prevent operational delays.

• Develops and works with supervisors in all areas such as employee relations, problem solving, setting and achieving goals, manufacturing processes, scheduling, disciplinary action, terminations, equipment problems, training etc. 

• Works closely with the plant staff in areas of safety, quality, customer satisfaction and cost.  Develops programs within these areas, ensures the plant follows the standards and delivers training to all employees.

• Champions the companies lean culture and oversees the change management process of continuous improvement.

• Assuring company compliance with environmental state and federal regulations including an emphasis on achieving sustainability within those regulations.

• Aids employees and supervisors in solving work related problems. 

• Evaluates the issue and meets with supervisors and human resources to determine the most effective remediation technique.

• Develops and revises standard operational and working practices and observes employees to ensure compliance. 

• Develops and maintains plant’s operational budget. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field

• 5 years professional level manufacturing experience

• 3 years of managerial or supervisory experience.

• Proficient in Microsoft office suite

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of scheduling, budgets, ERP systems and production processes

• Experience working in Lean or Continuous Improvement environment

• Proven record of leading and implementing projects and tracking ROI

Relocation: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Immigration Sponsorship Not Available:

• Applicants for this position must be currently and legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, J-1, F-1, CPT, OPT, etc.).

• Donaldson will not offer immigration sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

• International relocation or remote work arrangements outside of the U.S. will not be considered.

Key Words: Mechanical Assembly, Blueprint Reading, Forklift & Crane Operation, Quality Control Inspection, Material Handling

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