Production Manager

Position Summary:

Direct, supervise, and coordinate the activities of all production departments in processing materials and manufacturing products to design specifications for KSI.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Study production schedules and estimate employee hour requirements to insure sufficient capacity is available in each production department
• Interface with Quality Assurance to resolve product issues
• Pull Customer Service units into production for repair as demand necessitates, and capacity allows
• Random inspection of products to verify conformance to specifications
• Interpret design specifications, blueprints, and job orders to determine production process ability
• Adjust production schedule to meet demands dictated by customer request, shortage of parts, and incapacity of equipment or lack of documentation
• Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product
• Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of department
• Initiate or suggest plans to motivate employees to achieve work goals
• Direct Maintenance dept. on duties above and beyond daily maintenance of the facility
• Perform activities of employees supervised
• Perform any and all duties as assigned.

Administrative:

• Attend and participate in weekly staff meeting conducted by the President of the company
• Conduct weekly supervisor meetings to share and exchange information
• Submit a Bi-weekly report to the Operations Manager on the detailed activities of the production areas
• Review and authorize purchase of equipment and tools requested by Production and Maintenance

Interact with ME/IE and other departments:

• Coordinate the Operational Services activities and ensure alignment with meeting the demands for internal and external customers
• Work with ME/IE department to develop and implement process improvements
• Work with ME/IE department on workflow improvements
• Work with ME/IE department to specify, for purchase, production equipment and tools

Safety and Housekeeping:

• Oversee the cleanliness and organization of the production areas
• Oversee and ensure that all safety rules and regulations are strictly adhered to

Equipment To Be Used:

• Basic office equipment to include laptop computer, fax, copier, cell phone, voicemail and telephone system.
• Soldering iron, de-soldering gun, small hand tools, basic test equipment, telephone, and personal protective equipment as required (PPE)

Typical Mental Demands:

• Stressful project and analytical challenges
• Must be comfortable multi-tasking and moving quickly throughout the day among important, parallel tasks
• Ability to read and comprehend instruction, correspondence, and memos
• Ability to effectively present information to customers and other employees of the organization
• Being flexible to successfully develop strong working relations with a wide variety of customers whose positions, knowledge, capabilities and expertise greatly vary
• Maintain a working knowledge of products and services
• Action oriented, constantly changing environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Education and Experience: 

• Associates degree, or equivalent, from a two-year college or technical school.
• 5-7 years experience in production environment.

Skills:

• Good PC skills with windows environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must possess excellent written and oral abilities.
• Must be self- motivated and company oriented.
• Must be able to collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Able to make intelligent decisions based on information available.
• Must be flexible and organized to adapt to changes on short notice due to schedule changes, part shortages, and absenteeism.
• Interact with all levels of staff and senior management.

Benefits

• Benefits are available on the first day of employment.
• Company-sponsored life and short-term disability insurance.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account when paired with a high deductible medical plan.
• 401k retirement savings plan with an employer match of up to 4%.
• 100% employee-owned company through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) after meeting eligibility requirements.
• Paid time off, including Vacation, Personal or Discretionary (Sick), and ten (10) paid company holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement for pre-approved courses.
• Climate-controlled work environment.
• Consistent weekday schedules provide exceptional work-life balance.