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Are you a seasoned management professional ready to take the lead in a dynamic and thriving production environment? If you're passionate about ensuring top-notch production quality, optimizing workflows, and meeting critical deadlines, we want you on our team! We are seeking an accomplished Production Manager to oversee and elevate our production processes. As a key player in our team, you'll be responsible for managing various departments, ensuring on-time shipments to prime contractors, implementing efficiency enhancements, and fostering a culture of excellence.
About Us: We are a leading company at the forefront of innovation in the production industry, specializing in Valves, Packaging, Strap Assembly, Shelving, and Ascension. As a Production Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in managing these departments, working closely with a dedicated team, and contributing to the success of our organization.
Essential Functions
- Strategic Oversight: Manage both AGM and Ascension Production Departments, collaborating with planners and supervisors to schedule production jobs and ensure on-time shipments.
- Continuous Improvement: Actively seek and implement enhancements to improve production workflow and efficiencies, demonstrating a commitment to excellence.
- Client Satisfaction: Be the driving force behind on-time shipments to Prime Contractors such as Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Defense Logistics Agency, Northrop Grumman, etc.
- Problem Resolution: Analyze and resolve production-related problems, collaborating with Engineering to address performance and quality issues.
- Collaboration and Communication: Effectively communicate production concerns, problems, and personnel issues with the Operations Manager, fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Team Development: Work with Production Supervisors on disciplinary actions, performance reviews, and contribute to employee development.
- Compliance: Ensure adherence to ISO and AS9100 procedures, maintaining high-quality standards and compliance with international standards.
Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervise the Production Department, including interviewing, hiring, training, evaluating employee performance and conducting performance management activities.
Qualifications
- Education and Experience: A minimum of an Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, along with five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Communication Skills: Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to interact effectively with diverse stakeholders
- Analytical Skills: Strong mathematical and reasoning abilities, with the capability to interpret various instructions and make informed decisions
- Computer Skills: Proficient in computer applications and technology relevant to production management
- Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead, appraise performance, reward achievements, and address issues effectively.
Work Environment
- Physical Demands: Must be comfortable with sitting, standing, reaching, and occasional lifting of up to 60 pounds.
- Work Environment: Work around moving mechanical parts, machines, and be familiar with proper procedures for handling chemicals.
- Noise Level: Moderate to loud.
About Us
AGM Container Controls, Inc., was founded in 1955 and is a growing family of brands delivering a wide range of products and solutions for the Aerospace, Defense, Manufacturing and Accessibility Markets. AGM was the first company to design breather valves for Hughes Aircraft missile containers!
We are an active member of our local community. AGM supports the local Tucson community where we are headquartered and supports numerous charities and events throughout the year. In 2009, AGM was recognized with the national U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “America’s Best Small Business of the Year” award.
What we offer:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family.
- Life insurance for you, your spouse, and your child(ren).
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan – a retirement plan you can grow with!
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – become an AGM employee-owner and share in the benefits.
- Paid Time Off.
- Generous Employee Referral Bonus Program.
- Tuition Reimbursement of up to $5,250 per year – go back to school on us!
- Wage increases based on performance and completion of higher education, given every twelve months.
- Quarterly and annual profit-sharing bonuses!
- Monthly work anniversary recognition, spirit and pastry days – and an annual company picnic.
