Production Manager

Join us in shaping the future of sustainable packaging!  Passionate about the environment? Ready to lead? Be part of our mission to reduce our carbon footprint while delivering top-notch products. Apply now for the Production Manager position in San Marcos, CA at our brand-new facility opening in 2024!

PURPOSE OF FUNCTION

• Provide direction and supervision for production department to ensure pallets are produced within defined objectives and customer’s requirements
• Plan production schedules, estimate costs and prepare budgets to meet required deadlines
• Ensure production practices are aligned with standards, vision, and values of KraftPal
• Adhere to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
• Ensure safe working conditions, and follow labor laws for employees in production, warehouse, and other areas
• Ensure smooth and consistent functioning and uptime of Palletonator production lines

ASSIGNMENT

Production management

• Manage and supervise production in local production unit
• Organize shifts, production schedule and worker’s schedule
•  Ensure that LPU produces the required quantity of quality products
•  Plan production and allocate machine capacity to meet production goals through production orders
• Coordinate production order scheduling
• Group production orders to minimize downtime
• Prepare daily production reports and include records of all stops, malfunctions, and repairs
• Monitor Palletonator production lines, production process, tools, and work of machine operators
• Minimize waste through careful use of raw materials

Performance

• Meet or exceed productivity, cost, and other metric expectations
•  Implement and maintain best manufacturing practices
• Monitor and review the performance of production team and equipment performance to organize necessary interventions for improvement
• Track and analyze implementation of production orders
• Coordinate scheduling on shift to meet customer demands, minimize inventory, and to reduce costs
• Analyze manufacturing operations and identify areas of improvement
• Track production costs and manage production budget on the LPU level
• Monitor and evaluate production operating results in comparison to business plan
• Analyze manufacturing operations and identify areas of improvement

Quality

• Responsible for maintaining process quality in accordance with quality standards
• Manage raw material quality issues with suppliers
• Investigate and manage finished goods issues and causes
• Duly manage and archive incoming raw material and finished goods quality control reports
• Support quality initiatives
• Maintain technical documentation in accordance with established procedure in KraftPal
• Implement all necessary measures coming from KraftPal Quality Assurance Department

Inventory

• Track and analyze stock levels of raw material
• Ensure safety stock of raw material
• Organize quarterly and yearly inventory analysis
• Prepare inventory reports
• Reorder raw material according to established procedures

Maintenance

• Regularly inspect production equipment to diagnose possible malfunctions
• Analyze machine operation and investigate any sub-optimal performance to identify and troubleshoot
• Coordinate and implement regular maintenance procedures
• Work and coordinate closely with HMEs technical support personnel in ensuring all preventing and corrective measures are being correctly implemented on a machine level
• In case of detected major problems with machinery, stop the process and coordinate repair closely with HMEs technical support personnel
• Keep records and track stocks of spare-parts for all machinery and order parts when necessary

Site management

• Ensure production site compliance with all regulations, especially fire and safety
• Maintain awareness and comply with waste management and environmental management requirements in the workplace

Safety

• Ensure compliance with regulations
• Ensure adhere to safety measures and procedures in the operations area
• Ensure timely regular inspection of people safety on operation floors
• Ensure timely regular inspection of production equipment (i.e., compressors)
• Ensure safe storage and proper labelling of hazardous materials and liquids
• Ensure production area is safe and clean
• Report on injuries, near miss situations, or other safety concerns

People Management

• Plan and establish work schedules and assignments to meet production goals
• Ensure all employees adhere to production standards and procedures applicable to manufacturing operation
• Direct and empower production team with resources they need to successfully complete tasks
• Organize, manage, and control work of the office manager
• Host regular meetings with production team to discuss plans and address concerns
• Identify and develop talents within the production team to secure succession planning
• Ensure appropriate trainings for new employees and refreshment courses for existing employees
• Foster and encourage a positive, motivated work environment

Other

• Report to the General Manager LPU

COMPETENCES

JOB-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE

• Understanding of quality standards
• Knowledge of commonly used practices and procedures within production operations
• Proven track record of managing delivery of production projects
• Knowledge about LEAN manufacturing
• Knowledge of people & budget management
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• English language skills, both verbal and written
• Understand and be able to communicate the strategic goals and how they affect our daily work

CAPABILITIES

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• The ability to work successfully in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment
• Drive for excellence
• Excellent organization, time management skills
• Solid presentation and communication skills
• Excellent leaderships skills, with the ability to inspire and empower team
• Lead people in accordance with the KraftPal values
• Committed to safety and quality
• Hands-On approach to problem solving

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Manufacturing Management or in a technical field
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing setting
• Proven ability to manage and lead a team remotely and onsite
• Ability to communicate confidently and clearly in English and Spanish is a plus