Production Manager - Joliet, IL

Position Summary

This position is responsible for the operations of manufacturing ultra-high purity gas handling equipment in Longmont, Colorado. The responsibilities include establishing and maintaining operation policies, processes, procedures, training, and safe work practices for all operational employees while fostering a well-trained and motivated staff. This position reports directly to a Director of Operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

Other duties may be assigned

• Direct and coordinate plant operation within company policies and procedures.
• Leads the Safety Culture to a performance goal of zero accidents, zero incidents.
• Provides leadership to deliver a high level of personal and team safety performance and regulatory compliance.
• Establish and direct plant policies, processes, and procedures.
• Establish and maintain equipment and production schedules.
• Select and train plant supervisory, manufacturing, and administrative staff.
• Manage manufacturing of new equipment including implementing processes, procedures, infrastructure, budgeting and costs associated In depth knowledge of working with and development of work instructions, process flow maps, and FMEA’s.
• Establishes and run quality processes with metrics to measure quality performance.
• Manage production, purchasing, shipping, and inventory activities.
• Optimizes profitability of the area business by actively managing controllable expenses, local inventory and development of continuous improvement projects to generate hard cost savings/profit improvement as a function of War on Waste Supports sales representatives in customer activities, new business acquisition, contract negotiations and customer service requirements.
• Coordinates and manages communications in the site and between Area, Region and Zone Management.
• Reports operations activity timely to MTG management.
• Manages semi-annual inventories.
• Conduct employee performance reviews.
• Perform other projects and duties as assigned