Production Manager

Oshkosh AeroTech, LLC; Pyle; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Oshkosh AeroTech, An Oshkosh Company, is seeking an experienced Production Manager to oversee plant production, drive lean manufacturing initiatives, and ensure we meet contractual commitments and budgets.

You will supervise production supervisors and team leads, optimize master schedules, maintain quality standards, and lead continuous improvement projects to reduce costs and boost throughput.

Qualifications

• Six plus years of related work experience.
• Knowledge and experience with production scheduling.
• Ability to implement and drive lean manufacturing and continuous improvement processes.
• Heavy equipment or automotive manufacturing experience at the management level.

Responsibilities

• Oversees plant production by observing activity and setting standards to ensure production and quality needs are met.
• Conducts meetings and discussions pertaining to continuous improvement in responsible areas.
• Develop and maintain an environment that promotes productivity and throughput to include conflict resolution.
• Creates and maintains budgets, approves expenditures, and manages operations keeping within budgets.
• Direct Production Supervisors and Team Reps to foster employee involvement process.
• Assure that the production schedules are met as determined by the master schedule.
• Assure that all units manufactured meet or exceed quality standards.
• Assist in the development and coordination of new methods and procedures to reduce manufacturing costs.

Skills

Production scheduling

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations Management, or Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

About Oshkosh AeroTech, An Oshkosh Company Oshkosh AeroTech is a leading provider of aviation ground support products, gate equipment and airport services to commercial airlines, airports, air-freight carriers, ground handling and military customers. Oshkosh AeroTech offers products that make a difference in people’s lives by supporting those in our communities who do some of the toughest work. They own many of the most trusted brands in the air transportation industry, including LEKTRO®, JetAire®, JetPower®, AmpTekÔ, Jetway®, and more.

Position Summary

Ensures production is met to satisfy contractual commitments and maximizes profits by overseeing production.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Oversees plant production by observing activity and setting standards to ensure production and quality needs are met.
• Conducts meetings and discussions pertaining to continuous improvement in responsible areas.
• Develop and maintain an environment that promotes productivity and throughput to include conflict resolution.
• Creates and maintains budgets, approves expenditures, and manages operations keeping within budgets.
• Direct Production Supervisors and Team Reps to foster employee involvement process.
• Assure that the production schedules are met as determined by the master schedule.
• Assure that all units manufactured meet or exceed quality standards.
• Assist in the development and coordination of new methods and procedures to reduce manufacturing costs.

Basic Qualifications

• Six plus years of related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations Management, or Manufacturing Engineering
• Knowledge and experience with production scheduling
• Ability to implement and drive lean manufacturing and continuous improvement processes
• Heavy equipment or automotive manufacturing experience at the management level