Assistant Production Manager

Palm Harbor Homes; Woodburn (OR); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Palm Harbor Homes in Oregon seeks an Assistant Production Manager to support multiple production teams in building homes and components. You will map processes, assure safety, manage staffing and training of supervisors and team members, and help meet production goals with strong attention to quality and efficiency.

This role requires hands-on leadership, collaboration with plant managers, and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in production areas (construction, welder, electrician, etc.) or related fields.
• 2–4 years of manufacturing environment experience.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Ability to lift 40+ pounds and perform physically demanding tasks.
• College degree and manufacturing experience are required.
• Proven ability to support multiple teams to meet production goals.
• Ability to coach and develop production supervisors and team members.
• Pass a pre-employment drug screen.

Responsabilités

• Oversee safe working environment and adherence to safety policies.
• Maintain open communication with plant operations and general manager about safety, quality, and productivity goals.
• Collaborate with Production Supervisors on hiring, advancement, and staffing changes.
• Ensure work orders and instructions are followed for accurate assembly of components.
• Plan weekly production goals and forecast staffing and capacity.
• Coordinate attendance and staffing needs across production areas.
• Ensure maintenance and proper use of tools and machinery.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Production management

Safety compliance

Staffing

Process improvement

Communication

Formation

College degree

Description du poste

About The Role

Production employees build the industry leading homes and components for each of our unique Cavco brands. Production employees follow specified engineering and safety processes that maximize the efficient manufacturing and construction of high-quality products for our customers.

The Assistant Production Manager reports to the Production Managers and is responsible for supporting several aspects of plant production. The Assistant Production Manager is accountable for production process mapping, documenting, reengineering, quality assurance, staffing, metrics, controls, risk identification, service level expectations and overseeing the training of all production supervisors, team leads, and team members.

They support the business unit’s production plans and coordination of necessary activities. They assist in establishing production priorities and meeting or exceeding production goals. They utilize their knowledge of product technology, production methods and procedures, to maximize production levels.

The Assistant Production Manager will confer with management personnel to establish and implement company policies and goals and production and quality control standards, develop budget and cost controls, and to obtain data regarding types, quantities, specifications, and delivery dates of products ordered.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Oversee the working environment of production employees to ensure work is conducted in a safe manner following all safety policies while performing job duties.
• Maintains open communication with plant operations manager regarding safety concerns and general manager regarding achievement of production quality and production productivity goals.
• Together with the Production Supervisors, strategically manages workforce including hiring, firing, advancement, promotion, and other changes of status of team members.
• Oversee production supervisors to ensure that work orders and instructions are consistently followed in order to ensure the accurate and efficient assembling of building components across all production areas.
• Proactively organizes the production supervisors to meet weekly production goals and forecasts and plans production goals, staffing, and other needs for the upcoming several weeks and months.
• Proactively communicates and coordinates with supervisors regarding attendance and staffing needs across the production areas.
• Ensures that appropriate maintenance and stewardship of tools and machinery.
• Performs various other job duties as assigned and needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Substantial experience in one or more of the relevant production areas is expected (construction, welder, electrician, drywaller, painter, forklift operator, stocker…) with mastery of one or more relevant production areas preferred.
• 2- 4 years of manufacturing environment experience.
• Must be 18 years of age
• This is a physically demanding job that can require the ability to lift 40+ pounds, to grip, work over head, pull at chest height, bend, stand, walk, kneel, crawl, push, pull, reach, climb and carry various materials and equipment.
• College degree and manufacturing experience required.
• Demonstrated ability to support multiple teams in order to consistently meet production goals is required.
• Demonstrated ability to support and encourage staff, demonstrate empathy for others, to be trained, and take direction is required. This ability should include an appreciation for coaching of other people leaders (development of production supervisors and team leads who in turn must have or learn how to coach and develop individual team members).
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• Flexible to work in a fast paced, changing environment.
• Not afraid to get dirty and handle tools/equipment daily.