Production Manager

Boyd Thermal; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Boyd in Grand Rapids seeks a Production Manager to lead manufacturing operations, driving safety, quality, and continuous improvement. You will mentor the team, coordinate with engineering, scheduling, and service departments, and oversee training and SOP adherence to ensure efficient production and timely shipping.

The role requires a background in lean manufacturing, strong leadership, and ability to base decisions on data. It offers a dynamic environment with cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Engineering, or Lean Manufacturing is required.
• Proven background leading kaizen events and continuous improvement.
• Progressive experience in management roles.
• Data driven—base solutions on data, not hunches.
• Ability to work with all levels of the organization, customers, and vendors.
• Proficient with MS Office (Word/PowerPoint/Excel/Outlook) and PC use.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety culture through training and hazard elimination.
• Use data to prioritize actions improving quality, throughput and manufacturability.
• Conduct Kaizen events to foster continuous improvement.
• Improve product cost via labor, process and material efficiency.
• Ensure KPI achievement across shifts.
• Develop and mentor team for increased responsibility.
• Maintain consistent work methods across shifts.
• Coordinate with engineering, scheduling, customer service, warehouse, and maintenance.
• Ensure SOP compliance and proper training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Continuous Improvement

Kaizen

Data-driven

Education

Degree in Business/Engineering/Lean Manufacturing

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Summary

The Production Manager is a member of Boyd’s Grand Rapids team, a converter of flexible materials (adhesives, films, liners, foam, felt, thin metals, tape, etc). The primary responsibility of this position is to oversee all aspects of manufacturing operations including, safety, quality, continuous improvement, staffing, and material movement and replenishment.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Lead a safety culture based on awareness, training, and hazard elimination
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by using data to prioritize activities that will have a positive effect on quality, throughput, and manufacturability
• Conduct Kaizen events to foster a continuous improvement culture
• Optimize product cost through labor, process, and material efficiency improvements
• Keep team focused on meeting or exceeding KPIs
• Identify, develop, and mentor the team to take on progressively more responsibility and be more effective at the jobs they are tasked to do
• Strive for consistency in the way jobs are performed on all shifts
• Coordinate with the supporting teams including engineering, scheduling, customer service, warehouse, maintenance, and others to assure product is being produced and shipped in the best and most efficient manner possible
• Assure team members are properly trained and following Standard Operating Procedures at all times
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Engineering, or Lean Manufacturing is required
• True passion for leadership as well as continuous improvement
• Proven background in leading kaizen events and continuous improvement
• Progressive experience in management roles
• Previous experience in problem solving in a manufacturing environment
• Data driven. Use data to direct solutions and base activities only on a hunch
• Ability to effectively deal with all levels of the organization as well as customers and vendors
• Proficient with MS Office software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and use of a PC

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Previous experience as a tier one supplier
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on quality at all times
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Good analytical and decision-making skills
• Strong organization and time management skills with the ability to prioritize work based on business needs
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions, to prioritize and work in a multi-tasked environment
• Ability to work under time constraints with changing priorities under minimal supervision
• Must be able to follow directions and work in a team environment
• Knowledge of common techniques for material handling
• Previous manufacturing experience

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and to stand for long lengths of time with or without accommodation
• Noise level in the work environment is low to moderate

Company Overview

Boyd is the world’s leading innovator in sustainable engineered material and thermal solutions that make our customers’ products better, safer, faster, and more reliable. We develop and combine technologies to solve ambitious performance targets in our customers’ most critical applications. By implementing technologies and material science in novel ways to seal, protect, cool, and interface, Boyd has continually redefined the possible and championed customer success for over 90 years.

Additional Information

This document is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for performing this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Boyd is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disabilities age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Location is Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Grand Rapids

Remote Type

On-Site

EEO Statement

Boyd Corp is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.