Production Manager

Comar; Hoschton (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Comar is seeking a Production Manager in Georgia to lead manufacturing operations. You will drive operational excellence, manage production supervisors, and ensure safety, security and regulatory compliance across facilities.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration to improve performance and customer outcomes. The ideal candidate has a master’s degree, 5–10 years in plastic molding or similar roles, and a proven record of building teams,

Qualifications

• Master's degree and 5 years of experience in a similar position, or 10 years in plastic molding.
• ISO-certified facility experience or training.
• Ability to build and coach teams and develop metrics.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the facility to meet government regulatory requirements and company standards in safety, security and confidentiality.
• Ensure production lines are managed efficiently by monitoring, analyzing and making decisions to optimize time, materials and resources.
• Create and evolve the production operational excellence plan to drive team performance and communicate clear expectations.
• Manage Production Supervisors; direct, coordinate and evaluate the unit.
• Interview, hire, train, plan, assign, direct work and appraise performance; address issues as needed.
• Foster partnerships across management and mentor employees for development.
• Maintain ethics and credibility within the company and with customers.

Skills

Leadership

Customer focus

Project planning

Team motivation

Attention to detail

5 years in similar position

10 years in plastic molding

ISO knowledge

Education

Master's degree (M.A./MBA)

Job description

“Come build a Career with our Growing, Fast-Paced, Customer-Focused Company that fosters Training & Professional Development!”

Are you a production professional looking for a new challenge and an exciting opportunity to advance your knowledge, skills and career in a great working environment? Would you like to have a job that rewards performance and offers competitive compensation and benefits?

We are looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic Production Manager to join our team and help us drive Operational Excellence throughout our facilities.

THE ROLE

• Maintain the facility to meet government regulatory requirements, applicable laws and Company standards in the areas of safety, security and confidentiality.
• Ensure the production lines are effectively managed by monitoring, analyzing, and making decisions to most efficiently use time, materials and resources.
• Create, execute and constantly evolve the production operational excellence plan to drive team performance by:
  • Maintaining the TPI-Three culture of continuous improvement and “Right 1st Time” operating philosophy throughout the operation.
  • Building a team by setting and communicating clear expectations that drive performance and personal accountability.
  • Implementation and management of key metrics for functional responsibilities to proactively identify and address both positive and negative performance trends.
  • Support quality efforts with the customers and within the facility.
• Manage Production Supervisors within the plant. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this unit.
• Execute supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws, including but not limited to interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Create partnerships as a team player with management across the enterprise and foster individual employee development through coaching, mentoring and training.
• Sustain a strong reputation for ethics and credibility within the company, industry and customer accounts.
• Coordinate with a wide variety of internal resources in support of the overall Plant Operation including technical operations, mold shop human resources, finance, customer service and new product development.
• Promote a strong process, data centric orientation with the ability to continuously drive team performance and results through the development and utilization of key metrics.
• Implement activities to keep abreast of new technology, regulatory changes, and manufacturing innovations.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• A Master's degree (M.A./MBA) and five (5) years of experience in a similar position, or ten (10) years of related plastic molding experience in an ISO certified facility and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred

• A Customer Focused approach with the ability to consistently deliver on commitments.
• Strong project planning and implementation experience.
• Experience transitioning plant culture and process disciplines.
• Strong leadership ability at the organizational, functional and personal level.
• Strong attention to detail, computer and organization skills.
• Ability to work with and motivate teams and think outside the box.

Expert

Detail Oriented

: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Self-Starter

: Inspired to perform without outside help

Ability to Make an Impact

: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

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