Production Manager

Genuine Parts Company; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion is seeking a Production Manager to lead manufacturing operations, coordinating with Technical Services, Materials Management, Sales, and the Local Inside Sales Team to ensure timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.

You will drive lean initiatives, optimize processes and equipment utilization, develop production schedules, manage the workforce (2–5 direct reports), maintain a safe work environment under OSHA guidelines, and participate in budgeting and performance monitoring.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a high school diploma or GED and ten (10) or more years of related experience or an equivalent combination.
• Experience leading production operations and implementing lean and quality processes.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead production operations to build a high performing culture and advance operations initiatives.
• Implement lean initiatives and quality processes for measurable improvement.
• Troubleshoot issues, identify inefficiencies and implement process improvements.
• Plan and execute facilities planning to maximize revenue per square foot.
• Ensure standards for product quality, equipment, and operator performance are maintained and cost-effective technology is used.
• Drive innovation to streamline processes, increase capacity and optimize asset utilization.
• Create, adjust and communicate production schedules to ensure on-time delivery.
• Manage workforce planning, staffing, and temporary labor for the facility.
• Ensure adherence to certification programs and OSHA guidelines.
• Support budgeting and monitor performance against plan.
• Conduct cycle counting and inventory accuracy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Organization

Project oversight

Negotiation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

SUMMARY:

The Production Manager is responsible for the management and performance of production operations. This role works closely with Technical Services, Materials Management, Sales Management, Local Inside Sales Team, and others to ensure product delivery and quality requirements are met.

JOB DUTIES

• Provides leadership to production operations to build a high performing culture, and to identify and advance operations and strategic initiatives.
• Implements lean initiatives and quality processes for measurable improvement.
• Troubleshoots issues, identifies inefficiencies and implements process improvements.
• Plans and executes facilities planning to maximize revenue per square foot.
• Ensures standards for product quality, equipment, and operator performance are maintained and that cost effective technology is used to maximize production. Ensures fixed assets are preserved. Provides recommendations on purchases of new equipment and improvements to production and property.
• Drives innovation solutions that streamline processes, increase capacity, maximize fabrication throughput and optimize asset utilization through lean, demand flow, and other tools.
• Creates, adjusts and communicates production schedules that results in on-time delivery to customers.
• Manages overall work force planning, screening, selection and terminations, as well as the temporary labor function for the facility.
• Ensures adherence to appropriate certification program(s).
• Ensures a safe work environment and overall compliance with OSHA and other regulatory agency guidelines.
• May develop and implement an operations performance measurement system including key indicator identification and improvement monitoring.
• May assist in the development of the annual budget and monitoring actual to budgeted performance throughout the year.
• May ensure timely cycle counting activities that result in accurate inventories.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Typically requires a high school diploma or GED and ten (10) or more years of related experience or an equivalent combination.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Excellence verbal and written communication
• Strong leadership, management, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong organization and project oversight.
• Ability to learn, discern, and explain technical product specifications.
• Ability to adapt.
• Ability to negotiate and manage conflict.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Exposure to heat, moderate noise, moving pieces of equipment, and dust/flying particles. Requires frequent talking, hearing, and presenting. Manual dexterity: Work requires regular speed, accuracy, and adeptness to operate a limited range of equipment. Work requires handling light-weight materials or equipment requiring limited effort.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

2-5 Direct Reports

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Motion offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition, reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC’s policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.