Production Manager

Bodycote; Princeton (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Bodycote in Princeton, KY is seeking a Production Manager to lead day-to-day production and equipment operations across shifts, under the General Manager. This safety-sensitive role oversees staffing, scheduling, training, and continuous process improvements to meet quality and delivery goals.

You will collaborate with the Quality Manager, manage energy costs, enforce safety programs, and ensure OSHA compliance while coordinating with office staff and other departments to satisfy customer needs.

Qualifications

• Must satisfy ITAR compliance; candidates must be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents.
• Education: High school diploma or equivalent; advanced related training preferred.
• Experience: five years in heat treating and five years in a supervisory role.
• Must communicate effectively verbally and in writing with other departments.
• Read and interpret blueprints and customer specifications.
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations and safety programs; understand labor laws.

Responsibilities

• Directs production activities and maintains staffing to meet goals.
• Manages shop production schedules and conducts staff meetings.
• Ensures on-time shippings with high quality, coordinating with Quality Manager.
• Communicates policy changes from top management to supervisors.
• Enforces company policies and manages discipline communications.
• Maintains energy conservation, controls labor costs, and approves expenditures.
• Ensures safe operation of equipment and safe work habits.
• Oversees purchasing of materials, tooling, and fixtures; supports management.
• Participates in staff meetings as part of management.
• Reads and follows EMS guidelines and reports as required.

Skills

Heat Treating

Operations Management

Metallurgy

Supervisory Experience

Blueprint Reading

Education

High School Diploma

B.S.M.E. (Metallurgy) or equivalent

Tools

Tooling Design

Job description

Our people are the heart of our business. As the world’s largest provider of thermal processing services, Bodycote employs thousands of highly skilled staff around the globe, including some of the best engineers, scientists, and technicians in the industry. Come join our team!

Due to the nature of our business and a heavy industrial market, Bodycote deems this position to be safety-sensitive.

Position Summary

Based in Princeton, KY the Production Manager will perform essential job functions under the direction of the General Manager. The scope of the position is hiring, training, planning, scheduling, organizing and overall direction of day to day activities relating to production and equipment on all shifts. The Production Manager works with minimal supervision within guidelines established by the General Manager

Essential Job Functions (Duties and Responsibilities)

• Directs activities of production and maintains appropriate production staffing as needed to meet company goals.
• Responsible for shop production schedules and conducts production meetings including supervisors’ meetings.
• Ensures customers’ needs are appropriately met by shipping to schedule with minimum turnaround time and a high degree of quality, working closely with the Quality Manager.
• Responsible for communicating policy changes from top management to others in supervision and ensures supervisors’ understanding of management philosophies, safety, product handling, equipment capabilities and customer needs.
• Responsible for enforcing company policies and communicates with Office Manager and/or General Manager on matters relating to discipline.
• Responsible for maintaining an effective energy conservation program, maintaining controls over labor costs, directs industrial services and approves expenditures within established company guidelines under the guidance of the General Manager.
• Responsible for ensuring the safe operation of equipment, safe work habits of the employees and administering the safety program within the guidelines established by the company and General Manager.
• Responsible for purchasing and/or approving materials for shop, facilities, tooling, fixtures, etc., under the guidance of the General Manager.
• Participates in staff meetings as a member of management.
• Must work in a manner consistent with the EMS.
• May have access to compensation information of other employees or applicants in this role and as such cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to other individuals.
• This position is responsible for the care and treatment of our customer’s inventory and as such will perform duties in a safe and responsible manner to prevent customer loss or damage.
• Performs other duties as dictated by position or required by the General Manager.
• Must demonstrate the ability to read, write and communicate the English language.

Qualifications

• This position must satisfy ITAR compliance requirements, therefore candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Resident Card Holders.
• Education: High school diploma or equivalent. Advanced related training is preferred.
• Experience: Requires extensive knowledge of heat treating, operations management, metallurgy, inspection and customer needs through technical and advanced training, seminars, college, B.S.M.E. (metallurgy) and/or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum five years practical experience in heat treatment and the ability to manage multi-level employees and functions with a minimum of five years’ experience in a supervisory role.
• Language skills: Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and written, including reports as required, attend staff meetings and interface with other departments.
• Requires basic knowledge of metals, furnaces and capabilities of all plant equipment.
• Must be knowledgeable of tooling needs and costs. Tooling design experience preferred.
• Must be able to read and interpret blueprints and customer specifications.
• Must be knowledgeable in customer needs, material handling procedures, and quality control.
• Must possess knowledge and have experience in industrial safety programs, OSHA regulations, company rules and compliance to State and Federal labor laws relating to employment, discipline, etc.
• Must possess ability to ensure compliance of company rules as established by Corporate and the General Manager.
• Must be totally trustworthy, set a good example and maintain a positive company image.
• Must have good computer skills.
• Must be effective in promoting and maintaining positive employee relations, and have basic understanding of company rules, procedures, benefits and pay policies as related to production employees.
• Must have the ability to report for work on time, follow directions, interact effectively with co-workers, understand and follow rules and procedures and accept constructive criticism.

Physical & Mental Demands

• Must be able to work in a sitting/standing position for extended periods of time in an office/industrial environment
• Manual dexterity to perform data entry functions
• Ability to bend, pull, stoop and reach to perform functions
• Ability to lift 35 lbs.
• May be exposed to heat, fumes, noise, and humidity, etc.
• Must have the cognitive and mental capacity to perform essential job functions
• Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Visual acuity to read documents, computer screens, files, etc.
• Ability to hear in person and via phone

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and levels of the work performed by employees, but are not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, the job description does not constitute a written or implied contract for employment. Bodycote reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Bodycote is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against current and prospective employees based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals over forty years of age, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.

Our services are a vital part of many manufacturing processes. We make metal stronger, more durable, and more corrosion resistant. Servicing local and international clients from highly accredited facilities our experience and expertise ensures we deliver to the quality and reliability demanded by the markets we serve and the products we deliver.