Production Manager

Forest River Inc; Statesville (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Job summary

Forest River, Inc. is seeking aProduction Manager to lead and develop a production team in our Statesville, NC facility. You will manage scheduling, policies, and procedures to streamline manufacturing and improve efficiency while maintaining high quality standards.

The role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and the ability to read prints. You will work closely with engineering and external vendors to ensure vehicles are built to spec and on time, with a focus on safety, cost control,

Qualifications

• Must have Management Experience.
• Quality minded.
• Ability to read Prints.
• Strong people skills/Ability to Lead Others.
• Good Attendance.

Responsibilities

• Manage Production Employees.
• Document and streamline production policies and procedures.
• Build and lead a production team and oversee all production aspects.
• Create and maintain production schedules for all product lines.
• Lead and direct production staff; coach, train, and communicate strategies.
• Streamline operations by directing policies to increase efficiency.
• Recruit, hire, train, counsel, and terminate production staff as needed.
• Manage facility and maintenance operations.
• Oversee manufacturing; review schedules and production orders for procedures and assignments.
• Maintain labor efficiencies and control costs.
• Develop equipment usage schedules and ensure equipment availability.
• Monitor cost targets, lead times, quality metrics, and budgeting.
• Foster quality improvements and develop quality metrics; validate equipment and services.
• Implement and maintain a production staff onboarding program.
• Apply LEAN manufacturing principles to ensure quality and speed.
• Collaborate with engineering, design staff and vendors to ensure proper vehicle build.

Skills

Management

Leadership

Quality mindset

Print reading

Problem solving

Attendance

Job description

Forest River, Inc., the Nation’s largest manufacturer of Recreational Vehicles, Cargo Trailers, Transit Buses and Boats has an immediate opening.

Pay Range:

• $100,000 to $115,000

Benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k

Responsibilities

• Managing Production Employees
• Development, management, and oversight of production, policies, and procedures implemented to better document and streamline all company production practices.
• Build and lead a production team while overseeing all aspects of production.
• Creation and maintenance of production schedule for all product lines.
• Lead and direct the work of production staff, including coaching employees, skill development, cross training & communicating strategies and work tasks with a vision.
• Streamlining corporate operations by creating, managing, and directing operational policies and ensuring that such policies adhere to company standards and help to increase operational efficiency.
• Recruiting, hiring, training, counseling, and termination of production staff, as required, to support the quality of operations.
• Manage the facility and facility maintenance.
• Overseeing manufacturing, including reviewing processing schedules and production orders to determine work procedures and assignments.
• Maintain and manage labor efficiencies and cost containment.
• Developing equipment usage schedules and timelines as well as ensuring the production team has all required equipment to complete tasks correctly.
• Monitoring and developing cost targets, lead times, quality assurance and contributing to budget and planning exercises.
• Fostering quality improvements and develop quality metrics, including monitoring and validating equipment and services in use.
• Implement and maintain a production staff on-boarding training program.
• Utilize and implement LEAN manufacturing principles to ensure that our vehicles are built with absolute quality in the fastest time possible.
• Work closely with engineering, design staff and outside vendors to ensure vehicles are being built and designed properly.

Qualifications

• Must have Management Experience
• Quality minded
• Ability to read Prints
• Good Problem Solving CapabilitiesStrong people skills/Ability to Lead Others
• Good Attendance

Forest River offers a stable work environment that is fast paced. Our employees enjoy a highly competitive Wage and Benefit Package. We are looking for dedicated individuals with experience in the Industry as well as other Manufacturing Processes.