Production Manager

Greene, Tweed & Co Limited; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings account

401k savings plan

Life and disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Greene Tweed seeks an experienced manufacturing leader to drive operations, design and production planning, ensuring quality, delivery, and cost targets align with strategic goals.

The role emphasizes building high-performing teams, leading Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives, and collaborating on new product transfers to production cells while maintaining strict adherence to quality systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in operations and new product development with broad strategic scope.
• Proven ability to lead teams and align resources to business goals.
• Strong CI/Lean manufacturing knowledge; Green Belt or Lean Leader preferred.

Responsibilities

• Meet/exceed customer quality, delivery and cost requirements through planning, design, scheduling, and shipping.
• Improve SQDC metrics via root cause corrective action (RCCA).
• Build high performing teams and scalable systems.
• Collaborate with Future Value projects to transfer new products to work cells; define acceptance criteria and drive transfer closure.
• Ensure compliance with Greene Tweed's Quality Management System and policies.
• Lead CI/Lean initiatives including MDI, Kaizen Boards, DMAIC.
• Provide leadership for cross-team communication within production lines and with Supply Chain.
• Optimize Make v Buy decisions for in-house and outsourced products.
• Maintain equipment and facilities for safe, efficient output.
• Set performance goals and conduct formal reviews to support development.
• Identify resources to meet demand and manage Capacity Plan.
• Share best practices with other Production Managers.

Skills

Operations leadership

New product dev

Strategic concepts

Production planning

Quality management

Purchasing

Engineering

Lean supply chain

Finance

Human resources

Information systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ensures that customer requirements for product quality, delivery and cost are met or exceeded through effective planning, product design, scheduling, manufacturing, and shipping processes.
• Manages daily improvement of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC) metrics by driving problem-solving for root cause corrective action (RCCA).
• Builds / Develops high performing teams and systems, enabling efficient execution of objectives and goals.
• Collaborates with Future Value project teams to enable smooth and seamless transition of New Products and Technologies into the work cells. Utilizes the Product and Technology transfer processes, including definition of acceptance criteria, and drives closure to the transfer checklist when successful transition is achieved.
• Ensures that Greene, Tweed's values and management policies, procedures, and practices are strongly supported and implemented consistently throughout the manufacturing lines. Drives compliance to the Quality Management System.
• Utilizes Continuous Improvement (CI) and Lean methodologies including Lean Managing for Daily Improvement (MDI) in every activity of production. Directs training and leadership of continuous improvement events, Departmental Display Board Meetings, use of Departmental Kaizen Boards, and DMAIC methodology.
• Provides leadership to ensure effective communications, coordination and collaboration within the production line, including areas not directly under the Production Manager’s direct management.
• Works with Supply Chain members to establish effective Make v Buy process for products within the Production Line (s) and products currently outsourced.
• Ensures that facilities, tooling and equipment are properly maintained and calibrated to maximize output, and to provide safe working conditions.
• Establishes goals and performance expectations for manufacturing team members. Sets objectives and defines results required to support strategic business unit and organizational goals.
• Provides formal performance reviews and talent development plans, fostering team development and cross-training to maintain a culture of continuous improvement.
• Identifies resources necessary including employees, tooling, equipment, and facilities, to meet production demand. Manages Capacity Plan to support manufacturing and business unit strategy.
• Works with other Production Managers to share best practice and lessons learned to effectively improve site operations.

Required Minimum Qualifications

Education/Certifications: B.S. degree preferred (or equivalent experience).

Greene, Tweed Job Description Note: This Job Description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the Supervisor. All requirements are subject to change and updates.

Skills and Experience

• 10+ years operations/new product development experience required, including a thorough understanding and practical application of broad strategic concepts, particularly in the fields of production, planning, quality, purchasing, engineering, lean supply chain, finance, human resources and information systems.
• Proven ability to effectively lead teams and align resources to meet business objectives; Ideal candidate will have 5+ years of previous people management experience.
• Demonstrated working knowledge in CI/Lean Manufacturing practices and principles. Green Belt and/or Lean Leader certification preferred.
• Ability to effectively lead change and convey a forward-looking perspective in motivating, inspiring and managing people.
• Ability to create and/or foster a leadership environment that is conducive to teamwork and personal development of the team’s members.
• Strong analytical Skills with an emphasis on scientific method of problem solving (LSS), coupled with the ability to develop and execute appropriate action plans.
• Demonstrated project management, time management and resource planning skills and experience required.

Required Minimum Qualifications

This position requires U.S. Person status as defined by applicable law for authorized access to data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). A U.S. Person includes U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, lawful permanent residents, and workers granted refugee or asylum status in the United States.

We also provide eligible employees with a competitive benefits package that includes health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401k savings plan, life and disability insurance, tuition assistance and more, to meet the diverse needs of all employees and their family members.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Greene, Tweed is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other federally protected class.

Drug Free Workplace: Greene, Tweed is a Drug Free Workplace. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening and background investigation subject to federal, state, and local laws.

NOTE: Greene, Tweed is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for employment opportunities, unless they have a written agreement for the position they are contacting us about. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at GT without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Greene, Tweed, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Greene, Tweed as a result of the referral or through other means.

Where Inspiration Drives Innovation At Greene Tweed we believe that our true capability as a technology-focused company comes from our employees. Every customer challenge is solved by a team, and members are engaged across departments. From engineering and manufacturing, to sales and marketing, we work together using cutting-edge technology to assess problems, recommend solutions, and bring them into reality. The tools of social business bring voices from around the world together in collaboration. And advanced capabilities such as FEA and state-of-the-art laboratories allow for comprehensive testing, analysis, and predictive modeling. Our manufacturing facilities expand the limits of possibility in fabrication. And embedded Lean Six Sigma upholds the highest levels of quality and efficiency during production. This process of development is fundamental to Greene Tweed’s ability to solve critical challenges. And it means going beyond the right tools, and seeking out the right people.