Production Manager

**Detailed Description**:
Provides direct and indirect supervision to subordinate managers and employees performing diverse roles within large sites. Work is guided by broad site objectives and corporate policy. Work requires developing solutions, precedents, and/or policies. Receives assignments in the form of objectives and sets goals to achieve objectives. Establishes long-term plans/objectives and recommends changes to policies. Develops department budgets and goals. This includes establishing three
- to five-year plans/objectives, and developing policies for the function/unit. Accountable for projects or programs on a multi-functional, national, or regional basis. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve goals results in critical delay in schedules and/or unit operation and may also have a company-wide affect. Provides direct supervision to others, or indirect through subordinate supervisors, and coordinates the activities of a section or department with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods, and employees. Reviews employees' performance and recommends employee compensation coaches for improved performance and disciplines as necessary. Provides final approval for subordinate managers'/supervisors' salary and performance recommendations. Builds cross-functional relationships where persuasive skills, negotiation skills, and considerable tact are required to gain support. Interacts regularly with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions and/or customers. Maintains positive relationships with key customers, suppliers, etc., who have a significant impact on the success of the organization.

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:
Manages multiple operations teams/ shifts responsible for assembling, testing and repairing high quality printed circuit boards and related products in a manufacturing site generally with greater than 400 employees. Plans, manages and controls department performance by establishing overall direction and priorities. Establishes policies and guidelines and evaluates results. Establishes production metrics, tracks metrics and sets realistic production goals to maximize throughput. Recommends and manages the work unit budget. Advocates for and allocates appropriate resources, tools, equipment and support to meet production requirements. Allocates resources among the different shifts to best meet production goals. Drives and promotes quality workmanship and continuous improvement in all manufacturing processes. Participates in cross-functional product teams and process improvement groups.

**Knowledge/Skills/Competencies**:

- In-depth knowledge of the production process and the tools and equipment used in the process.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of the business unit and how decisions impact customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery and the profitability of the unit.
- Ability to coordinate a wide variety of resources to meet production quality and quantity metrics.
- Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
- Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high production levels within tight time deadlines and in a highly dynamic manufacturing environment.

**Physical Demands**:

- Duties of this position are performed in a manufacturing environment with occasional exposure to elements such as noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, etc.
- Duties may require periodic sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
- Occasional overnight travel is required
- Above demands