Assistant Production Manager

Salary Range: $90,000.00 To $110,000.00 Annually Job Title: Assistant Production Manager FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt Department: Production Department Reports To: Production Manager Job Summary: The Assistant Production Manager will assist the production manager for plant but primarily for the HSL Lines. The assistant production manager will Direct and coordinate production related activities that support the Company’s strategic goals and objectives, including such activities as: departmental goals, manufacturing, rework, housekeeping, training, coaching, safety, and organization . Safety Bowman Andros is committed to maintaining a strong safety culture focused on preventing injuries and providing all employees with a safe, healthy, and productive work environment. Every employee at Bowman Andros is expected to demonstrate a personal commitment to safety by following established procedures, identifying and reporting hazards, and actively participating in safety initiatives. Safety is a shared responsibility, and we believe that all incidents are preventable through awareness, accountability, and continuous improvement. We strive to empower our teammates to take ownership of safety, look out for one another, and contribute to a workplace where safety is always the top priority. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Conduct daily meetings with all departments Managers, Supervisors, Schedulers, Safety, Quality Team, and warehouse Team Develop and maintain a good working relationship with all departments within the organization. Communicate and ensure that production employees are aware of and follow all company objectives, policies, procedures, and practices. Maintain a smooth production operation while maintaining a safe working environment. Monitor and maintain the 5’s housekeeping program. Work directly with employees to develop their skills in all areas of the production operation. Work closely with production schedulers to make sure that all the required products are scheduled to run at the right time, and all the required materials are available. Monitor the inventory of all production supplies. Work with Production Planning scheduler to make sure that all the inventory discrepancies are fixed in a timely manner. Work closely with Process Engineers, Raw Materials, and Maintenance to assure that all Lines and equipment’s are always running efficiently. Monitor the day-to-day results of added value and make sure that all the shift supervisors are working to achieve the departmental and company goals. Work closely with the Quality Control Department to maintain the highest quality standards for all our products. Manage all the reworks versus customers and quality needs. Spend at least 70 percent of time on the production floor working with managers, supervisors, leads and production employees. Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Associate degree in Industrial Management or an equivalent of production experience in a food manufacturing field. Five (5) years of supervisory experience in manufacturing. Experience withscheduling, technical, raw materials, inventory management, training, and safety. Prior manufacturing experience, food preferred. Regular and reliable attendance required. Skills in material flows, continuous improvement practices, and process analysis. Self-motivated, hands‑on individual with keen interest in quickly learning and applying new skills who can follow written/verbal instructions and meet deadlines with minimal supervision. Ability to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. Ability to react quickly to changing requirements and new process developments. Ability to balance needs such as worker safety, process efficiency, and budgetary constraints. Excellent organizational skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a teammate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The Engineer manager is required to work both in an office environment and on the production floor. While performing the duties of this job, the teammate frequently will be exposed to outside weather conditions, wet and/or humid conditions, and extreme heat and/or cold. The teammate occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high precarious places and has to the risk of exposure to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and the risk of electrical shock. The incumbent will be exposed to loud noises from production equipment and thus will be required to wear PPE. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but may be high at times due to production and mechanical equipment noise. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be performed by a teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the teammate is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle, or feel objects, equipment, or controls; reach with hands and arms; see, talk and /or hear. The teammate frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, sit, crouch, or crawl. The teammate will frequently travel up and down stairs and other uneven work surfaces. The teammate is occasionally required to taste, touch or smell. Teammates must be able to lift, carry, push and/or pull, and balance up to 75 pounds. This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of teammates under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty. #J-18808-Ljbffr Andros Group