Production Manager

## Production ManagerApplylocations: East Granby, CTtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR0000044066Marmon Industrial Energy and InfrastructureAs a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.Marmon Industrial Energy & Infrastructure (MIEI) - East Granby, CT is one of six specialty wire, cable, and tubing solution manufacturing companies located throughout North America. We have over 100 years of innovative engineered solutions for critical, industrial, and commercial applications. We are the experts in our industry.**General Position Summary:** Manage, lead, and direct the wire and cable production value stream cells within our Operations team. Champion continuous improvement initiatives in manufacturing to provide the highest quality product to customers, on time, while reducing operating costs and improving manufacturing efficiencies. Provide a safe work environment for our team members and equip team with tools & training needed to successfully complete their work. Foster an environment of inclusiveness and empowerment where results are matched with self-accountability. Responsible for all supervision, specific to the production of wire and cable and production personnel associated with manufacturing.**Essential Duties:*** This role is responsible for leading and developing a team of supervisors who collectively drive manufacturing performance by delivering operational and financial goals, modeling an uncompromising safety culture, advancing continuous improvement, strengthening talent capabilities, ensuring accountability through disciplined execution, and fostering an agile, high-performing organization aligned with business growth and operational excellence.* Deliver manufacturing goals. Lead by example. Be a role model for safety! It is not just a “priority” but it is how we live!* Lead, inspire, and manage the manufacturing function concurrent with business volume and growth demands, introduction of new operational systems, and meet forecast and financial objectives.* Assess and assist in upgrading the talent base within manufacturing to achieve growth strategy while meeting current market needs (i.e. reduced cost, shorter manufacturing/product introduction cycle times and on-time delivery).* Provide leadership in the areas of continuous improvement and engage teams to help establish a continuous improvement culture. Prepare and develop improvement plan based on lean assessment results and standardized work procedures. Manage and assist in coordinating efforts between departments/cells within Company.* Provide an environment where flexibility allows pivoting of business on demand. Constantly review processes to eliminate waste in manufacturing process areas.* Train and educate as needed in all aspects including; lean manufacturing, team effectiveness, change management, and continuous improvement.* Prepare, track and deliver monthly Manufacturing key performance indicators (KPI) to execute the planning production schedule while achieving customer satisfaction (OTD, Quality).* Provide leadership to all manufacturing issues with root cause analysis and corrective action plan execution and ensure a culture of accountability.* Create/shift/sustain a positive, accountable and agile culture that invents itself daily through continuous improvement and innovation.* Provide leadership to manufacturing staff managers on activities that sustain the organization such as performance appraisals, employee training, communication methods, safety/health, and security policies, etc.**These are the general duties required to fulfill the Manufacturing Manager’s job description, not a detailed description of all the work required. New duties and responsibilities may be required to meet the changing demands of the business.****Education and Experience Preferred:*** Requires knowledge of an advanced field of professional or technical learning, customarily acquired through formal instruction and study, typically a B.S. or B.A. Degree.* Requires a minimum of 10 years supervisory experience in manufacturing or related functional discipline* Wire and cable experience highly desirable.* Lean Six Sigma background will be an asset**Knowledge and Skills Preferred:*** Requires working knowledge of the manufacturing process and variables that impact success, i.e., concepts related to capacity, planning/scheduling the factory, quality control/assurance disciplines, measuring direct/indirect labor performance, planning, and controlling inventory, material procurement, etc.* Requires individual with strong conceptual and analytical skills, organization and problem-solving ability, verbal and written communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills. Must be a team player with staff colleagues and a developer of teamwork skills within the departments supervised.**Working Conditions and/or Physical Requirements:*** Ability to work long hours in a sedentary position sitting, talking, looking at a computer, charts/graphs and performing repetitive motions.* Ability to move objects and materials of at least 25lbs.* Ability to collaborate with manufacturing team members as needed in an environment that can be noisy.* Ability to follow safety guidelines and wear required PPE when onsite.**Marmon Industrial Energy and Infrastructure East Granby is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions without regard to, and prohibits discrimination based on, race, color, religion, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.**Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. 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