Production Manager

Position Overview The Production Manager will be based at the Cullen manufacturing location and will be responsible for managing production supervisors and direct labor staff, reviewing work performance, evaluating and testing procedures, and reviewing and understanding project specifications and drawings. Coordinates with engineering, purchasing, operations project engineers, quality, and project managers to ensure project requirements are met. Responsible for overall department performance related to cost, quality, schedule, and safety in a project-oriented environment. Key Job Responsibilities Directs operations across TAS manufacturing facilities to ensure completion of projects within budget and in a timely and cost-effective manner. Coordinates with teams in the planning and execution of a wide variety of assembly activities. Plans, develops and implements product production lines. Hires, trains, develops, and appraises staff effectively. Fosters a spirit of teamwork within the department. Addresses employee performance issues in a timely manner and in accordance with company policies, consulting with Human Resources as appropriate. Develops, monitors, and reports on operating costs within functional areas. Alerts management of cost and labor overrun. Makes recommendations and implements solutions to problems related to the same. Manages load planning based on backlog and forecasted workload. Forecasts needed workspace and headcount. Schedules, assigns, and monitors work orders. Coordinates with engineering, purchasing, operations project engineers, quality control and project managers to ensure project requirements are met. Ensures redline and as-built drawing processes are strictly adhered to. Establishes work unit objectives and standards. Maintains measurements for quality, schedule, and cost performance. Ensures timeliness, safety, and quality of material movement. Develops and implements standard work procedures to continually improve overall department productivity; trains and informs employees of new work methods and procedures. Responsible for safe work practices, maintaining a safe work environment and ensuring work crews follow safe practices and HSE programs, including Lock-out Tag-out. In conjunction with the EHS Manager, trains employees on changes in safety regulations, work policies, and standards. Identifies, recommends, and prioritizes the acquisition of tools and other capital equipment to improve overall efficiency of the department. Ensures department budgets are met, prioritizing shop expenditures to stay within budget and assisting in preparation of capital and department expense budgets. Develops skills and abilities of team members. Validates and updates department training curriculum by reviewing existing material and revising as necessary and ensures all department employees complete required training. Completes tasks as directed by the Operations Manager with minimal supervision. Any other duties as assigned by TAS. Job Skills Knowledge of supervisory principles, practices, and techniques. Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills. Strong analytical skills. Ability to effectively coordinate and supervise multiple projects. Able to make decisions involving considerable initiative and ingenuity. Commitment to the concept of continual improvement and effective quality management systems. Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook. Works effectively and relates well with others including superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the company. Demonstrates a professional manner in dealing with others and works to maintain constructive working relationships. Education & Training Management training. Safety Training. Minimum Requirements Heavy mechanical and fabrication background experience with pumps, motors, process piping, valves, control valves, skid-based units, process skids, and instrumentation. Must read and interpret P&ID, ISO, and engineering assembly drawings. Must be able to perform shop math. 7–10 years technical experience in a manufacturing/industrial setting. 8+ years supervisory experience. Knowledge of AutoCAD, MS Word, MS Excel. Ability to communicate issues and solutions with project engineers. Preferred Requirements Experience in an ISO certified environment is a plus. Knowledge of AWS/ASME welding procedures. Physical Requirements/Work Environment Some heavy lifting and considerable moving of equipment required. Lifting of objects up to 50 lbs. Regularly exposed to dust, odors, oil, fumes, and noise. Exposed to a combination of normal office type environments and shop environments. Safety glasses required while performing tasks. Ability to stand up to 11 hours a day (with a lunch break), up to 6 days a week. Ability to work in a non-temperature-controlled environment. Steel-toe boots required in Manufacturing Facility. Company Overview Join a team driven to excel in all that we do! When you join TAS, you join a Houston-headquartered company that is part of a large Houston-headquartered publicly traded company, Comfort Systems USA, with a solid reputation built on outstanding value, integrity, and customer focus. We offer our customers and employees the best of both worlds: a small company feel with the resources, talent, process, and international reach of a large company. TAS delivers innovative packaged modular systems that are engineered and manufactured in one of our Houston, TX facilities and utilized in data centers, power, and commercial/industrial utility system applications. TAS has successfully delivered and commissioned over 520 packages to over 33 countries. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has five ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 1.2m sq. feet with proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer’s facilities. TAS’ fastest growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics, and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery. With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals. More information is available on the company website at: IMPORTANT NOTICE: TAS has a tobacco-free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises, while conducting TAS business off premises or take "smoking" breaks during working hours. “smoking” and “tobacco or nicotine products” includes, but is not limited to, product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, all forms of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip) and clove cigarettes. The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job. Applications and resumes will be kept on file for a limited time and the Company is under no duty or obligation to contact applicants if they are not selected for the job applied for or if other jobs become available in the future. Applicants that desire to apply for a job that becomes available at the Company in the future, should submit a new employment application or resume. TAS Energy Inc. guarantees equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. #J-18808-Ljbffr