Production Manager, 2nd Shift

The Production Manager has responsibility and leadership for overall operation of a production flow. The Production Manager implements the Generac Manufacturing System (GMS) to ensure a safe work environment, drive quality improvements, provide an excellent customer experience, develop a qualified team, maximize profitable growth and reduce operating costs, inventories & lead times through continuous improvements. The Production Manager leads day-to-day activities to deliver daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly expectations of metric performance.

Responsibilities

Lead the production flow in daily operations and continuous improvement activities; Designs and directs the work of the functional area, selecting, coaching and developing the team; Utilize PDCA process in conjunction with the MDI process to deliver metric results in people, safety, quality, delivery & cost; Develop a visual production flow that ensures problems do not remain hidden; Perform Leader Standard Work; Ensure leaders provide effective training & cross-training for employees; Develop and execute short and long range continuous improvement plans; Lead and coordinate the successful launch of New Product Introductions (NPI) within Operations; Participate in the development of standards, programs, and facility strategic plans; Facilitate the flow of information sharing of best practices and external benchmarks; Implement the Generac Manufacturing System (GMS) to ensure a safe work environment, drive quality improvements, and reduce operating costs, inventories & lead times

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or related field OR equivalent experience; 5 years progressive operations or lean management experience

Nice to have

3 years of demonstrated implementation experience in Lean principles; Lean, Operations or Supply Chain Certifications; Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP system; Demonstrated experience in flow principles, Kanban, and plan for every part (PFEP); Demonstrated experience in leadership with a diversity of team skills; Experiment and Push Boundaries; Ideate & Breakthrough; Connect & Coach; Continuous Improvement; Drive to Win

Benefits

Variable compensation including short-term and long-term incentives