Production Unit Manager
Manufacturing & Production · Production & Assembly · Production Management
In short
The Production Unit Manager oversees all manufacturing operations, including CNC machining, grinding, shipping, receiving, quality, planning, scheduling, maintenance, and inventory. This role involves analyzing work orders, creating schedules, troubleshooting production issues, and ensuring customer requirements are met, while also providing leadership and performance feedback to direct reports.
Responsibilities
- Manage all principal functions of manufacturing operations including CNC Machining, CNC Grinding, Shipping, Receiving, Quality, Planning, Scheduling, Maintenance, and Inventory.
- Determine workforce requirements and monitor production to ensure customer requirements are met.
- Troubleshoot production problems and take preventive or corrective action.
- Analyze work orders to estimate employee hours and create machining schedules.
- Interpret specifications, blueprints, work orders, and assign duties.
- Direct workers in adjusting machines and equipment.
- Establish and adjust work procedures to meet production schedules.
- Develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and tool quality.
- Suggest changes in working conditions and equipment use to increase efficiency.
- Analyze and resolve work problems or assist workers in solving work problems.
- Provide leadership to manufacturing personnel to enhance high performance work teams and promote a positive employee relations climate.
- Interpret and enforce government and company policies and safety regulations.
- Confer with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
- Report weekly on top objectives and company performance.
- Daily communication with the sales team and customers.
- Oversee all plant and production workflow.
- Provide constructive and timely performance feedback to direct reports.
- Partner with HR to recruit, interview, train, and hire direct reports.
- Handle discipline and termination of direct reports in accordance with company policy.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years’ supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment; metal manufacturing preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years’ manufacturing experience.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Thorough knowledge of all manufacturing methods, techniques, and related equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications.
- Strong knowledge of process management and improvement experience in a manufacturing setting.
- Strong knowledge of production and scheduling operations.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and adapt to changing situations.
- Strong leadership skills with excellent written and verbal communication.
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree is preferred but not required.
Benefits
- As Needed Travel
#manufacturing#operations#management
Company
Sandvik
Job Posted
1 month ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Hartland, United States of America
Qualification
Bachelor
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