Production Manager- Welding (Manufacturing)

Key Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of the Production Manager is to be a resource to production supervisors that engages GSM employees and teams, suppliers and customers in releasing production constraints of machines, skills or resources to create elegant innovative production processes that result in safe, clean and productive manufacturing environments throughout our organization. Other responsibilities that are specific to this position include:

Safely meeting productivity and quality expectationsPlanning, designing and executing improved production systems and processesCreating alignment between production supervisors and corporate strategic plansStepping into supervisory role during temporary absences of critical supervisory staffCommunicating production hurdles to Production Manager with sound well planned solutionsCommunicating important tactical instructionsManaging expedited orders effectivelyCollaborating with supervisors, equipment specialists and facilities manager to ensure preventative maintenance schedules are maintainedManage direct labor requirements to support production schedules by collaborating with scheduling and production supervisorsCollaborate with scheduling to determine work center capacity hours required to meet customer requirementsCollaborating with Engineering to ensure engineering changes processes are robust enough to swiftly respond to customer changesDirecting specialists to find integrated solutionsParticipating in non-conformance issues as requestedPlanning future equipment needs with VP of Manufacturing, engineers and supervisorsCollaborating and process mapping to identify inputs, sub-processes, outputs and outcomes that have the greatest opportunity for reducing waste and improving predictability.Driving to fully understand root cause of any problem before any process improvement is undertakenDeveloping innovative ways to teach our employees to become collaborating team members who think critically to understand current state, problem solve and implement solutions to substandard processesManaging shift to ensure productivity expectations are metDemonstrating lean discipline in all aspects of workMentoring and teaching project management to future leadersCollaborating with the Scheduling, Logistics, suppliers and customers to remove supply chain obstacles and increase throughputCollaborating with the Director of Cultural Development, Quality Manager, Quality Technicians, and Safety Manager to ensure process improvements focus on fabrication quality while maintaining the highest degree of safety for all employees