Production Manager Jobs - Evanston, Illinois (IL)

Production Manager - Job Description

Transformer Manufacturers, a TMA organization, is looking for a talented Plant Manager to join our growing company!  We are a Transformer, Coil, Custom Magnetics manufacturer.  We are seeking a Plant Manager to drive continuous improvement and optimization of all processes and oversee all daily operations of the plant from production and manufacturing to ensuring policies and procedures are followed. The successful candidate will have the key skills to develop processes that will maximize stewardship, safety, quality and productivity.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers' expectations
• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards
• Be responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
• Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions
• Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff
• Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime
• Commit to plant safety procedures
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
• Confers with senior management to ensure that manufacturing objectives are being met
• Work with engineering to optimize drawings, work instructions, test procedures
• Stay up to date with latest production management best practices and concepts

Requirements:

• Proven working experience as a Plant Manager
• Proven managerial experience
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources)
• Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise
• Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory and stewardship processes
• Computer literacy
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills
• Fluent in Spanish a plus