Overview:The Production Manager is responsible for all aspects of the production operations at the El Lago Molding and Assembly plant. The person in this position is responsible for creating a culture of safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and continuous improvement.**Responsibilities**:- Provide leadership to continuously improve a culture of safety.- Design and implement plans to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity and reduce COGS, OH and G&A.- Leadership in the use of quality systems and use of lean manufacturing techniques and tools to drive continuous improvement.- Be a leader and motivator in a productive and collaborative working environment.- Have a good working knowledge of and implement world-class manufacturing practices.- Provide leadership, supervise, develop, and coach production supervisors, maintenance personnel, and other operational leaders.- Foster creativity and innovation within the production team.- Be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in English.- Coordinate the hiring and training of direct employees, including headcount planning and performance management.- Oversee production; coordinate with internal & external contacts to ensure fulfillment of customer orders.- Involve production, maintenance, quality, engineering, and materials personnel in a team approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.- Be enthusiastic, hard working, and have a can-do attitude.Qualifications:**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:- Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership, technical skills, particularly with respect to a manufacturing environment.- S. in a technical or business discipline.- At least seven years of leadership/management experience in a manufacturing environment.- Lean manufacturing and six sigma tools.- Experience with manufacturing in Mexico.- History of increasing responsibilities with proven track record of achieving results.**DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS**:- Experience with molding operations.- Previous experience as Materials, Quality, Manufacturing, Production, or Plant Manager.- MBA or other Master's Degree- Fully Bilingual - English and Spanish.HYSON PRIVACY CLAUSE**Rain Bird is an Equal Opportunity Employer