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.
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**Rain Bird is an Equal Opportunity Employer