Landscape Structures · 3 months ago
Aquatix Production Manager
Delano, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$95K/yr - $115K/yr
5+ years expAquatix, a leader in water feature and spray park design, is seeking a Production Manager to oversee manufacturing and shipping activities. The role focuses on promoting continuous improvement and ensuring efficient production processes while maintaining quality and safety standards.
Manufacturing
No H1B
Responsibilities
Accomplishes manufacturing and shipping results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and reporting results; hiring, coaching, counseling, and developing employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures
Maintains workflow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments
Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results
Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards
Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs, evaluating new equipment and techniques
Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data, answering questions and responding to requests and resolving issues
Creates and revises systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements, implementing change
Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources, maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures
Ensures that time and production records are properly maintained
Facilitate troubleshooting sessions to pinpoint issues and solutions (vendor problems, quality issues)
Utilize methodologies to continuously improve productivity, safety and quality; focuses on CI including root cause analysis, efficiencies, etc
Develop and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, worker safety and product quality
Metric based focus around Quality, Delivery, Safety, Cost, Safety and Morale
Facilitate problem solving with operators to develop solutions to root-cause problems
Conduct team meetings weekly and leader meetings daily to keep everyone current with manufacturing schedules and quality issues
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in operations management, logistics or related fields or equivalent in experience
Minimum of five years' experience supervising or leading a team of production employees required
Exposure to lean manufacturing principals and tools, as well as an ability to apply that knowledge
Knowledge of materials, warehouse processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective purchase and shipping of product
Experience in general construction and installation projects
Ability to set goals based on company and department objectives and achieve results through others
Ability to develop and coach a team of individuals
Possess working knowledge of all activities within operations
Benefits
Profit-sharing opportunity
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
Vacation and paid holidays
401(k) retirement plan
Employee stock ownership plan
Company
Landscape Structures
Landscape Structures is a recreational facilities company that provides commercial playground equipment.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Karlye Emerson
President & Chief Executive Officer
B
Barbara King
Co-Founder
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