American Synthetic Fiber LLC · 2 days ago
Production Manager (Extrusion)
Pendergrass, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expAmerican Synthetic Fiber LLC is seeking a Production Manager for their extrusion department. The role is responsible for overseeing daily operations, ensuring efficient training and management of staff, and implementing improvement initiatives within the production department.
ChemicalManufacturingTextiles
Hiring Manager
James Griffin
Responsibilities
Assist plant manager in the planning and scheduling of all production equipment including planned shutdowns for maintenance
Meet with management team daily to identify and prioritize production, quality, and process issues
Organize daily workload for the production department and utilize staff in an appropriate way to ensure efficiency
Willing and able to be on call 24 hours a day 7 days a week, taking calls from various personnel when safety, quality, or production issues arise, coming in on off-hours when needed
Responsible for meeting efficiency targets, production goals, and shipping deadlines
Seek out, develop, and implement new programs or systems for the production department either as part of a team or on your own
Assist in the development of new products and the research of new product/markets for our company
Responsible for the gathering and retention of production metrics for reporting/problem-solving/analysis purposes
Work closely with quality control department to further quality standards by regularly meeting with quality staff, getting staff properly trained to work with SPC, training staff to understand lab reports, etc
Ensure training records are being maintained appropriately
Work in conjunction with quality department in addressing quality related issues and customer complaints with all production personnel
Ensure the activities of the shift supervisors are focused on achieving results for tasks you have assigned
Compile information for shift supervisors to cover in monthly meeting with their staff
Work with outside vendors in the specification of new equipment and the modification and reconditioning of existing equipment, parts, components, and services
Oversee the installation of equipment ensuring that work is performed in accordance to manufacturer’s specification
Fill in as back up quality manager or plant manager when needed
Perform and coordinate plant monitoring during extended shutdowns
Ensure production supplies and common spare parts remain stocked
Requisition parts and supplies on an as-needed basis
Responsible for plant-wide housekeeping
Responsible for ensuring all production employee related tasks (hire, evaluation, promotion, disciplinary action, termination) are completed in a timely fashion and that records are kept confidential
Actively pursue improvements that reduce costs and/or increase efficiencies
Any other tasks as assigned by the plant manager
Qualification
Required
Upon hire, it will be required for the production manager to be well versed in understanding and performing all lab testing and analysis
Ability to plan, execute, evaluate, and sustain a system, program, or project in a timely manner
Ability to analyze large data sets in order to develop solutions for better products, processes, or systems
Must possess good verbal and written communication skills
Must be able to interact and work well with both upper management and direct reports
Must be extremely organized and able to multi-task with close attention to detail
Must be a clear thinker with the ability to make timely correct decisions
Proficiency with MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Ability to plan/coordinate/implement non-existent processes and systems timely and effectively
Preferred
Prior experience working with extrusion equipment preferred
Minimum of two years' experience managing staff within a manufacturing environment
Prior experience working with ISO systems (9001, 14001, 16949) and OSHA 18001
Prior experience working with PAPP
4-year college degree and/or equivalent extrusion work experience preferred
Company
American Synthetic Fiber LLC
We specialize in the geotextile manufacturing of polypropylene synthetic fibers, offering tailored solutions across a wide range of properties including denier, tenacity, elongation, fiber length, spin finish, moisture, melt flow, and crimp.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase