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Quaker Houghton · 4 days ago

Production Manager

Michigan, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

Quaker Houghton is a global leader in industrial process fluids and lubricants for the manufacturing industry. The Production Manager is responsible for managing production supervisors, ensuring compliance with safety and manufacturing procedures, and overseeing production continuity across multiple shifts.

Advanced MaterialsConsumer GoodsIndustrialIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturing

Responsibilities

Manages short-term activities directed toward production continuity and balance for Middletown location; shift schedules, ensuring requisition of materials, machine loading, and labor efficiency

Direct and lead inventory controls and management of inventory counts to comply with regional goals

Works with planners to schedule blend tanks, reactors, and workforce

Integrates production operation and related processes over multiple shifts in all product lines

Work with R&T and Product Management to resolve formulation, packaging, labeling and logistic issues

Selects, trains, develops, and motivates production staff to ensure consistent attainment of production schedules at optimum productivity and cost levels

Monitor and track relevant Key Performance Indicators including first pass yield, on time deliveries and cost of inadequate quality

Champion safety and environmental initiatives and directives

Acts as a working manager to provide backup to production supervisors as necessary

Qualification

Lean manufacturingChemical manufacturingInventory managementProduction schedulingOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's degree (B. A. or B.S.) in related technical discipline with experience as a supervisor or in a team lead role preferred

Persons with an education less than a degree must demonstrate 5 years of successful related experience and training

Must have successful work experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably related to manufacturing of chemical products or technical knowledge of manufacturing and equipment

5 years in Chemical Manf. or equivalent training

Excellent organizational skills

Above average communication skills

Ability to adapt in a demanding and fast-paced environment