Production Manager (US Company)

Job Description

Essential Functions/ Responsibilities.

1. Responsible for managing, leading, and supervising a team of Production Supervisors, machine operators, and Support Staff across all shifts and locations to achieve corporate goals and metrics.
2. Responsible for consistent communication to Supervisors across all shifts with the goal of maintaining a work environment which aligns with SAMTEC policies and standards.
3. Participate and manage the transfer of products from plant to plant as necessary.
4. Establish training and cross training plans, ensuring consistency in our processes and practices, as well as flexibility in our work force.
5. Define the Vision, Mission, and Objectives for the Production Department on an annual basis.
6. Define or meet the pre-defined KPIs and metrics to be used to evaluate performance of production and determine realistic targets.
7. Define the responsibilities of the key functions within the respective areas.
8. Responsible for all orders and overall responsible for manufacturing deadlines and to inform other departments and Operations Manager when orders deviate from the schedule.
9. Responsible for the constant monitoring of the departments/equipment capacities and utilization to implement proactive actions to maintain service levels.
10. Assists in establishing associate goals and completing associate evaluations. This includes but is not limited to regular feedback to associates on their performance, and disciplinary action.
11. Responsible for overseeing work schedules. This includes but is not limited to overtime and approved leaves.
12. Responsible for communicating/coordinating with the Quality Department to initiate corrective action and continuous improvement programs to enhance productivity and reduce defects within the department.
13. Responsible for checking information from internals ERP/MRP systems for decision making.
14. Responsible for standard operations, plant layout, waste reduction or elimination, continuous improvements, engineering change control, and LEAN manufacturing experience in low and high-volume environments.
15. In charge of adherence to following trouble shooting guides.
16. Be the overall production area owner.

“The responsibilities as defined are intended to serve as a general guideline for this position. Associates may be asked to perform additional tasks depending on strengths and capabilities” ​

Job Requirement

You will receive:

1. Competitive salary, 2-month propation time with 100% salary
2. 13th month salary
3. Performance bonus 3 times/year
4. Health insurance for the employee, employees’ spouse, children, parents-in-law with a sum insured up to 165 million/year/person
5. Annual company trip
6. Shuttle car from Dong Nai, HCM
7. Month birthday gift from Trade Union/Company
8. Gifts on special occasions (ex: women’s day, ,…)
9. Bonus on public holidays: International labor’s day, Independent’s day…
10. Seniority bonus up to 15 mil
11. 12 annual leaves/year + 12 public holidays/year
12. Traning course (Internal/External): Teamwork, Leadeship & Communication, Train the Trainer, DNA, etc.
13. Working time: Mon-Fri from 7h30-16h30

Required Experience

1. 5 Years’ Management Experience in a Manufacturing environment. 
2. Proven problem-solving abilities.
3. Excellent communication skills and organizational skills.
4. Must be able to lift 20 lbs. from floor to waist routinely.
5. Must be able to stand for 90 minutes at a time consistently.
6. Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously as priorities can shift very quickly.
7. Proven leadership and management abilities to grow and develop associates.

Preferred Education:

1. A college degree in Engineering or other technical discipline is preferred.
2. On the job & experience may be substituted, in part, for educational requirements.