Job Description
Production Manager
Location: King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
About Our Client:
Our client is a respected global leader in medical device design and manufacturing, supporting top healthcare innovators worldwide. Known for delivering high quality end to end solutions, they play a key role in bringing life changing technologies to market. With a culture built on engineering excellence and collaboration, this is a great opportunity to make a real impact in patient care while working with a purpose driven team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Upholding company values and complying with all safety, regulatory, and quality requirements, policies, and procedures.
- Providing direction to resolve technical and production-related issues, ensuring weekly schedules meet or exceed company and customer expectations.
- Maintaining appropriate staffing levels to achieve budgeted performance.
- Monitoring product and line alignment with the master production schedule and material planning to meet production goals.
- Tracking departmental performance metrics, ensuring goals are met, and developing and implementing corrective and preventive actions as needed.
- Ensuring work orders are closed in the ERP system with accurate and complete data.
- Supervising associates to foster a safe work environment and a self-directed team approach, including setting and executing annual strategic safety initiatives.
- Communicating continuously with plant management regarding production, facility, and associate achievements or concerns.
- Identifying, arranging, and providing training to support a safe, efficient, and high-quality work environment, with a focus on continuous improvement through Lean principles.
- Facilitating communication, coordination, and conflict resolution within and among work groups.
- Providing leadership to associates in hiring, performance management, coaching, counseling, and corrective actions.
- Leading continuous improvement activities, including sponsoring projects, managing CAPEX requirements and approvals, and overseeing a productivity pipeline.
- Promoting an atmosphere of diversity, open communication, and trust, with opportunities for training and professional growth.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business-related field, or equivalent manufacturing experience.
- 5+ years of manufacturing experience with progressive responsibility and proven leadership experience; medical device industry experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to drive measurable improvements in key performance metrics such as lead time, throughput, on-time delivery, and scrap reduction.
- Proven record of career progression with increased scope of responsibility, strong organizational commitment, and success in developing and retaining talent.
- Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP) and planning tools (e.g., Kinaxis); advanced skills in Excel and data management.
- Experience in regulated manufacturing environments (medical device, aerospace, automotive, etc.) with strong knowledge of EHS programs and compliance requirements.
- Skilled in leading teams through process and cultural change, setting clear expectations, and sustaining new behaviors for long-term success.
- Experience managing production schedules and reading technical documents and blueprints.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or Lean Master Certification strongly preferred.
- Strong leadership, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills with a results-driven mindset and sense of urgency.
- NO C2C CANDIDATES
Interested Candidates please apply on our website at https://jobs.jblresources.com.
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