Production Manager

Sealed Air
United States, Texas, Wichita Falls
Dec 11, 2024
Production Manager LOCATION: Wichita Falls, TX, US, 76306 REQ ID: 49537 If you are a current employee click here to apply. Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. Westrive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance - a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders. In 2023, Sealed Airgenerated $5.5 billion in revenue in 2023 and had approximately 17,000 employees operating out of 46 countries/territories and distributing products in 115 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com. Job Description The Production Manager is responsible for safety, quality, employee engagement, and the daily operational management of all production areas. The Production Manager must have an in-depth understanding of all production areas, and be able to drive meaningful improvements in safety, quality, and performance. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Safety Culture: * Cultivate a zero-harm safety culture by promoting and modeling safe behaviors. * Investigate safety concerns, correct unsafe behaviors, and eliminate unsafe conditions. Quality Culture: * Promote quality awareness and behaviors to ensure uncompromising quality for customers and consumers. * Investigate and resolve quality events and customer returns, implementing corrective actions as needed. Performance Optimization: * Identify opportunities and lead initiatives to achieve yield, uptime, and rate goals for the department. * Develop and execute strategic action plans considering critical factors such as CPU, throughput, forecast, skills, and overtime to meet business and production targets. * Lead the Daily Integration (DI) meeting, fostering collaboration between Safety, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance representatives. * Identify missed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and develop action plans to prevent future gaps. * Champion continuous improvement efforts, driving the implementation of new standards, procedures, and processes. * Actively seek opportunities for innovation and efficiency improvements within production and looks for ways to apply technical knowledge and new technology to improve equipment and overall processes. * Collaborate with the maintenance department to coordinate activities, ensuring planned maintenance aligns with production needs, leading to improved uptime and equipment reliability. Employee Development and Engagement: * Develop a comprehensive manning strategy aligning with business and production needs. * Coordinate the timing of training and hiring while ensuring a balance of skills and staffing across shifts. * Conduct performance conversations, including disciplines, coaching, and performance reviews. * Drive employee engagement through recognition, positive employee relations, and participation in engagement activities and events. * Coach and develop Team Performance Leaders (TPLs) and operators, set expectations, and ensure accountability for shift results. Knowledge, skills, and abilities: * Strong leadership and team management skills. * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. * Project Management experience is a plus * Demonstrated ability to apply lean manufacturing principles * Experience with high volume operations * Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement. * Strong organization and time management skills * Use of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, etc.) SAP, and other computer software programs related to production performance, attendance, payroll etc. Qualifications * Mechanical or Chemical Engineering degree is preferred * 5-7 years manufacturing experience preferred * 3-5 years supervisorial/managerial experience preferred Requisition id:49537 Relocation:No Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver's License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process, please reach out to us directly at globalta@sealedair.com. LINK1 MON1 WHY WORK AT SEALED AIR?* It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air's global resources and expertise. Corporate sustainability. It's about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate. Customer Success. Meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it's more than a goal, it's an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values. Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources. Nearest Major Market: Wichita Falls Job Segment: Supply Chain Manager, Industrial, Payroll, Production Manager, Chemical Engineer, Operations, Manufacturing, Finance, Engineering