Job Type Full-timeDescriptionVeneer Technologies seeks a highly motivated individual for our Assistant Production Manager position. This is an exciting opportunity for skilled individuals passionate about wood product manufacturing! This successful candidate will be a manager-in-training and will support the production goals and employees who make it all happen! RequirementsEssential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist department supervisor with day-to-day manufacturing plant operations, including workforce management, overseeing daily production KPIs, and ensuring full compliance with veneer product quality.
- Assist with the production schedules and ensure timely completion of customer orders.
- Implement and maintain quality control procedures focusing on the product and the process.
- Ensure personal and employee compliance with all company policies and regulations.
- Collaborates with management to promote continuous improvement within the organization.
- Communicates and works alongside other departments to ensure cross-functional teamwork.
- Assists management in setting inventory levels based on historical precedent and helps to maintain these levels.
- Provides KPI reports to upper management and uses data to help improve the process.
- Works alongside management to analyze job performance throughout the production process.
- Performs duties as a liaison between production and sales.
- Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
- Helps to create and maintain standard operation procedures that will be used to train new operators.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Must demonstrate strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Display excellent communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and Excel.
- Be able to lift and move a minimum of 25 lbs.
- Be able to stand for extended periods, up to 10-hour shifts.
- Ability to tolerate and work in an environment that is not climate-controlled.
- Previous experience in a supervisory role is a plus!
Education/Experience:Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Sustainable Materials, or related field2+ years experience with the above mentioned tasks preferredLanguage Ability:Ability to speak, read and write English. Ability to communicate effectively with managers and employees. Bilingual Spanish a Plus!Math Ability:Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.Reasoning Ability:Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving limited concrete variables.Computer Skills:Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OutlookSupervisory Responsibilities:This job may have direct reports