What We Offer
- A dynamic team environment in a growth-focused medical-device, small component manufacturing facility.
- Bonus/production incentive structure based on performance.
- Comprehensive benefits program (health, dental, retirement savings, etc.).
- Opportunity to lead mission-critical operations producing high-precision parts and to drive manufacturing excellence.
- Professional development opportunities and career growth in a manufacturing leadership role.
Position Summary
The Production Manager is responsible for the management, and oversight of all production operations within the molding facility (including clean-room production). This role will ensure that production meets cost, quality, delivery, and safety targets. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in plastic injection-molding of small components including medical parts and familiarity with clean-room protocols and GMP/ISO quality systems.
- Lead, manage and direct all production activities for injection-molding operations (including setup, run-time, shutdown, and preventative maintenance) to meet production schedules and customer demand.
- Ensure operations comply with all relevant regulations, quality standards (such as ISO 13485/ISO 9001), medical device production standards, and clean-room protocols (e.g., ISO 7/8, GMP) as applicable.
- Monitor key production metrics (e.g., throughput, yield, scrap rate, OTD, downtime) and drive continuous improvement to increase efficiency, reduce waste, and minimize cost.
- Develop and implement production plans, resource allocation (machinery, tooling, labor), scheduling, and staffing to optimize output while maintaining flexibility for change-overs and new product introductions.
- Work closely with maintenance, tooling, engineering and quality teams to troubleshoot process issues (molding defects, machine performance, change-over delays), implement corrective action (root-cause analysis, CAPA) and sustain improvements.
- Oversee and enforce strict clean-room operational discipline: gowning, contamination control, cleaning schedules, material flow, equipment calibration/verifications.
- Manage and develop production supervisors and teams across shifts: hiring, training, performance management, succession planning, and fostering a culture of safety, quality and accountability.
- Champion Lean/continuous improvement methodologies (Kaizen events, 5S, TPM, Six Sigma) to elevate process maturity and manufacturing excellence.
- Prepare and manage departmental budgets, forecasts, production cost controls, tooling and MRO inventory. Report production status, KPI performance and improvement initiatives to senior leadership.
- Ensure safety of workforce, compliance with OSHA or relevant workplace safety standards, and maintenance of a safe and ergonomic work environment.
- Lead new product introduction (NPI) and qualification efforts for tooling, molds and equipment (IQ/OQ/PQ) in collaboration with engineering and quality teams when applicable.
- Serve as the production representative in cross-functional teams (engineering, quality, supply chain) and support customer audits/visits related to the manufacturing process and clean-room operations.
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