Production Manager at Huhtamaki in Hammond, IN

Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.

You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together.

We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.

• Monitors the safety/environmental practices of the workplace to provide a safe work environment for all employees.
• Manages relationships with quality, planning, warehouse, engineering, and maintenance to ensure timely satisfaction of customer requirements, projects (including new equipment installations or upgrades to existing equipment), reduce costs and seamless transition across material/product flow process.
• Implements production of all products, integrating engineering projects into the regular operating process.
• Works with the Controller to develop operating budgets.
• Monitors all production reports to ensure achievement of financial, safety, quality, and on-time delivery goals.
• Coordinates and monitors plans for reductions in cost and product lead times for existing and new products.
• Reviews and analyzes reports to determine causes of non-conformity and develops procedures to improve.
• Revises production schedules and priorities to accommodate unforeseen events relating to raw materials, equipment, sales demand, personnel, weather, etc.
• Change agent for technological advances; identifies opportunities for site improvements.
• Implements CI process programs and projects.
• Monitors Production employees with regards to staffing levels, skill levels and training requirements.
• Ensures established Company policies and procedures are followed relative to safety, quality, employee relations practices, etc.
• Responsible for the training and development of department personnel.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Required

• Understanding of SPC and lean manufacturing principles SKILLS.
• Team problem solving; facilitation.
• Computer literate: Excel, MS Office required.
• Strong interpersonal skills: ability to communicate orally and in writing; ability to present information one on one and in group settings, at all levels of the organization, under all circumstances; diplomatic.
• Detail oriented, organized, self-starter, flexible, and change agent.
• Must be able to work concurrently on multiple priorities and projects.
• Up to 10% travel required

Preferred

• 4-year degree, preferably in operations management, business management or engineering.
• 7-10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Discrete manufacturing experience: paper, paperboard, or molded-fiber food packaging preferred.
• MS Project or other project management software a plus.
• BPCS or AS400 manufacturing software system knowledge desirable.

Environment

Office work area is a climate-controlled environment. Requires time in the manufacturing area (<40% of time) where it is a hot/cold, dusty, and noisy environment. While in the manufacturing area, required PPE must be worn. Audiovisual capabilities of speech, vision and hearing required, including peripheral vision and color discrimination capabilities. Lift light weight material with physical effort equivalent to lifting/moving materials up to 25 pounds. Sitting, standing and/or walking up to 8 hours per day. Work schedule is standard for this type of role. This position will require some travel.

Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.