Production Manager at Solarturbines — Channelview, TX

Career Area:

Manufacturing

Job Description

Manages the day-to-day operations of one or more manufacturing production lines, prepares schedules, resolves issues, and ensures adherence to safety and quality standards.

• Creating reports and records of production processes, tools issues performance, and inventory; sharing suggestions with managers and leading improvements to safety, productivity and quality for assigned areas of accountability.
• Overseeing operations activities, ensuring that safety, and schedules and performance requirements are met and system resources are used effectively.
• Monitoring overall operations performance and implementing production safety, cost, and quality control mechanisms.
• Ensures the compliance of all regulatory guidelines and forges a safe and sound manufacturing environment.

Skill Descriptors Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems. Level Working Knowledge:

• Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.
• Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.
• Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.
• Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.
• Identifies the major forces, events, and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.

Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way. Level Working Knowledge:

• Raises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule.
• Breaks tasks into manageable steps that can be incorporated into a personal work plan.
• Escalates concerns over competing or conflicting priorities.
• Monitors progress continuously and adjusts tactics for handling situations on a case by case basis.
• Creates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities.

Process Improvement: Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintains focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services. Level Extensive Experience:

• Streamlines the critical workflow for executing key processes.
• Sets priorities for addressing process problems that limit performance.
• Develops methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes.
• Monitors external sources for applicable new methods and controls.
• Analyzes findings from improvement cycles to ensure success of interventions.
• Coaches others to develop the skills to improve processes.

Performance Management: Knowledge of successful performance management techniques; ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance. Level Working Knowledge:

• Identifies opportunities to enhance performance, e.g., practice assignments, training, shadowing.
• Ensures performance goals, checkpoints, and feedback focus on behaviors.
• Provides documented input to formal performance review conducted by manager.
• Observes individual performance and provides fair and objective feedback.
• Uses formal and informal rewards and recognition programs for employees.

Manufacturing Operations: Knowledge of manufacturing operations; ability to perform day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant or facility for products. Level Extensive Experience:

• Monitors organizational adherence to policies and procedures.
• Facilitates communications across departments to ensure a smooth workflow in the plant or facility.
• Evaluates the risks and safety hazards present in manufacturing operations.
• Recommends key industry benchmarks of manufacturing operations and relates to own organization.
• Supervises daily operations to ensure production targets and forecasts are achieved.
• Employs tools and techniques for anticipating demand and assuring capacity.

Manufacturing Safety: Knowledge of manufacturing safety; ability to identify work-related hazards and perform necessary activities to meet regulatory requirements for the safety and protection of workers, environment and site. Level Extensive Experience:

• Consults on the use of new tools and techniques for safety protection.
• Performs safety inspections to assure compliance with OSHA requirements.
• Designs and implements emergency response processes and procedures.
• Promotes workplace safety among supervisors and workers; communicates safety rules and regulations.
• Assesses and reports unusual or new safety hazards or violations; initiates corrective action.
• Ensures that all employees and contractors comply with relevant safety policies and regulations.

Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance. Level Working Knowledge:

• Contributes to the development and implementation of specific manufacturing procedures.
• Investigates the need to refer potential exceptions upward for review and approval.
• Explains the rationale for procedures and standards in own area of responsibility.
• Participates in the implementation of manufacturing standards and procedures to one's own function.
• Provides feedback for improvement of procedures.

Production Training: Knowledge of approaches, tools and techniques for delivering formal and informal training on the safe and efficient operation of production machinery; ability to conduct effective formal and situation-specific training. Level Extensive Experience:

• Conducts needs analysis to determine skill gaps or areas where training is needed.
• Develops training programs on the use of new or improved production machines.
• Directs staff on the set-up and operation of production machinery for custom or non-standard jobs.
• Evaluates the pros and cons of various training media and the value of each to the organization.
• Facilitates the training of employees on new equipment provided by equipment manufacturers.
• Measures the value of the training program by gathering pre- and post-training performance metrics.

Degree Requirement Degree or equivalent experience desired

Summary Pay Range:

$112.660.00 - $169,060.00

Benefits

This is a summary list of benefits.

• Competitive salary and annual bonus program
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Sick, Etc.)
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)
• There will be night shift premium qualifying for another $3 per hour for 2nd shift.
• Potential base salary increases from annual performance reviews

• Background Screening
• Physical and drug/alcohol screening

Solar is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Solar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at Careers | Solar Turbines

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Summary Pay Range:

$112,704.00 - $169,056.00

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
• 401(k) savings plans*
• Health Savings Account (HSA)*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
• Health Lifestyle Programs*
• Employee Assistance Program*
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
• Career Development*
• Incentive bonus*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• These benefits also apply to part-time employees

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