Manager Production

Location

Findlay, OH | United States

Job description

At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves.  For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials. Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers. 

We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at 

The successful candidate must bring high level of ethical, intellectual, professional, and personal values that complement the team.

• Strategic Mindset – anticipates future trends and implications accurately
• Decision Quality – relies on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment when making decisions
• Customer Focus – identifies opportunities that benefit the business
• Business Insight – keeps up with current and possible future policies, practices, and trends in the organization, function, and in the marketplace
• Plans and Aligns – breaks down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions
• Optimizes Work Processes – seeks ways to improve processes, from small tweaks to complete reengineering
• Ensures Accountability – establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results
• Collaborates – works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives
• Develops Talent – develops others through coaching, feedback, exposure, and stretch assignments
• Builds Effective Teams – forms teams with appropriate and diverse mix of styles, perspectives, and experience
• Drives Vision and Purpose – talks about future possibilities in a positive way
• Courage – faces difficult issues and supports others who do the same
• Lean transformation – utilizes and teaches lean tools such as daily management, leader standard work, problem solving tools, and kaizen; leads team to transform the shop floor using lean tools.

The Production Manager is responsible for safely managing the production and personnel activities of a 24/7 multiple shift manufacturing plant. This position requires the flexibility to work 40+ hours per week and weekends as necessary. The Production Manager reports directly to the Plant Manager.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Practice proper PPE compliance and support a safe work environment by being the champion for all safety policies and Life Safety Principles.
• Utilizes business acumen and manufacturing experience to plan production and enhance processes ensuring that production goals are met.
• Proactively optimizes work processes utilizing lean tools to help meet KPIs.
• The Production Manager is involved with all plant personnel activities including hiring, employee development, terminations, and disciplinary actions.
• Partners with HR to ensure employee programs are understood across teams.
• Works collaboratively with business partners and ADS network ensuring communication, change management and corporate initiatives are successfully implemented.
• Manages team training and certification matrix, recommends training, and developmental opportunities as necessary.
• Manages traveling tooling schedules and plant preparedness to ensure successful changeovers.
• Ensure proper forklift operation and preventive maintenance.
• Meet or exceed facility housekeeping expectations
• Ensure proper management of operating supply purchases via the internal purchase order system or company credit card.
• Work in partnership with team to ensure product and resin sampling schedule is correct and maintained.
• Work with team to ensure inventory reports are reviewed and managed with accuracy. (Min/Max, Over-allocated)
• Work with Quality department to ensure that ADS and AASHTO quality specifications are met for all products produced.
• Ensure Wired Plant is maintained and in compliance.
• Support the troubleshooting of equipment/process problems
• Work in partnership with team to ensure accurate raw material inventory and management.
• Understand and practice ADS core values and operations vision.
• Promotes a positive and transparent work environment by utilizing positive and clear communication.
• Participates in projects and other duties as assigned.

Job Skills:

• Excellent work ethic, self-starter
• Strong people management/leadership skills; demonstrated ability to develop teams and lead teams.
• Exceptional communication skills at all levels of the organization while balancing active listening skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Thrives in an environment that works collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to utilize and teach lean tools such as daily management, leader standard work, problem solving tools, and kaizen.
• Comfortable utilizing computer and manufacturing operating systems including inventory functions.
• Comfortable with manipulating excel spreadsheets and understanding financial reports

Educational Requirements:

• Vocational or college degree preferred

Preferred Experience:

Physical Requirements:

ADS supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience, and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. ADS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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