Production Manager at TeamWorld, Inc. – Conklin, New York

Description:

General Job Description

The Production Manager provides hands-on leadership for all operations within TeamWorld's Container Decorating Facility, overseeing bottle production through digital, screen, and assembly processes. This role ensures performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Efficiency (SQDE) while modeling the ATHREAD values of Accountability, Team Player, Honesty and Integrity, Responsiveness, Emotional Intelligence, Attention to Detail, and Drive. The Production Manager leads daily operations, develops people, drives process improvements, and ensures the department meets or exceeds plant goals through proactive leadership and data-driven decision making.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead all bottle production operations across multiple work centers, ensuring goals for SQDE are achieved daily.
• Coordinate with Scheduling, Logistics, and Quality to meet customer delivery requirements.
• Assign labor and manage resource planning in collaboration with the Assistant Production Manager and Line Leads.
• Monitor key metrics including schedule attainment, scrap/spoil rates, downtime, and efficiency; develop corrective actions as needed.
• Conduct production meetings and daily Gemba walks to identify improvement opportunities.
• Drive adherence to SOPs, standard work, and safety procedures across all production areas.
• Partner with Quality to address production issues through root cause analysis and 4R documentation.
• Mentor and develop leadership within the department through coaching, feedback, and performance reviews.
• Oversee training programs to ensure employee competence and compliance with job expectations.
• Collaborate with Maintenance and Engineering to ensure equipment uptime and production readiness.
• Participate in long-term planning for capacity, labor, and process improvements to meet business growth.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities

• Support onboarding new hires and cross-training initiatives to build departmental flexibility.
• Contribute to strategic improvement projects and capital equipment implementations.
• Collaborate with other departments to strengthen communication and teamwork across the plant.
• Analyze production trends, recommend workflow enhancements, and implement Lean/5S practices.

Requirements:

Qualifications for the Job

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree in business, management, operations or a related field strongly preferred. Relevant experience will be considered equivalent to education requirement.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success in supervising teams and achieving production goals.
• Experience using ERP systems (Odoo preferred) and production reporting tools.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

• Strong leadership abilities to coach and develop others.
• High level of accountability, organization, and attention to detail.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with emotional intelligence and professionalism.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to interpret performance metrics and identify trends.
• Adaptable to change with a proactive, continuous-improvement approach.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with Lean, 5S, and root cause problem-solving methodologies preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Excel.
• Willingness to work additional hours as needed to meet production goals.

Monday – Thursday | 6am – 5pm | $75K – 85K annually | On-site in Conklin, NY