Plascore Inc, a cutting edge, high-quality producer of Honeycomb composites, is seeking an experienced Production Manager to work closely with our engineering and manufacturing teams to manager all plant operation with responsibilities for production, maintenance, quality, and other production-related activities. This job offers many opportunities for innovation and product/process improvement. This is a hands-on opportunity to build and work with aluminum and composite materials in a team setting.

Key Responsibilities;

• Work closely with Production Supervisor to plan, schedule, and coordinate departmental activities to fulfill sales orders, meet inventory requirements and deliver manufactured products in a timely fashion.
• Evaluate production results against established goals and look for ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of operations.
• Recognizes and solves problems affecting production including schedule, staff, quality, and order of production line.
•  Ensure production cost is effective. 5. Responsible for product quality control for the plant.
• Have thorough knowledge of all manufacturing methods, techniques, and related equipment.
• Must be able to read and interpret drawings and specifications.
• Maintain existing plant facilities and equipment; replace or make adjustments to facilities and equipment when necessary.
• Understand and practice team building and provide leadership skills to achieve outstanding results.
• Participate in improving our product, processes, equipment, and methods.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment at all times.
• Continually look for ways to improve job efficiency and performance.
• Perform all reasonably related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Maintaining a positive attitude and work environment
• Providing training and cross training of operators in proper techniques and procedures
• Leading by example in the areas of attitude, quality and safety
• Facilitating daily production team meetings
• Using visual management techniques
• Reviewing and approving employee attendance/vacation
• Implementing job rotation, enlargement and enrichment
• Promoting employee empowerment, growth and facilitate training

Factory Exposure:

• CNC machining and edge banding
• Composite materials
• Variety of parts
• Opportunity for innovation
• Variety of work (balance of desk work and factory floor work)
• JIT production model
• Engineer-to-Order / Make-to-Order job shop environment

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of related experience desired
• Bilingual (English / Spanish), preferred
• Initiative for product/process improvement
• Leadership seminars and/or coursework
• Working knowledge of technical drawings and GD&T
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills
• Excellent technical communication skills
• Ability to manipulate CAD/CAM files or programming experience a plus

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Experience managing 10+ direct reports
• Must be eligible to work on programs subject to ITAR Regulations. Therefore, candidates must be a U.S. Citizen or a U.S. Permanent Resident ('Green Card').

Plascore is an established global manufacturer of honeycomb core, composite structures, and cleanrooms. Plascore's lightweight, industrial strength, honeycomb technology is utilized for a multitude of applications within the aerospace, automotive and marine industries. Plascore is an employee driven organization, fueled by professional teams with dedicated years of service to manufacturing.

Plascore Benefits:

Bonus Programs

• $1,200 Sign-On Bonus - Paid in monthly increments.
• $1,200 Employee Referral Bonus - Paid in monthly increments.
• Profit Sharing Bonus - Paid out each quarter.

Health Benefits

• Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision) with Flex Spending or Health Savings Accounts
• New Hires are eligible for health insurance benefits on day one!
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Assistance Program

Paid Time Off

• Paid vacation & Unpaid leave
• 10 weeks of paid vacation for 11th year (4 weeks of paid vacation awarded for 10 years of service + 6 weeks earned)
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave

401(K) & Roth 401(K)

• 50% match up to 6% for all participating employees.

Educational Support

• Tuition Reimbursement for job-related and certificate programs

Childcare

• Flex Spending Account for childcare
• Tri-Share childcare program

Company Events

• Annual company picnic
• Annual golf outing
• Annual holiday party

Other Perks

• White-Caps baseball ticket raffles
• Clean work environment
• Smooth pace of work
• Family owned and operated.
• Security of work for an established, growing company that serves a diverse customer base.
• Bi-Weekly Pay

We are an EEO employer dedicated to workforce diversity.