Packaging Production Manager Trainee
4 Months ago • All levels
Product Management
Job Description
The Production Management Trainee is responsible for gaining a comprehensive knowledge of plant operations and manufacturing processes. The trainee works under the close direction of a mentor, exercising limited discretion, with a small degree of creativity expected. Key duties involve developing knowledge of company products and procedures through on-the-job training, understanding panel and lumber grades, lumber math, and efficient material utilization, and learning the company's business system for administrative functions. The role also includes developing knowledge of product costing, production scheduling, budget and expense control, and supervising activities while adhering to company policies and regulations. The trainee gains working knowledge of Continuous Improvement, efficiency standards, and safety, as well as Human Resources policies and practices, including touring other UFP facilities and customer locations, and completing courses and assignments, and preparing reports as needed.
Must Have:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency in the use of MS Excel spreadsheets is required.
Job Summary
The Production Management Trainee is responsible for developing a comprehensive knowledge of plant operations and manufacturing processes.
Works under the close direction of the assigned mentor and exercises little discretion and judgment on work priority on a regular basis and a small degree of creativity is expected.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities
- Develops comprehensive knowledge of Company products and procedures through on-the-job training activities.
- Develops comprehensive knowledge of panel and lumber grades
- Develops knowledge of lumber math and efficient utilization of materials and develops a full understanding of cuts and yields.
- Learns how to operate the Company’s business system in order to perform required administrative functions.
- Develops detailed knowledge of product costing.
- Develops an understanding of the production scheduling process.
- Develops working knowledge of the budget and expense control process.
- Supervises activities consistent with all Company policies, procedures, and applicable laws and regulations.
- Develops working knowledge of Continuous Improvement, efficiency standards, and safety.
- Develops working knowledge and understanding of Human Resources policies and practices.
- Develops a detailed understanding of operations by touring other UFP facilities and customer locations.
- Completes courses and assignments as directed.
- Prepares various reports as required.
- Performs other duties as required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related discipline, or equivalent work experience is required.
- Proficiency in the use of MS Excel spreadsheets is required.
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The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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