Production Manager

2 Months ago • 5-7 Years • Product Management

Job Summary

Job Description

The Production Manager leads daily factory operations with a focus on safety, quality, delivery, and cost, utilizing the Nordson Business System and cellular manufacturing principles. This role drives efficiency and capacity to exceed customer expectations by addressing issues, implementing countermeasures, and fostering a high-performance, customer-focused team culture. The Production Manager manages labor and resources, promotes continuous improvement through team meetings, and supports financial goals through budgeting and cost analysis. They also enhance customer satisfaction and correct flow issues within the manufacturing site.
Must have:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Technology, Business, or Engineering
  • 5-7 years of experience in a manufacturing leadership role
  • Proficiency in MS Office applications
Good to have:
  • Experience with an ERP platform (SAP)
  • Experience with injection molding automated assembly
  • Experience working in a Lean Manufacturing or ISO Certified company

Job Details

Nordson EFD, a global leader in Engineered Fluid Dispensing, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we are looking for candidates who share that same commitment.

Summary of the role

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your ideas and contributions will be valued and respected.

Job Summary

The Production Manager leads daily factory operations with a strong focus on safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Utilizing the Nordson Business System (NBS Next) and cellular manufacturing principles, this role drives efficiency, flow, and capacity to exceed customer expectations.  This role drives engagement in the organization’s safety vision—Journey to Zero, the Production Manager quickly addresses issues, implements countermeasures, and fosters a high-performance, customer-focused team culture.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • Oversees daily operations of the production team, facility teams and planner, promoting a strong safety culture through the Journey to Zero program.

  • Manages labor and resources to meet daily production goals and quality standards while controlling costs.

  • Demonstrates strong talent management ability, hires, coaches, and develops team members to build engagement and high-performing teams.

  • Promotes continuous improvement culture by holding regular team meetings to address challenges and implement solutions.

  • Plans and implements improvement projects to boost customer satisfaction, manufacturing efficiency, and profitability.

  • Supports financial goals by working with direct reports and the Operations Director on budgeting, capital planning,  cost analysis opportunities, and manufacturing productivity for assigned product lines.

  • Enhances customer satisfaction through strong collaboration with support functions and customer service.  

  • Able to quickly identify and correct flow issues within responsible manufacturing site.  Leading continuous improvement projects resulting in through-put improvements, shorter lead times, cost reductions and productivity gains across all assembly product lines.

  • Encourages owner mindset accountability by enforcing standardized work and safety compliance.

  • Builds a positive, motivated team culture through clear and purposeful leadership.

  • Maintains a results-driven focus on building and sustaining high-performance teams.

  • Brings energy and passion to leading a customer-focused manufacturing environment.

  • Anticipates problems and proactively leads the team to solve them collaboratively.

  • Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
     

Education and Experience Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Technology, Business, Engineering or other related field required.

  • Minimum of 5 - 7 years of professional experience in a manufacturing or operations leadership role is required

  • Proficiency in all MS Office applications, including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook is required. 

  • Experience with an ERP platform(SAP) strongly preferred.    

  • Experience with injection molding automated assembly equipment and manual product assembly is preferred.

  • Experience working in a Lean Manufacturing or ISO Certified company preferred
     

Preferred Skills and Abilities

  • Remains calm under pressure; Strong decision-making skills in response to high pressure situations.

  • Proven change agent: skill with enabling change, strong influencing abilities particularly with frontline teams.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the organization.

  • Ability to establish and maintain high level relationships with suppliers.

  • Proven ability to implement process management, value stream execution, and continuous improvement activities.

  • Strong verbal and written communications skills.

  • Demonstrated results with Kanban processes and implementation strategies.

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Interested?

If you are interested in being a part of a team and creating an inclusive and diverse workplace, please apply online with your CV.

About Nordson EFD

Nordson EFD is a world-leading designer and manufacturer of fluid dispensing systems and single-use fluid packaging. By joining our team today, you will help us bring innovative ideas to life. Nordson EFD is a global team that works to create systems and consumables that improve the fluid dispensing process. We offer a supportive culture in a growing and dynamic work environment. Whether you're just beginning your career or you're a seasoned professional, there's a place for you to belong at Nordson EFD. We offer hourly and salary positions in production, maintenance, customer service, quality, engineering, and more. We actively invest in our teams to help you build your skillsets and advance your career.

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About The Company

At Nordson, we believe that anything is possible. We empower our global team of employees to engineer, manufacture, and market innovative products and systems that are essential to everyday life. These differentiated products and systems are used for precision dispensing and processing and serve a variety of end markets, including packaging, transportation, medical, and electronics. Founded in 1954, we are guided by our values of integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy, and excellence. We care for our employees and provide them with opportunities to advance their careers and make an impact, inside and outside of work.

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