Equipment Production Manager

Alpine, an ITW company, is a leading provider of building component software, equipment, and the industry's best service to truss manufacturers.  Partnering with our customers, we help to improve their businesses and make them more productive.  We are also a leader in delivering software solutions to homebuilders to increase productivity and profitability. 

ITW offers its employees a path for advancement, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to help employees care for themselves, their families, and their futures.

The Production Manager serves in a key leadership role and is responsible for directing and managing daily production activities to ensure that customer and company requirements are met. This role champions organizational culture and employee development while driving operational excellence in safety, quality, scheduling, attendance, and process improvement.

Primary Responsibilities:

• The successful applicant will oversee the assembly team's daily work assignments, production quality, while driving continuous improvement and safety excellence through coaching of technical, behavioral, and housekeeping competencies to deliver high quality products

• Identify, support, and develop talent to maximize individual, team and organizational effectiveness in meeting company goals. This includes selecting and on-boarding talent, communicating effectively to foster a culture of engagement, cascading vision, creating goal alignment; and coaching through feedback, development planning and performance management.

• Manage capacity requirements and efficiencies with an emphasis on improving methods and quality while reducing costs and operating safely. Ensures quality processes will be consistently employed at the production cells.

• Maintain focus on continuous improvement by applying 80/20, PLS, and USa principles/techniques.

• Perform duties in a self-directed team environment that encourages strategic change management and innovative thought processes. Ensure high levels of communication between all functions at facility.

• Promote safety culture by engaging self and employees in reporting safety hazards and by suggesting and implementing preventive and corrective measures

• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

• High school degree or equivalent required; Bachelor's degree in in business administration, operations management, engineering, or related field strongly preferred

• 5+ years operations experience in a fast-paced, high volume manufacturing environment with 3+ years direct leadership experience in an empowered team environment

• Exceptional leadership skills, including collaboration, problem-solving, employee engagement/motivation, conflict resolution and delegation

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills

• Ability to demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and project management

• Previous ERP experience preferred

• Travel 10%

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues' unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.

_All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. _

ITW is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.