PRODUCTION MANAGER

Overview

Berry Global, headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, is committed to its mission of ‘Always Advancing to Protect What’s Important.’ With $13 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2019 on a combined pro forma basis from operations, Berry is a leading global supplier of a broad range of innovative nonwoven, flexible, and rigid products used every day within consumer and industrial end markets. Berry operates over 290 manufacturing facilities worldwide, on six continents, and employs over 48,000 individuals.

At Berry, we pursue excellence in all that we do and are always advancing to improve the way we work along with the products and services we provide. Our culture fosters trust and partnerships through appreciation, acknowledgement, and inclusion. At Berry, we are continuously improving to support our mission and exemplify our values of partnerships, excellence, growth, and safety. To learn more about Berry, visit berryglobal.com.

Responsibilities

• Directs all production activities through the Production Supervisors, as a member of the Plant Manager’s staff, coordinates interdepartmental activities with other department heads.
• Serve as the backup to the Plant Manager.
• Plans department expense budget and the method of operation to remain within the budget and assures cost control and cost improvement projects.
• Supervises Production Supervisors.
• Approves departmental operating procedures.
• Ensures the implementation of the Company’s Quality Management System.
• Monitors and controls labor and material variances.
• Monitors and controls regrind levels and material variances.
• Maintains employee welfare, follows through with subordinate training and discipline.
• Maintains job descriptions and procedures in order to ensure proper labor utilization.
• Provides leadership in maintaining safety, quality, and efficiency throughout the department.
• Determines proper utilization of workforce based on production demands.
• Recommends more efficient methods of operation.
• Conducts daily production meetings and communicates with all departments to direct support group activities.
• Consults with the Engineering department on mold revisions, improvement projects, new products, and CAPEX projects.
• Monitors production and labor efficiencies to ensure that Company standards are met and maintains proper production practices.
• Adheres to quality standards established by the Company to maintain customer satisfaction.
• Optimizes budget expenses to minimize the cost of operation consistent with productivity.
• Maintains an efficient workforce through communication and training of personnel.
• Trains and develops production personnel.
• Controls all raw materials and finished goods within the production area.
• Responsible for maintaining and adhering to established Good Manufacturing Procedures (GMP) and Safety Quality Foods (SQF) compliance requirements.
• Assists in the prevention of nonconforming product from being shipped to customers.
• Identifies and records problems relating to product, process, and quality systems.
• Initiates action to prevent occurrences of any non-conformity of product or quality systems.
• Suggests actions for continual improvement to products, processes, or systems and verifies the implementation of solutions.
• Tracks, confirms, and verifies training for employees in the department and schedules training as needed and required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or three to five years of production management related experience preferred with a successful track record with results proven metrics.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to analyze metrics.
• Ability to present and provide tours to customers, organizations, and outside vendors.
• Fluent with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.
• Ability to work independently or as a team with the other department leaders.