Job Details

At The Vomela Companies our greatest asset is our people. As a full-service visual communications company, we are looking for creative and intellectual thinkers that work with our customers to create compelling brand solutions and foster meaningful connections. And while you're focused on creating big things for global and local brands, we will help you build a career you can be passionate about.

Apply now to find your place at Vomela.

Job Summary

The Production Manager is responsible for overseeing production personnel, equipment, and materials to meet customer quality standards and deadlines. They will provide communication to all other department managers. They will supervise department managers and interact regularly with them to improve the workers' production capacity. The Production Manager invests in training, new technology and equipment and oversees raw materials quality in regard to production friendliness. They will establish standards, procedures and goals in order to gauge production costs and worker efficiency.

What You'll Do...

• Maintains schedule to meet customer deadlines through utilization of equipment and personnel. Approves overtime and vacation as necessary
• Oversees upkeep and repair of all production equipment: receives daily updates from supervisors on equipment status; schedules major repairs with sales and production so customer deadlines will not be missed; verifies with supervisors that all mechanical and electrical safeties are operational at all times; orders outside maintenance and equipment through the purchasing manager as needed; ensures that all safety bars and guards are in operating condition at all times.
• Reviews schedule and informs salespeople of late jobs
• Directs activities of production personnel: allocates daily projects as well as short and long-term goals; provides answers to procedural and technical questions; meets with production personnel individually and in groups to discuss problems; reviews all production records daily and forward to appropriate supervisor; reviews completed work and work in progress for quality; reviews employee performance and determines wage increases; resolves problems between and within departments
• Manages production personnel and department managers: hires, trains, evaluates, and terminates staff
• Provides technical assistance: keeps informed of new products, materials, and technology by reading trade magazines, attending seminars, and visiting vendor locations; provides production, purchasing, and sales feedback on problem materials, and supplies, and equipment; provide personnel with technical information and in-plant training
• Prepares and manages annual budget: prepares annual budget for review; reviews monthly costs with supervisors; meets with vendors to get samples of supplies; reviews supply usage, researches ways to reduce costs and improve productivity and quality
• Performs all others tasks as assigned

What You'll Bring...

• High School education or equivalent
• Technical or trade school diploma or related work experience
• Five years' experience in management
• Extensive overall printing knowledge including all related material preferred: paper, ink, and chemistry
• Moderate mechanical skills and aptitude
• Effective decision-making skills
• Ability to solver personnel problems
• Ability to motivate personnel
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to lead
• Good natural or corrected eyesight
• Knowledge of all related technologies as they pertain to printing preferred
• Ability to interact effectively between all people and departments

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

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