Manager Production

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At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team.

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.

What we need:

Mohawk is looking for a Sr Manager Production senior-level manager that can proactively lead a team of employees and is focused on supporting the Production function by overseeing the production planning, staffing, and manufacturing operations in a cost-effective manner. This role oversees operational functions through direct reports that prioritize production, deliver on budget requirements, and effectively achieve departmental goals with an emphasis on leadership and growth.

What you’ll do:

• Oversees plans for production operations for locations and establish priorities and sequences for products for the department; monitor priority list and schedules to ensure that orders are processed based on priority and customer promise dates are met.
• Partner with the Maintenance and/or Engineering leadership to plan and coordinate routine, preventative, and emergency maintenance to maximize equipment availability and production output as well as minimize production downtime and operational delays.
• Work with Manufacturing leadership to plan, develop and control budgets to ensure cost-effective and efficient processes are in place in the residential reinspect area.
• Set clear expectations for team members; solicit and deliver feedback.
• Proactively seek ways to apply technology to business processes, researching and providing information on technical trends and competitors’ practices; stay abreast of industry trends, technology changes and best practices, proactively identifying opportunities to enhance production technology and process flows as well as operating and tactical plans to improve efficiency and product quality as well as manage cost.
• Continue to contribute to ongoing function work while overseeing the delivery of multiple projects.
• Work towards managing deliverables through the work of others and focusing team efforts by using metrics for success.
• Recommend changes to policies and establish procedures that affect immediate organization.
• Provide guidance to team within the latitude of established company policies.
• Follow processes and operational policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining cross-functional or departmental solutions.
• Work on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trends.
• Often must lead a cooperative effort among members of a project team.
• Frequently interact with functional peer groups, other company divisions, or customers of the company.
• Perform other duties as needed.

What you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.
• 6-8 years’ relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1-3 years of management experience.

What you’re good at:

• Develops intermediate understanding of people management practices and managing small teams of direct reports.
• Emerging understanding of broader organizational context and goals.
• Able to delegate work effectively to team members; ensures tasks are completed without micromanaging.
• Focused on and responsible for their team's productivity and collective impact.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Able to multitask, prioritize, delegate, and manage time effectively.
• High level of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential data.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite products.
• Flexible attitude, adaptable to change, team player, and able to handle multiple projects at once.
• High degree of professionalism, judgment, maturity, and resourcefulness in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.

What else?

• This employee will be responsible for direct reports.
• Occasional exposure to hazardous conditions caused by noise, moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, and other conditions associated with a high-traffic production floor.
• Must be able to walk long distances and stand for long periods of time.
• Bending, crouching, and stooping may be required.
• Must be able to work in non-climate-controlled facilities.
• The work environment may be a noisy, high traffic manufacturing production floor.
• May be required to work a flexible schedule to include evening and night shifts, weekends, and holidays.
• The ability to wear personal protective gear correctly most of the day.
• The ability to lift 50 pounds regularly.

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.