Lindsay Corporation

Production Manager

Lindsay Corporation  •  Onsite  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Implement the industrial policy defined by management by organizing, planning and monitoring production to achieve the established objectives.
  • Contribute to the improvement of production processes in order to increase productivity and ensure quality and safety.

POSITION IN THE ORGANIZATION CHART

Reports to: Site Director

Direct Reports: Team Leaders, Maintenance Manager, Warehouse Manager

Functional Collaborators: Support functions (Purchasing, Sales, Production Planning and Logistics)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Ensure Safety
  • Implement and ensure compliance with the safety rules established by the company.
  • Identify unsafe behaviours, address them as soon as possible and raise the alarm when necessary.
  • Recommend safety improvements to the Safety and Process Manager.
  • Ensure that production tools, equipment, facilities and infrastructure are in proper working condition to maintain a safe working environment.
  1. Improve Quality
  • Check and ensure the quality of manufactured parts.
  • Recommend improvements to processes, part design and methodologies to improve quality performance.
  • Regularly record quality issues and monitor the quality improvement action plan.
  1. Manage Production in Line with the Industrial Policy Defined by Management
  • Plan production in coordination with the Team Leaders.
  • Oversee functions related to production (Maintenance and Warehouse).
  • Contribute to the launch of new models.
  • Respond to unexpected orders and technical contingencies.
  • Coordinate production requirements with maintenance needs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (CONTINUED)

  1. Manage Production in Line with the Industrial Policy Defined by Management (continued)
  • Maintain communication with other departments.
  • Monitor daily production against forecasts and make adjustments as necessary.
  • Update dashboards to ensure effective reporting.
  1. Manage the Team
  • Supervise and lead the Production, Maintenance and Warehouse teams.
  • Act as the company's point of contact for communicating information, instructions and directives to team members.
  • Manage production personnel, including discipline, annual performance reviews and employee development.
  • Identify the human resources and equipment required to carry out operations effectively.
  • Organize and allocate resources across the various workshops and departments.
  • Monitor performance indicators.
  • Inform and train team members on technical developments, knowledge transfer, and quality, safety and environmental requirements.
  • Identify the training and skills development needs of the teams.
  1. Improve Production Processes and Anticipate Future Developments
  • Organize and lead continuous improvement initiatives (Lean Manufacturing).
  • Analyze failures and malfunctions and recommend improvements.
  • Identify and propose solutions to continuously improve productivity, responsiveness and production quality, including optimizing workshop layouts and workflows and supervising trials.
  • Improve production management and its information system.
  • Recommend necessary investments in collaboration with Management.
  1. Contribute to the Design of New Models
  • Provide all information required to assess the feasibility of a model, including technical constraints and machine capacities.
  • Propose improvements and participate in prototype validation.
  1. Ensure Workshop Cleanliness and Organization
  • Implement and ensure compliance with the company's cleanliness and housekeeping rules.
  • Apply the 5S principles (6S at Lindsay, as Safety is included as an additional S).
  • Carry out or verify the monthly 6S assessments.
  • Define and implement corrective actions.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

HIERARCHICAL :Site Director

FUNCTIONAL : Group: International Operations Director, Global Quality Director. Site: All support functions.

EXTERNAL : Recruitment providers (temporary staffing agencies, public employment services, etc.); suppliers of production consumables; external service providers.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

KNOWLEDGE

  • General engineering degree.
  • Significant experience in a similar role.
  • Lean Manufacturing tools.
  • Office software, IT tools and ERP systems.
  • Written and spoken English (B2 level).
  • People management.
  • Team leadership and motivation.
  • Time and priority management.
  • Hygiene, health and safety, and environmental practices.

SKILLS

  • Understand and optimize the manufacturing process.
  • Recruit employees or participate in recruitment activities.
  • Problem-solving.
  • Manage urgent situations.
  • Analyze deviations.
  • Propose and develop an action plan.
  • Communicate and negotiate.
  • Train, supervise, motivate and lead a team.
  • Develop employees' skills.
  • Anticipate technological developments and monitor technological trends.
  • Prepare technical specifications.
  • Manage a project.
  • Prepare and manage a budget.
  • Develop and monitor relevant dashboards.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

  • Be attentive and approachable.
  • Be responsive when unexpected situations arise.
  • Be adaptable and agile.
  • Be both firm and diplomatic.
  • Be able to explain, guide and persuade.
  • Be able to manage conflicts.
  • Work effectively as part of a team.
  • Manage time effectively.
  • Respect safety and environmental rules.
  • Lead by example and act responsibly.
  • Have strong organizational, planning and forward-thinking skills.

AUTONOMY

  1. Instructions / Workload Organization

Based on the annual objectives, annual production plan and annual investment plan, organizes and carries out activities while adapting to changing needs.

  1. Level of Initiative / Limits of Autonomy

Makes all decisions necessary for the performance of activities and responsibilities within the scope of autonomy defined by the production plan and its annual objectives, as well as the Group's expenditure authorization matrix.

Escalates to the line manager when additional resources are required to address contingencies and unforeseen events.

  1. Monitoring by the Job Holder and Line Manager
  • Monthly, using the production tracking dashboard and operational performance indicators.
  • Regular review meetings and an annual performance review are held with the Director to assess activities and achievement of objectives.
  • Through the results of the annual employee climate survey.
Lindsay Corporation

About Lindsay Corporation

During the past 60 years, Lindsay Corporation has grown to become a global leader in providing innovative water management and road infrastructure products and services.

As a pioneer in the field of center pivot and lateral move irrigation, Lindsay's irrigation division has systems operating in more than 90 countries. Our success results from finding highly efficient ways to irrigate crops on varied terrain and soils to increase yields and better utilize natural resources to meet rising population growth.

Lindsay’s Industrial Water Solutions division is uniquely qualified to provide large agricultural investor clients with consultative engineering services, state-of-the-art equipment, water management telemetry systems and advanced controls – all through one dependable source.

Our infrastructure division, Lindsay Transportation Solutions, is dedicated to producing a wide variety of high quality products to meet the needs of developed and emerging countries that must manage railways, work zones and congestion, while improving roadway safety.

Lindsay Corporation is a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (LNN) and is ISO9001:2008 certified.

IRRIGATION

Zimmatic® - center pivot & lateral move irrigation systems

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INFRASTRUCTURE

Barrier Systems - moveable barriers systems and road safety products

Snoline - road safety products & road markings

Railroad Products - structures & signals

TECHNOLOGY

Elecsys - M2M technology solutions and custom electronics

ezWireless - wireless networking & broadband systems integration

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Omaha, Nebraska
Year Founded
Unknown
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