Job Description

At Serta Simmons Bedding, we dare to dream and work differently. We’re proud to be one of the largest bedding manufacturers in North America and lead the way with our iconic brands - Serta®, Beautyrest®, Simmons® and Tuft & Needle®.

When you join our company, you become part of winning team that is excited and committed to helping our customers get a good night’s sleep.

Fueled by care for our people and their safety, we provide inspiring career opportunities, competitive benefits, and employee perks, and most importantly, the chance to make a positive impact in the lives of our customers.

Job Family

MFG Salary

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Exempt

Function

MFG Salary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This position oversees and facilitates production operations for assigned area. This includes managing production teams and coordinating production schedules assigning responsibilities, preparing schedules, and coaching employees. This position also ensure optimum material and supply flow to ensure efficient production that is compliant with GMP and SQDC requirements.

Functional/Technical Competencies

• Reviews production schedules and estimate associate hours to complete a job assignment. Reviews and edits corresponding time and attendance management systems. Interprets daily production schedule for associates and delegate duties.
• Holds daily cell meeting and set expectations for the day.
• Facilitates the execution of the operational plan for the team to meet or exceed all quality and GMP requirements and guidelines. Participates in programs and committees. Initiates and/or suggests improvement to existing GMP guidelines.
• Monitors key activities that drive KPI's (e.g., quality, safety, scrap) and identifies daily production challenges and find solutions to remove bottlenecks and work with associates to identify to take corrective measures to ensure goals are met to meet production schedules and prevent reoccurrence.
• Assists in identifying best practices and developing corresponding standardized work for operational sustainment. Recommends measures and changes to improve production, equipment, product quality and working conditions.
• Facilitates the acquisition, development, and performance of assigned direct reports as well as leadership succession planning within assigned organization. Develops associates to improve/expand skills and bench strength.
• Serves as a link between associates and management and support associates through changes.

Experience/Education

• Associate’s degree in applicable field and /or equivalent experience; Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.
  Experience using MRP/ERP.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Experience in Lean manufacturing principles, tools, and applications.
• Applicable knowledge of performance management methods.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and develop talent.
• Demonstrated ability to employ process problem solving tools to determine root cause and implement countermeasures.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage conflict.
• Demonstrated ability to execute against production playbooks.
• Effective oral and written communication.

Job Factors/Work Environments

Up to 10% travel.

Key Relationships

Competencies

Results FocusProject ManagementTeamworkQualityProblem Solving/Analysis

Come Dream with Us!

When you join Serta Simmons Bedding, you become part of our 150-year legacy of sleep solutions with endless opportunities to impact our future for centuries to come. Once you’re here, you’ll be part of a winning company that invests and supports our team members’ career journeys. We offer competitive benefits, job training, learning and development, and other employee perks such as our employee discount on all products.

Employees are required to comply with COVID policies established by a vendor or customer.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer It is our policy that discrimination against any individual on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability (with or without reasonable accommodations), status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era, or political affiliation is strictly prohibited.

SSH Bedding Canada Co. is proud to provide employment accommodation during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations please indicate your needs on your cover letter and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.