Trinity's client is a global leader in specialty chemicals, biomedical, and nutritional products. We are excited to partner in search of a Production Manager based at its Southern California nutritional products site. This is a second shift role, and the select candidate will work 1:30pm to 10:30pm weekdays. 

Responsibilities: 

• Manage and supervise all aspects of the production operation. Provide leadership and direction for the shift.
• Provide safe platform for inclusion and diversity with peer to peer and shift to shift open communication. Create development plans to help production individuals to achieve company and personal goals.
• Manages weekly time cards and PTO approvals while still maintaining production output. Ensure employee time and attendance policies are maintained and held to standard. Manages overtime within allotted structure.
• Provide disciplinary actions according to company policy and guidelines.
• Operates and monitors equipment and process to produce quality products to a pre-determined production schedule. Provides troubleshooting expertise. Identifies equipment/process problems/improvement opportunities and communicates findings as appropriate. Makes necessary adjustments to react to process changes or to optimize process performance.
• Maintains thorough knowledge of all processes and equipment.
• Enforce compliance organization requirements, GMP’s, SOP’s, LSR’s, policies/procedures and Manufex work processes and other rules and regulations.
• Proactively develop Key Performing Indicators (KPI’s) for all areas of production including direct labor productivity, process order adherence, order lead time, right first time
• You participate actively on the implementation of new projects initiated by the company and give appropriate feedback about projects status versus plan in terms of qualitative and timely execution.
• You support, manage and initiate initiatives to continually improve processes, KPI’s, inventory levels, SCDR (on-time & in-full) and to optimize operational costs through all stages of the supply chain process.
• You ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and work instructions as well as EHS and external requirements.

We bring: 

• A competitive compensation package, with comprehensive health and welfare benefits
• Pay ($85,000 - $100,000) based on a variety of factors
• A place to grow and develop.
• A company that is purpose-led and performance-driven in a corporate culture that values people and planet.
• The opportunity to work on growing brands and build on a strong foundation.
• The chance to make improvements and make an impact on the business. 

You bring:

• Bachelors Degree or higher with minimum 5 years experience in operational leadership and experience in Continuous Improvement leading project and culture shifts.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required
• You have good skills in planning and priority settings: you make plans for your own work and you set priorities.
• You have excellent communication skills - you quickly correct problems and could effectively interact with all levels of the organization.
• You have good problem-solving skills and act as a team player. Together with your colleagues, you work towards a common goal. You continuously work to achieve results and you focus on continuous improvement of processes.
• You are highly organized, have a strong sense of urgency, ability to multi-task with exceptional attention to details;
• Experience in working with SAP. Experience with OMP or other advanced planning systems would be an advantage.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications.
• Fluent in English