Logistics Production Manager

• ◆Reports to the Logistics Manager, who leads overall logistics, warehousing, transportation, and material flow strategy for the division.
• ◆Leads the day-to-day execution of 1st shift logistics operations: material handlers, line coordinators, and line checkers.
• ◆Works with the Logistics Manager on third-party logistics (3PL) performance, fleet, and automation priorities; the Logistics Manager owns provider relationships, contracts, and long-term strategy.
• ◆Escalates conflicting priorities, resource constraints, and safety or quality concerns that cannot be resolved on shift.
• ◆Champion a culture of safety by identifying and reducing hazards, communicating safety rules, and ensuring all employees and contractors comply with safety policies and regulations across warehouse, dock, fleet, and material handling operations.
• ◆Supervise and direct the daily activities of material handlers, line coordinators, and line checkers: assign tasks, monitor performance, and coordinate between teams, including third-party logistics contractors.
• ◆Ensure production lines are supplied with the materials they need by managing inventory, dock, and material movement to point of use for the 1st shift.
• ◆Support the safe, reliable use of facility fleet and material handling equipment (forklifts, tuggers, carts) and of automated material movement technologies such as AMRs and AGVs; escalate equipment, repair, or system issues to the Logistics Manager.
• ◆Create reports and records of logistics processes and inventory, share them with managers, and recommend improvements to safety, productivity, and quality.
• ◆Prepare, maintain, and update documentation for logistics procedures and safety and quality standards, ensuring all processes meet those standards.
• ◆Prepare schedules, resolve day-to-day issues, and use problem solving and continuous improvement tools to address root causes.
• ◆Train new hires, manage scheduling and work conflicts, provide documented input to formal performance reviews, and use recognition programs to build a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• ◆Help own value stream budgets, resource allocation, and staffing strategies, and execute PQVC initiatives for the 1st shift.

• ✓Logistics Operations: Knowledge of logistics functions; ability to perform day-to-day material handling and inventory tracking in a manufacturing plant, and to supervise daily operations so production lines have the materials they need.
• ✓Planning and Organizing: Ability to plan and organize time and resources in a systematic, methodical way; breaks tasks into manageable steps, raises awareness of bottlenecks and schedule disruptions, escalates competing priorities, and monitors progress and adjusts tactics.
• ✓Safety: Knowledge of material handling safety; ability to identify work-related hazards and meet regulatory

for the protection of workers, environment, and site.

• ✓Quality Management: Knowledge of quality methods, tools, and techniques; applies continuous improvement processes and uses walkthroughs and inspections to support quality goals.
• ✓Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking: Identifies and documents problems and resolution alternatives, uses fact-finding and diagnostic tools (flow charts, Pareto charts, fishbone diagrams) to find root causes, and compares alternative solutions.
• ✓Data Gathering & Analysis: Collects and organizes data from a variety of sources to support objective conclusions and decisions.
• ✓Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Applies critical thinking techniques to recognize, clarify, and prioritize concerns, and to assess risks, benefits, and alternatives.
• ✓Performance Management: Identifies opportunities to enhance performance through training and shadowing, provides fair and objective feedback, and provides documented input to formal performance reviews.
• ✓Effective Communications: Delivers behavior-focused feedback, listens to feedback without defensiveness, and communicates clearly across departments and with contractors at all levels.
• ✓Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understands the importance of accuracy and completes tasks with a high level of precision.