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Sonny's Enterprises Inc. - Conveyorized Car Wash Equipment Leader

Senior Manager - Production

Sonny's Enterprises Inc. - Conveyorized Car Wash Equipment Leader, Florida, New York, United States

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Sonny's Enterprises Inc. - Conveyorized Car Wash Equipment Leader The Sr. Production Manager will provide leadership and direction to a team of Production Managers across 2 Shifts to ensure Sonny’s Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Key KPI’s are achieved across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity. The Sr. Production Manager will plan and oversee production output and ensure capacity is in place to meet customer demand. As a key member of the Plant Leadership Team, the Sr. Production Manager will collaborate with peers to promote a culture of continuous improvement down to our frontline team-members focused on Safety & Stability, while supporting Sonny’s development into a world-class manufacturing organization.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership: Promote a work environment where Safety and Stability are prioritized above all metrics; oversee a group of Production Area Managers across Welding, Machine Shop, Paint, and Assembly responsible for delivering shift-level schedule adherence, delivery, and productivity.

Develop spans of control from Production Managers, Group Leaders, and Team Leaders to enable a culture of continuous improvement across all team-members.

Foster an environment where Leaders are Teachers, developing capabilities of Production Managers, Group Leaders, and Team Leaders to drive problem solving and continuous improvement on the shop floor.

Develop a culture of “Stop, Call, Wait” to respond to abnormalities, implementing countermeasures while addressing root causes.

Coach and develop skills of Group Leaders; ensure they have capabilities to achieve World Class Manufacturing operations.

Develop Skills Matrix to create a flexible workforce and training plans; partner with Production Managers and HR for proper onboarding and training procedures for new hires.

Production & Performance Management: Ensure shift-by-shift production targets are achieved; work with Production Schedulers to define daily plans and with Production Managers to ensure staffing to meet daily goals while minimizing overtime.

Develop tools to track daily/weekly capacity by workcenter; collaborate with Scheduling to meet delivery and productivity metrics.

Maintain and evaluate performance against KPIs; implement action plans and accountability to meet goals.

Work with Manufacturing Engineering to ensure standardized work and accurate cycle times in SAP to meet capacity, scheduling, and cost targets.

Ensure auditing of standard work and adherence to standards to avoid workarounds; promote Visual Factory and 5S for visible management and safe workplace.

Lead Daily Gemba Walks; maintain area boards with issues, owners, and due dates.

Drive a sense of urgency to solve problems for frontline team-members; collaborate with Maintenance and Engineering to ensure equipment performance.

Ensure Quality to Customer is upheld; collaborate with Plant Quality Manager to foster a culture of quality.

Develop Rolling 4-Week Master Schedule with Planning & Inventory Control to improve execution and minimize disruptions.

Capacity Planning: Evaluate capacity to meet forecast; maintain staffing budgets and plans; own annual staffing budgets with senior leadership.

Maintain plant capacity model and update with new equipment/improvements; share with Demand Planner monthly.

Evaluate capacity in multiple horizons (3, 6, 12+ months) and coordinate with Engineering to address constraints; participate in Monthly SIOP meetings as needed.

Continuous Improvement: Partner with Plant Leadership to drive Lean/Continuous Improvement; monitor, report, and communicate progress.

Foster a culture where Continuous Improvement is a core value; promote Learn-by-Doing and ongoing standard improvements.

Assess cost effectiveness of processes; implement recommendations to reduce costs and improve efficiency with the leadership team.

Consult with leadership and shop associates on process improvements; provide active support for problem-solving and performance improvement projects at all levels.

Identify, train, and coach in lean concepts; ensure team members seek small, incremental improvements.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required.

5+ years Manufacturing Leadership Experience.

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Strong supervisory and leadership skills.

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software to prepare budgets and records.

Toyota Production System (TPS) / Lean Experience; Six-Sigma Certified is a strong plus.

Knowledge of SAP & ERP Systems is a strong plus.

Benefits & Company Information Sonny's Enterprises is the world's largest manufacturer of conveyorized car wash equipment, parts, and supplies. We are the industry leader, recognized and awarded by the International Car Wash Association for innovating new technologies to advance the industry with products proudly designed and built in the USA. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We embrace change and the opportunity it produces to maximize the potential of our most valuable resource — our PEOPLE! We invite you to explore our opportunities and grow your career with us.

We offer 100% employer paid medical plan. Other optional benefit programs are available to our employees and their families which include: 401(k) match, additional medical plans, dental, vision, flexible spending account, short-term and long-term disability & life insurance coverage.

EEO Statement Equal Opportunity Employer. Sonny’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.

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