Productionmanager

**WHO WE ARE**:
**_At Penn Color, we inspire the world’s leading brands to push the boundaries of color and function. We are a third-generation, family owned, global developer and manufacturer of color and functional additive masterbatches, compounds, and liquid pigmented dispersions. The unique position that Penn Color holds in the industry, makes a difference for customers: as a global leader, Penn Color is a stable and dependable partner, offering world-class knowledge, experience and capabilities; as a privately held company, Penn Color is fast, nimble, willing to take calculated risks, and easy to do business with._**_:_**

For our location in Venray we are looking for a Production Manager. A leadership role where your expertise in production and engineering really makes a difference. With your vision and leadership skills, you will contribute to our success. The challenges are waiting for you

**Essential duties and responsibilities**:
Management of Staff
- Support, manage and coach production team leaders and staff.
- Work with team leaders to assign workers and other staff to the proper production operation.
- Lead by example to promote and encourage strong commitment to Penn Color’s core values.
- Manage training programs together with the Planning & Optimization Lead for new operators and to improve competencies of existing operators.

OTD
- Ensure corporate goals of OTD are met or exceeded.
- Communicate on a regular basis, both verbally and through reports, with the sales department, purchasing, laboratory (QC), EHS and finance department.
- Coordinate production workflow for all 4 plants manufacturing areas.
- Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay in cooperation with the (internal) sales department and planning.
- Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand.
- Ensure highest productivity of manufacturing group by working together with team leaders and maintenance to address issues if/when they arise.

Continuous Improvement
- Generate KPI reports for the production departments such as efficiency reports, transaction reports and standard manufacturing reports.
- Lead continuous improvement, including the 6S program in production, efficiencies, cost reductions and process improvements.
- Participate in teams to reduce scrap & off grade product.
- Maintain an appropriate level of technical, product and customer knowledge.
- Implement production processes, 6S and Lean and other Penn Color methodologies.
- Be highly involved with product transfer from local technical and global transfers of existing processes and products.

**Required skills**:

- Degree in Engineering or related field or commensurate manufacturing experience
- 3-5 years of experience in a similar role within a manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of colors, additives and color concentrate manufacturing preferred
- Knowledge of Oracle software
- Fluent Dutch and English
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Knowledge of Lean methodologies
- Self-reliant and results oriented
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to interact within all levels of the organization

**What WE can do for YOU**
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**Penn Color offers many tangible and intangible benefits to our full time employees**:
**Tangible benefits include**:

- _Highly competitive compensation_
- _A choice between 3 outstanding medical plans (will differ outside the U.S.)_
- _401K with a strong company match (will differ outside the U.S.)_
- _PTO to balance your life_
- _Additional company perks_
- _And More_

**Our intangible benefits really set us apart**:

- _Unmatched company stability_
- _Long-term career opportunity_
- _True open door, friendly environment_
- _Ability to "own" your role_
- _Company events that bring us all together_

**_Together, we will illuminate the world_**_:_**
- Penn Color, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We adhere to a policy of making employment decisions without regards to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability or any other protected categories. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given an equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors._