Job Description

Job Title: Repair Department Production Manager

Department: Repair

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Overview:

The Repair Department Production Manager oversees daily operations within the repair department, ensuring that all activities meet or exceed established standards for safety, quality, cost, and on-time delivery. This position is responsible for leading and developing team members, maintaining workforce flexibility, and achieving key performance metrics as defined by company leadership. The Supervisor ensures that all personnel are properly trained and certified for their assigned tasks, that resources are efficiently utilized, and that departmental goals align with the overall objectives of the organization. This role requires strong leadership, effective communication, and a proactive approach to problem-solving, scheduling, and process improvement.

**Essential Duties: **(Additional duties may be assigned as required.)

• Lead, mentor, and motivate team members to achieve department goals related to safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
• Foster a collaborative, team-based work environment that promotes job rotation, cross-training, and long-term workforce flexibility.
• Direct and manage day-to-day shop operations, ensuring all production schedules and customer delivery commitments are met.
• Conduct weekly production meetings with repair personnel to review progress, address challenges, and set priorities.
• Review and analyze open and released job order reports to ensure proper job alignment and prioritization.
• Coordinate with the Shop Foreman to assign work, plan daily startup activities, and establish weekly and weekend work schedules.
• Monitor “hot” and emergency jobs, maintaining communication with sales, production, and other departments to ensure timely completion.
• Review vendor outsourcing reports and coordinate with the Repair Expediter to track external repair and machining work.
• Utilize production reports to support weekly meetings, forecasting, and capacity planning.
• Maintain visibility on jobs due within the next several days, proactively addressing potential delays or resource constraints.
• Support estimating activities for cylinder repair projects as needed.
• Assist in coordinating logistics, including trucking and shipment schedules, particularly for inter-facility transfers.
• Collaborate with the Shop Foreman to develop and implement strategic production plans and process improvements.
• Communicate daily with company leadership, including the Vice President and President, regarding key operational updates and performance issues.
• Lead the resolution of quality or issue-tracking (APP) items, conducting monthly review meetings with team members to ensure accountability and follow-through.
• Plan and facilitate weekly shop meetings to review performance metrics, safety updates, and improvement initiatives.
• Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities and process efficiencies across the repair department.
• Ensure timely completion of employee performance reviews and development plans.
• Execute assigned initiatives and projects outlined in the company’s annual business plan.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Directly supervises all shop employees and the office supervisor in the repair department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above, and below, are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

**Language Ability:

**Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

**Math Ability:

**Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

**Reasoning Ability:

**Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

**Computer Skills:

**To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Made2Manage, Auto CAD, and Internet Explorer.

Education/Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); four to six years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

**Knowledge, Skills and Other Abilities: **

• Ability to work independently and or coordinate with others and serve in a leadership role to oversee and manage a tea of individuals responsible for the cylinder repair process

• Familiar with process-flow manufacturing operation to ensure required materials/parts are available and ready as needed to complete orders on time

• Ability to manage the flow of orders scheduled and in-process

• Familiarity with cylinder product line / mechanical background, able to read drawings, use measuring devices such measuring tape, micrometers, check gauges, and calipers

• Familiar with Microsoft Office Suite and able to work in company’s Made to Manage M2M software system for tracking orders and materials

**Physical Demands:

**The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20+ pounds.

**Work Environment:

**The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to wear safety glasses and hard sole/close toed shoes with a low heel when walking through the manufacturing shop and/or repair shop whether as part of performing their job or just passing through. In addition, long hair must be tied back when around hazards of flame, machinery, or equipment.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Yates Industries, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and provides employment and advancement opportunities to its employees without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, transgender status, weight, height, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship, disability, genetic makeup, military or veteran status, misdemeanor arrest record (not resulting in conviction) or any other protected characteristic as established by law. This policy of equal employment opportunity applies to all policies and procedures relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, employee benefits, promotional opportunities, disciplinary decisions, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.

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Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Manual Grinder
• Manual Lathe
• Manual Vertical Mill
• Universal Machining Center (5 axis UMC)
• Universal Machining Center (3-4 axis)
• Horizontal Machining Center (3-4 axis)
• Horizontal Machining Center (5+ axis)