Lead production associate vs production manager

Differences between lead production associate and production manager duties and responsibilities

Lead production associate example responsibilities.

• Lead targeted decision-making across fast-pace production operations for this growth-orient USDA food factory producing quality meat products.
• Lead targeted decision-making across fast-pace production operations for this growth-orient USDA food factory producing quality meat products.
• Perform process validation with QA for all job startups.
• Oversee scheduling, receiving, shipping, ordering, quality and preventive maintenance of machinery and equipment (TPM).
• Maintain a successful working relationship with USDA inspectors to facilitate timely resolutions to regulatory and procedural issues.

Production manager example responsibilities.

• Lead a KAIZEN that save 220k in damages.
• Manage lean sigma techniques and Kaizen events to reduce raw material and scrap costs.
• Hire and manage crew and locations along with renting necessary film equipment and organizing shoot logistics.
• Team member in setting up TPM method of measuring production (OEE), helping to achieve record production results.
• Manage data reports, analyze and provide data to improve operational performance to include OEE, process reliability and labor optimization.
• Manage production control group and supply replenishment logistics for the manufacturing division.
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