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Interview Questions Production Manager
Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary
for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.
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Top Interview question for "Production Manager"
Leadership
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Tell me about a difficult decision you made as a leader.
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How would your previous direct reports describe your leadership style?
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Tell me a time you resolved a dispute between employees.
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What qualities do you look for when hiring people?
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Tell me a time you turned around a problem performer.
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Tell me a time you terminated someone’s employment. What was the situation and how did you come to that conclusion?
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Are you better at identifying people’s strengths or weaknesses?
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How do you delegate work?
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Tell me a time when you motivated a team to increase output.
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If you had high turnover in your department, how would you address this issue?
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Tell me about a time you had to deal with an unjustified complaint from an employee.
Scheduling
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There’s a day where everything goes wrong. Your workers call in sick or machines fail and you have multiple products to finish. How would you handle that?
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What has been your department's on-time delivery rate? How did you contribute to this?
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Describe your experience with creating schedules and reports. Have you ever used them to improve processes?
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What ERP/Scheduling programs have you used?
Business Processes and Continuous Improvement
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Tell me about a continuous improvement idea that you implemented. What were some of the challenges you overcame to make these changes?
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What strategies do you use to identify and eliminate sources of waste in company workflows?
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How do you ensure a high level of quality?
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How would you handle a rule violation or an accident?
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What do you do to ensure a safe work environment?
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