Job Details

Well Established Manufacturer of Sophisticated Automated Machinery for Packaging applications seeks an experience Manufacturing Leader to join its team. This role will oversee 2 supervisors and roughly 55 indirect reports in a complex Assembly Environment. This role will have a heavy Lean Manufacturing focus and will be responsible for teaching supervisors and leads the principles of Lean Manufacturing to help further improve profit margins on various equipment product lines, along with effectively meeting delivery dates with high quality machinery products. In addition to base salary, this role is also eligible for a lucrative profit sharing program.

This position will be a critical team member in identifying and organizing improvements and sustaining efforts focused on improving the plants' schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction key performance indicators (KPI). This role is the owner or co-owner of all plant Quality, Continuous Improvement, and Plant Housekeeping/ flow projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Daily & Weekly Task:

• Responsible for the execution and conformance to the schedule of sub-contracted Assembly or Sub-Assembly work. Coordinates Manufacturing, Engineering, and Shipping efforts and reports statuses daily.
• Communicates applicable Key Performance Indicators statuses through various forums to all levels of leadership and constituents.
• Promotes an environment of teamwork and ensures necessary systems are in place to confirm alignment of plant operations across Engineering, Manufacturing, and Inventory teams.
• Verified labor hours are accounted for accurately for Project Accounting.
• Supports procurement process of materials and other equipment to achieve schedules or improve shop performance.
• Supports daily, weekly, and monthly skills and safety training.
• Attends Company level meetings regarding scheduling, project financials, and staffing; ensures plans are in place to align with Company plans and strategies.
• Contributes to the plant Gemba and Continuous Improvement efforts.

Leadership responsibilities:

• Demonstrate vital leadership behaviors (employee-centered and value-based).
• Drives the manufacturing teams' culture of participation and collaboration with subordinate leadership.
• Understanding how to develop an organizational culture that can support the strategies and plans of the company.
• Possesses strong people skills, is emotionally intelligent, and can develop the Supervisors and lead difficult conversations with employees.
• Manage, Review, and evaluate the performance of Manufacturing Supervisors through the Elevate/ Performance Cycle program.
• Works with Plant Manufacturing leadership to manage the appropriate shifts Skills Matrix by assessing team member skill levels and identifying, planning, and executing employee training.
• In coordination with Human Resources, the Manufacturing Manager approves candidates, subordinate leaders' interview for hires, develops or approves training plans, delivers performance evaluations, administers disciplinary actions, and terminates employees as warranted.

Quality, CI, and Safety responsibilities:

• Partner with Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator/ Manager to improve worker safety; coordinate programs essential to safe manufacturing procedures and work environment; and enforce PPE standards.
• Champions Gemba activities with extended leadership team(s) to review Project status, Target-To-Improve project status, housekeeping level, Team CI suggestion board, HAZCOM maintenance, or other work categories that support improved KPIs.
• Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase output, safety, resource consumption, or other business drivers.
• Supports Company Schedule or Margin goals through identifying, planning, requesting resources, Quality or Continuous Improvement efforts.
• May be asked to perform other duties at a lower or higher level of proficiency or not related to this classification on occasion.
• Responsible for planning, and implementing best practices processes to reduce variability, improve flow, increase velocity, and achieve operational excellence. Champion and lead change with a wide variety of initiatives across the operational area of the business.
• Enhanced the quality system by building quality into the operations processes versus through inspection.

REQUIREMENTS:

*4 year degree from accredited university/college

*Proven background deploying Lean Manufacturing methodology within a manufacturing environment

*5 years of experience in a leadership role within Manufacturing industries