Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This list is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management deems necessary.
- Evaluate and maintain production levels and proper manning levels
- Guide and support plant resources in capital investment, inventory management, labor, and overhead productivity plans.
- Oversee management of finished goods and WIP inventories
- Maintain employee records and discipline, establish, and institute work rules/policy.
- Promote and maintain company quality standards throughout every process
- Maximize and schedule machine/employee output while minimizing downtime to promote company profit objectives including preventative maintenance and equipment life on a day-to-day basis.
- Establish, communicate, and maintain interpersonal relationships with supervisors, peers, or subordinates -- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, or in person.
- Review capital investments in plant buildings/equipment and formulates recommendations/justifications
- Assist in improving the company's customer satisfaction, processes, KPI's, equipment, and technology, infrastructure, and drives the implementation of continuous improvements to support key capabilities.
- Ensure local, state, and federal EHS compliance is maintained.
- Ensure all new hires are trained and integrated in a timely and consistent manner.
- Maintain best practices to drive down material costs, downtime, and scrap.
- Work with plant management teams to continuously improve safety, quality, quantity and drive transformational change in coordination with business objectives.
- Communicate and demonstrate expertise in adding value through leadership by building strong high performing teams and achieving successful outcomes on complicated programs.
Essential Functions:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Ability to understand complex written and oral instructions.
- Mathematical and statistical understanding and capabilities.
- Experience with office computer software required, including demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office Suite software packages, such as Outlook, Word, and Excel required
- Use of common measurement equipment to analyze and interpret results.
- Understanding of the process and equipment located in the facility.
- Understanding of company and industry wide quality system requirements.
- Customer service abilities
- Blueprint reading, GD&T terms and basic SPC principles
- Ability to organize and provide training classes as needed
- A team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Detailed oriented and strong organizational skills
- Ability to think abstractly to deal with ambiguous /undefined problems
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in business, Industrial Management, or related field required.
- Minimum 4 years' plant manager experience in high-precision, machining manufacturing environment required.
- Experience with Kaizen and lean manufacturing techniques.