Location: South Boston,VA, USA
Description
General Information:
Lead a team within a production unit or line in the execution of production processes to transform parts and raw materials into Hitachi Energy products in a timely, cost effective manner. Ensure continuous and efficient operation in accordance with volumes, schedules, procedures, drawings, and quality and safety standards and policies.
Your Responsibilities:
* Resource Allocation: Organizes and allocates resources to effectively and efficiently meet line production targets. Responds to resource issues as necessary. Leads capacity planning and resource optimization for the assigned unit or line.
* Production Scheduling and Plan: Ensures that production scheduling and production plan meets the volume requirements agreed in the demand plan and defined inventory service levels.
* Equipment and Facilities: Identifies and recommends technical equipment and facility improvements as necessary.
* Production Execution: Ensures execution of volume, conforming product, and on-time delivery targets for the assigned production lines.
* Operations Improvement: Identifies deficiencies in production area, proposes improvement activities and oversees implementation of actions to improve production performance.
* Critical Line Issues: Manages the resolution of critical product or equipment issues together with relevant internal teams.
* People Leadership and Development: Ensures (with HR Manager support) that the areas of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guides, motivates and develops direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies.
* Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business
Your Background:
* Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or related field or associate's degree and 5+ years of supervisory experience or 8+ years of supervisory experience
* Supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment; a candidate with more experience may be considered
* Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States
Preferred Experience:
* Leadership experience in a transformer manufacturing environment
* Experience in transformer coil winding
* Knowledge in MS Office, including Power Point
* Exposure to ERP and Workforce Management software applications i.e. SAP, etc.
* Excellent communication skills (written & verbal)
* Experience with timekeeping systems, i.e. Kronos
Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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