Job Description

Relocation Assistance Available!!!

Essential Job Functions:

• To exhibit an objective, fair, professional attitude that exemplifies a positive and productive workplace.
• To exhibit teamwork skills and actively participate in team activities in a positive working environment.
• To demonstrate problem-solving skills in a work environment striving for continuous improvement.
• Follow policies and display conduct expected of employees as described in the employee handbook.
• To Ensure personal safety and the safety of team members, understand how the machine works and how to operate it safely, knowledge of emergency stops, utilization of personal protective equipment, and report all accidents immediately.
• To meet and maintain all customer quality standards.
• Per the department’s established procedures and work instructions, perform daily cross-functional job assignments as required.

Key Qualifications:

• Must be knowledgeable of jobs, procedures, and operation of machinery in the Molding and Assembly departments.
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills are required.
• Current understanding of industry best practices and technology trends
• Leads by example and motivates team members to create a challenging, empowering, and collaborative working environment
• Good technical writing, documentation, and record-keeping skills
• Good analytical problem-solving ability
• Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to build positive relationships at all levels of the organization
• Excellent communication skills – ability to communicate clearly and concisely in multiple media – verbal, written, etc.
• Excellent organizational/time management skills.
• In-depth technical knowledge of regulated industries such as food, pharmaceutical or dietary supplements.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments in a fast-paced work environment.
• Solid critical thinking skills and ability to create new, innovative ways to handle situations.
• Understanding lean manufacturing principles, including Six Sigma, 5S, TPS, etc.
• Strong computer skills (MS Office Suite and SAP).
• Ability to analyze data and make appropriate recommendations.
• Solid understanding of OEE, OTIF, and other key manufacturing metrics.
• Familiarity with quality management systems, GMP, and/or validation through advanced training.
• Strong knowledge of production operation, including equipment, materials, workflow, etc.
• Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality in all situations.

What you will be responsible for delivering:

• Responsible for promoting a safety culture and awareness within the area of responsibility. Support and enforce all plant safety policies and procedures fairly and consistently.
• Provide the manufacturing process with leadership, guidance, and team support. Offer direction, expertise, and effort.
• Maintain focus on meeting plant objectives and KPIs specific to safety, quality, productivity (OEE), schedule attainment, and cost control.
• As a key Leadership Team member, prepares, monitors, and maintains the department budget.
• Facilitate and drive employee engagement activities. Develop a culture of open and honest communication. Encourage and support employee suggestions and recommendations for continuously improving the work environment and processes and eliminating waste.
• Review, develop, implement, and revise (as needed) all processes and procedures within the manufacturing areas to ensure continuous improvement activities. This includes implementing and maintaining lean manufacturing principles, cost-savings initiatives, and efficiency-enhancing resources.
• Track results as indicated by plant key performance indicators (KPI). Also serves as a key team member in Kaizen events, participation in audit programs, and implementation of engineering changes.
• Lead and develop direct reports. Enable team members to use effective meetings, consensus building, coaching, problem-solving, audits, and feedback to meet team and plant goals.
• Coordinate and monitor training and development programs to ensure operator effectiveness, skill enhancement, and flexibility within the work group and the plant. Ensure certification processes are followed and maintained.
• Actively participate in supplier interaction activities, such as in-sourcing, outsourcing, quality and delivery issues, and supplier visits and audits.
• Participate in the panel interview and hiring process for hourly and professional positions. Assist in developing high-potential employees into roles as new leaders in the plant.
• Utilizing lean and Six Sigma methodologies, meeting daily production target goals, improving product quality by reducing defects, reducing labor hours, adhering to a departmental budget, enforcing policies consistently, maintaining department morale, and enforcing safety regulations.
• Evaluates opportunities for major reductions in manufacturing cost through introducing and using technologies.
• Maintain a competent staff through selection, training, development, motivation, and performance management.
• Creation and execution of annual goals/objectives and performance feedback sessions.
• Ensure compliance with all TS-16949 and ISO 14001 requirements

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in maintenance, engineering, or related field preferred, not required.
• Successful Candidates must have at least 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment (preferably in the automotive industry).

Job Tags

Similar Jobs