Job Description

Overall Responsibilities:
Provide leadership, direction and coordination of manufacturing, production control, maintenance, quality, materials and process engineering activities in a function area. Provide leadership and accountability for safety, quality, delivery and cost by meeting corporate and departmental goas and initiatives. Must actively participate in 5s, continuous improvement, employee involvement and equal employment opportunities. Must be able to utilize lean concepts, strategies and get operator buy in and support.

Specific Responsibilities:
• Provide Leadership and direction of the workforce.
• Safety first in everything we do.
• Change Agent.
• Drive accountability to meet targets and deliverables with the operations workforce.
• Participation in the organization and execution of all systems and processes required to reduce cost, improve quality, and deliver throughout company.
• 5s driven work areas and ability to sustain efforts.
• Monitor process and product quality for compliance to standards that meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Present proposals to peers and management.
• Develop cost savings proposals.
• Perform Corrective and Preventative Problem Analysis.
• Analyze and recommend future requirements related to manpower, machinery, tooling, equipment and floor space.
• Implementation of new methods and processes.
• Maintain clean, organized, and safe worksite following PPS 5s guidelines
• Assist in the development and implementation of appropriate training for all employees with emphasis on quality, safety, and cross functional team training.
• Research and implement "Best Manufacturing Practices” in conjunction with TAG Quality and Engineering standards.
• Participation on appropriate cross functional teams.
• Participate in planning and budget preparation.
• Use of financial and non-financial data to measure performance.
• Assist in implementing employee involvement in HR request and continuous improvement.
• Ensure weekly standard work is completed to allow for successful support of value stream
• Deliver production units and customer service work orders within established organizational timelines to internal as well as external customers.
• Attend daily meetings and be prepared.
• Assist and maintain the optimum inventory levels.
• Coordinate the implementation of Engineering Change Notices and Sales Change Orders.
• Assist other departments to resolve all product issues to protect the manufacturing floor.
• Backup and perform additional duties, as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
Manages subordinates and is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s polices and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Minimum Position Requirements:
• Associates, Technical Degree or previous functional experience.
• Five years’ of supervisory experience in a fast paced complex manufacturing environment balancing competing priorities, complex situations, and tight deadlines.
• Hands-on leadership experience and a demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.
• Solid understanding of lean material flow and the production process. Driver of lean in the organization and are a mentor to others.
• Ability to motivate people and must be viewed as a clear and credible communicator.
• Ability to work in high stress situations.
• Ability to implement improvement changes unaided.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule.
• Strong computer skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize projects
• Must have valid driver’s license and the ability to travel.
• Job requires bending, lifting at least 50 lbs., reaching, kneeling, standing, walking, climbing, twisting, grasping, pushing, and pulling. Occasional exposure to chemicals, dust, machinery, weather conditions and other flammable fluids. Use of personal protective equipment will be required.
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