Manufacturing Associate Manager

Role Overview

• Manage a crew ensuring its effective operation by coordinating and directing employees, assigning tasks, coordinating the flow of work, overseeing completion of work, and monitoring performance of subordinates.
• Provide leadership, training, and development of workforce; motivation; communication; participates in continuous improvement activities as part of the site management team.
• Ensure site strategy and Company policies are delivered and followed to maintain a positive work culture and employee engagement.
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by following, implementing, and enforcing Company safety standards and procedures, housekeeping standards, and 5S/lean manufacturing programs by ensuring goals are met within the department.
• Meet productivity targets by establishing clear goals for the team and ensure proper equipment care.
• Enhance employee engagement by providing leadership and direction to the shift.
• Meet quality/waste goals by ensuring all direct reports are properly trained on their equipment, following proper procedures, performing requisite inspections, and following up on suggested improvements.
• Lead or assist in the investigation of all injuries, accidents, and near-miss incidents in assigned area.
• Address routine personnel issues including training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining subordinates.
• Utilize sound employee relation skills to accomplish goals while maintaining employee accountability, positive team morale, employee involvement, and teamwork.
• Coach, evaluate performance, and develop work group to improve their performance.
• Identify operation issues and lead improvement plans in production processes, shift schedules, overtime levels, training, etc., to improve operation efficiency.
• Effectively communicate to all levels of the organization on key issues.
• Verify all operator rounds and other required documentation are accurately completed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Three (3) years of experience in manufacturing or military equivalent
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with deadlines in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in utilizing Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Proven experience with reliability and continuous improvement principles and techniques
• Solid oral and written communication skills
• Willingness to work a rotating shift schedule and overtime as required
• Available to work on holiday, off-days, and weekends
• Must be able to pass a background check, drug screening and reference check
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Benefits

• compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful