PRINCIPAL DUTIES:


1. Allocates and manages resources (manpower, equipment and materials) to optimize production output with respect to delivery, quality and cost.
2. Leads teams in achieving goals in safety, quality, cost, delivery, and other plant goals.
3. Manages shifts by effectively utilizing area managers and their resources. 
4. Coordinates activities of various departments and/or shifts to ensure that all areas are working on the appropriate tasks.
5. Develops strategic operating, capital, and other plans to improve effectiveness of operation.
6. Adjusts plant capacity to meet customer demand.
7. Works with his/her team to develop and implement materials management strategy (make/buy, Kanban/MRP, master scheduling time fences, inventory levels, vendor stocking).
8. Maintains effective working relationship and communication with all departments and sees to the professional development of all assigned personnel. 
9. Leads large capital projects from conception to completion.
10. Ensures departmental compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley as well as other internal controls.
11. Establishes budgets and operating targets.
12. Participates in Product Team meetings to help effectively improve the product line performance.
13. Analyzes operational performance and develops priorities for improvements.
14. Responsible for all aspects of shop floor management in assigned areas.

Qualifications

1. This position requires a Bachelor’s Degree
2. Five (5) to ten (10) years of manufacturing experience. 
3. Experience with Lean Manufacturing as well as other training in formal problem solving and operational analysis is desired. 
4. Must be able to communicate with superiors, peers and subordinates in a professional manner; demonstrate initiative and willingness to seek out improvements through the use of Lean Manufacturing tools; develop plans that meet a variety of goals simultaneously and be able to change these plans as business conditions change; utilize analysis tools to determine opportunities for improvement. 
5. Must be willing to work additional hours and varied working hours to effectively manage people across all shifts. Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access) is desired. 
6. Experienced with SAP or other MRP system is preferred. 
7. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds.