Auto Electrode Production Manager

Responsibilities

• Manage production and rework processes
• Maintain a safe and environmentally compliant working area
• Conduct daily morning meetings, review production and yield goals, quality data, inventory, and company news with team and upper management
• Monitor and plan daily staffing status and prepare a short-staff backup plan, communicating with off-shift teams as needed
• Lead VIP tours of the department
• Schedule and present at monthly department meetings
• Manage hiring, retention, evaluation, promotion, and termination of hourly employees
• Coach and develop the careers of SPVs, crew leaders, and operators
• Conduct monthly 1-on-1 interviews with direct reports
• Maintain good morale and a positive working environment
• Ensure documentation with the state is updated through the internal document control system
• Manage quality issues, root causes, and corrective actions
• Ensure KPIs are up to date and communicated
• Submit electronic approvals (EAs) for invoices, parts orders, and organizational changes
• Conduct thorough and timely Layered Process Audits in appropriate work areas
• Maintain cleanliness at work-site in accordance with 5S3R Standards: Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or MS preferred, or equivalent, relevant experience
• 7 to 10+ years of experience in complex mechanical assembly, tooling, and manufacturing in a highly automated setting
• 3 to 6+ years of experience leading and managing multiple processes
• Experience with large production lines and floor management
• Experience implementing 5S principles preferred
• Supervisor experience in LGESMI preferred