Finishing Department Manager

About the Role

Manage the employees in the Finishing Department and maintain continuous production and quality in the Department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Setting production standards and development of plans to meet standards. Standards must be raised each year.
• Involved in improvements and working directly with the process engineers that include refining internal operation methods or sequences as well as improving efficiency of label performance on customer lines.
• Responsible for manufacturing's segment of new product development.
• Develop personal goals and department goals, which are aligned with those of the division.
• Submit detailed monthly reports focusing on production, speed, waste, and utilization.
• Efficiently use Print Flow, Radius and associated business systems to analyze performance of Operators & Equipment. Use Business systems to review production plan and participate in planning meetings / activities that facilitate OTIF and Production Goals.
• Must have mechanical aptitude to deal with daily manufacturing issues. Must ascertain whether issues are related to the operator, method, or machine.
• Lead the department in Quality Improvement efforts.
• Trainer, leader, and coach concerning all areas of safety. Actively participates on Safety Committee working towards elimination of all incidents/injuries.
• Must be available to handle production problems, new or difficult startups, as well as follow through on development orders throughout a 24-hour day.
• Evaluate backlogs and upcoming schedules in coordination with production control to determine appropriate overtime and is accountable for meeting budgets relating to overtime.
• Evaluate employees as per required schedule. Evaluations are to be detailed, accurate, and timely.
• Continually seek out improvement opportunities and take appropriate action to benefit the success of APC. PIP, long and short-term department goals and coordination of problem-solving teams are preferred methods.
• Manage all employees in the Finishing Department (i.e. schedule vacations; approve timecards; schedule personnel; resolve conflict, as necessary; conduct monthly department meetings; and continuous process improvement).
• Monitor costs of all purchased supplies.
• Inventory control of purchased suppliers.
• Create manuals, standards and procedures as pertains to the Finishing Department.
• Control and prepare paperwork for rejected raw materials.
• Orders pallets and negotiates the price for pallets.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; and 2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, and talk or hear.
• This position may require manual lifting not to exceed 50 lbs – reference your department-specific JHA (job hazard analysis) for departmental lifting restrictions.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.