Manager, Production

Position Purpose

Work with the Plant Director to direct and lead American Woodmark's production initiatives with the goal of establishing a world class manufacturing operation. Overall development and coordination of plant operations and production processes to optimize the use of all resources and equipment in meeting and/or exceeding established plant goals.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Must have a proven track record of cultivating and developing talent in an organizational setting.
• Minimum of 8 years of manufacturing experience; wood working related preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of supervision experience; multiple departments.
• Experience in wood drying, machining, cabinet component manufacturing, material flows and inventory management; continuous improvement practices; and process analysis.
• Must have Lean manufacturing experience. Six Sigma experience a plus.

Essential Functions

• Actively lead the organizational development efforts for the production area and support OD throughout the location/organization.
• Cook up communication between assigned departments and shifts and foster healthy Client/Provider relationships.
• Improve equipment uptime, capability and reliability through the passionate facilitation of TPM initiatives and the AWC SEE (Strategic Equipment Excellence) program as well as all five phases of Six-Sigma improvement or the Defining, Measuring, Analyzing, Improving, and Controlling of equipment related problems.
• Continuously evaluates plant processes, being the driving force behind continuous improvement and cost reduction.
• Plan and coordinate department's activities to support SQDC targets, and meet and/or exceed client and/or customer's expectations.
• Lead and/or facilitate Kaizen events and actively participate on assigned teams and/or projects.
• Develop documented standard operating procedures related to material, equipment and processes throughout the plant finishing operations.
• Provide communication on departmental expectations, motivates team members, and identifies opportunity for improvements.
• Provide team leadership consistent with company vision, mission, CITE principles.
• Ensures Policies are followed and provides guidance and discipline.
• Effectively utilize all resources to maximum potential performance to achieve SQDC goals.
• Establishes individual goals for team members in alignment with overall organization goals and performs periodic performance reviews to determine progress.
• Support and represent company as a union-free environment
• Provide a safe and productive work environment, including housekeeping.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Will supervise hourly and salaried employees in the assigned department and/or departments.
• Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of direct reports.
• Carrries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.