Manufacturing Manager

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage the production process and influence all relevant support functions to achieve department expectations.
• Responsible for achievement of KPI’s related to shipping volume targets, on-time delivery, past due backlog, customer lead time, efficiency, utilization, and overtime premium expense.
• Partner on continuous improvements initiatives and metrics including quality, yields, cycle time, productivity, and cost. Promote process improvement, LEAN manufacturing and 5S techniques.
• Provide leadership and training to accomplish the department goals and objectives. Provide direction, development and leadership to production leads. Schedule staff appropriately to perform production duties and meet efficiency goals.
• Lead daily production standup meetings at the beginning of shifts with department supervisors to direct production activities and establish production priorities.
• Develop and track improvement in reduction of planned direct labor hours to earned hours.
• Cook up and implement standard operating procedures for all production operations.
• Establish and monitor overall performance for product and quality standards; recommend process improvements / quality control programs. Recommend changes in work practices to improve production standards and product quality.
• Working with manufacturing engineering in setting/delivering labor and production quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with company safety protocols and initiatives.
• Maintain a constant awareness of jobs being processed, department issues and equipment malfunctions to quickly determine necessary alternatives to maintain production schedules and on-time delivery.

Skills, Education & Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field required.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, including managing exempt and nonexempt staff.
• Experience in the metal forming industry required, preferably with metal stamping and/or wire drawing experience. Experience with tool and die making is a plus.
• Experience should include build-to-order, job shop manufacturing environment in medium volume/high-mix production environments, preferably in the high-performance electronics industry.
• Must possess solid analytical skills in forecasting and anticipating production needs and capabilities.
• Develop and maintain a workforce to meet capacity plans and work with other departments to manage parts flow.
• Must be able to work independently with minimum supervision and have the ability to interact positively and motivate others. Experience in performance management and people development activities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to promote teamwork and a positive work environment.
• Experience with MRP systems; preferably Navision
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs including Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated history of successful change implementation and implementing of operational excellence improvements such as lean manufacturing, demand flow, and six sigma.
• Strong ability to communicate with all levels of the organization from the production floor to the executive office; strong interpersonal, leadership, & organizational skills.