Manufacturing Unit Leader

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for achieving strategic, operational, and functional goals including SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost) targets.
• Develops and mentors team to drive production results, associate capability, and ownership.
• Captures and coordinates all manufacturing unit activities, sets priorities, and translates targets into individual, measurable goals for each associate.
• Develops and leads unit budget, headcount, production schedules (with Logistics), and delivery performance.
• Champions change initiatives, resolves issues timely with servant leadership, and facilitates excellence implementation (e.g., TMS cycle, DTM processes like CIL/CL).
• Conducts yearly performance reviews, ensures active development plans, and holds regular 1:1s with team members.
• Ensures timely assessments of hourly associates via mentor activities and resolves concerns (involves HR as needed).
• Builds personal mastery in operations, people management, and excellence practices while upholding company values.
• Ensures compliance with quality systems, safety regulations, policies, and procedures.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (Technical, Functional, Behavioral)

• Quality systems knowledge;
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office);
• Financial competence (budgets, product costs, waste, standard costs);
• Logistics and planning knowledge;
• Safety and ergonomics expertise;
• Tracing in highly automated environments.

• Project management;
• Analytical/problem-solving;
• Decision-making;
• Independent thinking/self-driven;
• Runs TMS/DTM cycles and excellence processes.

• Team building and ability to work as part of a team;
• Effective oral/written communication;
• Servant leadership;
• Change agent who develops strategies for higher production levels and talent training.