Performance Leader - 2nd shift

About the role

The Performance Leader - 2nd shift position is geared towards Manufacturing Management career ladder advancement. Reporting to the Production Manager, this role oversees the Machine Shop and Assembly & Test Departments, ensuring maximum utilization and efficiency of personnel and equipment to meet manufacturing schedules and delivery commitments.

Responsibilities

• Identify, implement, and measure short-term department objectives that align with the company's strategic plan.
• Motivate and lead team members, coordinating support groups to achieve departmental goals.
• Work with the Production Manager to identify areas for lean and other improvement activities to achieve high impact results, including increased profitability, productivity, and capacity, and reduced internal costs, lead times, and inventory.
• Assure maximum utilization and efficiency of personnel and equipment to provide optimum productivity at the least possible cost to meet manufacturing schedules and delivery commitments.
• Evaluate personnel within the department for the purposes of probationary employee reports, job postings, and expectation conversations.
• Assist department personnel in goal and expectation setting.
• Maintain competent and effective work groups by providing technical assistance and instructions, training, developing, motivating, and counseling subordinates.
• Ensure good housekeeping and safe working conditions within the section(s) to provide a pleasant working environment, limit job injuries, and reduce lost time.
• Inspect the area daily for unsafe working conditions, signs of equipment breakdown, and general untidiness.
• Maintain accurate production records within the department by maintaining employee time reports and recording accurate attendance and overtime equalization reports.
• Provide good company/employee relations within section(s) by administering all personnel policies fairly and consistently.
• Handle all employee relations issues before they become major challenges.
• Account for deviant parts produced within his/her section(s) by issuing Material Scrap Notices (MSN) and Material Disposition Reports (MDR) and suggesting more efficient manufacturing methods.
• Optimize production standard performance within his/her section(s) by investigating reasons for variances from standards and initiating appropriate changes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline (or equivalent experience) and five years of directly related production experience with prior leadership responsibilities OR associate's degree in a related discipline and ten years of directly related production experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of functional manufacturing activities and supporting departments.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, sound judgment, strong organization skills, and excellent communication.
• Promised ability to build strong teamwork within the department and across supporting functions.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience with five years of directly related production experience and prior leadership responsibilities.
• Associate's Degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience with ten years of directly related production experience and leadership responsibilities.

Skills

• Strong self-initiative and effective decision-making.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to build strong teamwork within the department and across supporting functions.

Benefits

This position offers a 2nd shift, on-site schedule at our East Aurora, NY location, plus a 10% shift differential. The position also provides a competitive salary range of $85,000.00–$115,000.00 annually, financial rewards, flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, comprehensive insurance coverage, professional skills development, and tuition assistance. This position requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Pay

Buffalo, NY: $85,000.00–$115,000.00 Annually

Schedule

Onsite – Buffalo, NY

Company Information

Moog is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such affirms the right of every person to participate in all aspects of employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Human Resources department via phone at 844-367-5787. No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Absent compliance with these pre-conditions resumes submitted directly to any Moog Inc. employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Moog Inc.