Shift Manager

Job Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead the production workforce in the manufacture of New Carlisle products, meeting specified schedules and productivity and quality objectives
• Report production, material and manpower usage, equipment and process problems on a timely and accurate basis
• Maintain product integrity by ensuring compliance with established manufacturing and/or quality specifications
• Promote the teamwork approach among shift employees and between functions
• Train production team members to perform job requirements in a safe and effective manner, according to established standard operating procedures
• Operate the facility raw material batching systems
• Cookordination assigned maintenance assistance to prevent or repair equipment malfunctions or damage to minimize downtime
• Recommend improvements and/or modifications to equipment, processes and procedures to increase productivity and efficiency
• Help provide input to Production manager for regular team meetings to share information, discuss problems, priorities and opportunities, resolve conflicts and develop team building
• Monitor personnel and equipment for unsafe acts or conditions and correct them immediately
• Provide leadership to the Furnacing team and plant-wide involvement groups in order to drive continuous improvement in the facility
• Responsible for payroll functions for employees in the Furnacing department (reviewing/approving time off requests, timecard review/approval, etc.)
• Aid Technical and Marketing in new product testing and development and process improvement implementation and to initiate plant system and equipment improvements
• The position will require the individual to work overtime to provide shift coverage for vacations and the start-up of additional manufacturing processes
• Other duties as assigned
• Work overtime as needed

Drive Safety

• Lead the departmental safety strategy in alignment with the Site Safety Strategy
• Drive excellence in safety culture and systems. Safety as our #1 focus
• Support employees in removing barriers to drive safety improvements
• Conduct Safety Gemba (Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma) verifying safe behaviors, correcting physical hazards and validating adherence to policies
• Manage People
• Define and enforce clear areas of ownership and accountability to meet key objectives
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
• Create a trusting relationship with peers and reports
• Conduct monthly coaching sessions with direct reports to develop leadership and achieve results
• Demonstrate integrity through behavior and encourage others to do the same. Be relied upon to do the right thing
• Build a high performing team through identifying and supporting high potential employees and identify/manage/replace employees that are underperforming
• Drive Quality
• Collaborate with Quality Manager to execute a quality improvement plan for the facility
• Address necessary short- and long-term improvements to reduce customer complaints
• Manage adherence to departmental Quality Control Plan using leading indicators such as meeting Control Plans and improving Process Capability to ensure product quality
• Use suitable problem-solving methodology to reduce variability in manufacturing processes and minimize process scrap
• Drive Operational Performance / Control Cost
• Achieve departmental performance targets that drive cost of production (OEE, Labor efficiency, Weekly Absorption)
• Ensure Continuous Improvement methodology across department, incorporating lean tools and capitalizing on best practice reapplication to meet/exceed cost savings targets
• Work with Maintenance Manager to ensure Engineering Reliability is improved year over year, and targets achieved as a minimum
• Work with Production Planning Department to ensure customer satisfaction with OTIF efficiency