**Job Description:** Provide leadership, guidance and direction to individuals at assigned location. Responsible for employee safety and development, manufacturing of value-added products, application and audit of quality and preventative maintenance procedures, meeting productivity and efficiency requirements through optimized equipment capacity and increased capability of assigned team members. **Core Responsibilities:** + Promote, lead, and direct assigned team with a particular focus on safety – employee awareness and participation, operating procedures, training, and fulfillment of OSHA and company compliance requirements. + Leads the manufacturing, maintenance and shipping/receiving functions in an empowered and self-directed team environment that embraces change and encourages open and creative thought. + Collaborate with other functional areas (engineering, supply chain, customer service, outside services for skids, cardboard pickup, etc) to deliver against customer requirements of cost, quality and delivery. + Produce to market rate of demand (MRD) quality products. Manage capacity requirements and efficiencies with an emphasis on improving methods, processes and quality while supporting IFOT, SLOB and Backorder metrics. + Identify opportunities and initiate action to improve process and product methods that safely improve our manufacturing cost, quality, productivity, product performance, and delivery to best meet customer needs in support of the objectives for the facility. + Implements improvements by prioritizing and assigning tasks, resources and accountabilities to ensure objectives are met within the required time and budget. + Maintain monthly and annual financial goals through meeting cost targets (i.e. staffing, product delivery, quality, and productivity). + Enhance team member performance in operational critical areas, i.e., expectation setting, safety, cost reductions, production scheduling, and attendance. + Identify, lead and develop talent to maximize individual, team and organizational effectiveness in meeting company goals. This may include selecting and on-boarding talent, communicating effectively to foster a culture of engagement, cascading vision, creating goal alignment; and coaching through feedback, development planning and performance management. + Demonstrate initiative and self-driven leadership by proactively identifying opportunities for process improvements, taking ownership of challenges, and leading teams to successfully implement solutions with minimal supervision. + Take ownership of inventory accuracy by monitoring, analyzing, and driving improvements in stock levels, ensuring precise tracking and minimizing discrepancies through regular audits and proactive problem-solving + Enhance cross-shift communication and collaboration by fostering strong relationships between team members, ensuring smooth handoffs, and promoting teamwork across shifts and departments for improved efficiency and productivity. + Effectively handle difficult conversations and de-escalate conflicts while fostering a culture of respect; skilled at building strong, cohesive teams and advocating for an environment where collaboration, open communication, and mutual respect are prioritized. Competencies: SAFETY AWARENESS – Identifying and correcting conditions that affect employee safety; upholding safety standards. BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL TEAM – Using appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to help build a cohesive team; facilitating the completion of team goals. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT – Originating action to improve existing conditions and processes; using appropriate methods to identify opportunities, implement solutions, and measure impact. DRIVING FOR RESULTS – Setting high goals for personal and group accomplishment; using measurement methods to monitor progress toward goal attainment; tenaciously working to meet or exceed those goals while deriving satisfaction from the process of goal achievement and continuous improvement. PLANNING AND ORGANIZING – Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently. MANAGING WORK (INCLUDES TIME MANAGEMENT) – Effectively managing one’s time and resource to ensure that work is completed efficiently. **Job Requirements:** Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Management or related field; or Three to five years experience in a manufacturing environment with leadership roles. + Experience in facilitating or supervising in a high-volume manufacturing environment + Experience in OSHA and quality systems. + Demonstrated effectiveness with project management skills + Leadership experience in an empowered work team environment. + Disciplined self-starter with strong organizational skills. + Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills **Work Environment:** The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this position, within typical office working conditions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes, airborne particles, climate variances and moving mechanical equipment typically found in a manufacturing environment. The noise level in the work environment (office) is usually low, but much higher when exposed to the manufacturing areas. Certain personal protective equipment is required when in the manufacturing areas. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. **Physical Demands:** While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, talk, hear, reach with hands and arms and regularly required to walk. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Position requires 10% travel and may involve overnight stay. **Compensation Information:** Pay Range: $65,0000.00- $95,000.00 Salary is dependent on experience. Our employees enjoy competitive, merit-based salaries, plus excellent Benefits including: + Health, Vision and dental insurance + Company Paid Life insurance/Short- and Long-term disability + 401k Plan with generous company match + 3 weeks' vacation, sick days, and holidays + Continuing education reimbursement program + Flexible spending accounts