Apply Description

  

Position Summary:

The Manufacturing Manager position reports to ABEC’s VP - Global Services and Springfield Manufacturing. This position is to maintain on-time deliveries, high quality, and improve production efficiencies through comprehensive resource planning, lean manufacturing techniques, and disciplined production processes. Achieve low-cost producer status while maintaining total customer satisfaction. Work with product development teams to ensure optimal integration of product and production processes. Create and maintain a work environment consistent with long-term employee satisfaction.

  

Benefits include:

· Paid holidays and vacation time 

· Medical, dental and vision insurance (benefits start day 1)

· Company paid life insurance

· Generous 401K plan

· College tuition benefit program

· Employee Referral Program   

  

Responsibilities:

· Supervises production line flow including but not limited to testing and adjusting staffing and equipment to ensure production starts and stays on schedule.

· Supervises and manages all production activities performed by all manufacturing personnel while maintaining a high degree of visibility and access to staff throughout shift.

· Continuously evaluates manufacturing operations to determine improvements through effective metrics, capital, personnel, and operational standards.

· Identifies and drives continuous improvement (CI) in all that is done. 

· Coordinates with Quality Control to maintain quality standard while taking appropriate corrective action measures to resolve deficiencies.

· Works hand in hand with scheduler to ensure staffing is in line with business needs.

· Trains, motivates, coaches, rewards, and disciplines staff. Resolves issues within manufacturing area to ensure all employees work as a team.

· Takes an active role in people development. Including but limited to the development of next line leadership. 

· Enforces all safety policies and ensures all manufacturing staff attends required safety training. Investigates accidents in a timely and accurate manner.

· Resolves production related issues with representatives from other departments throughout the company.

· Assigns duties and monitors quality of work; assures employees conform to organizational policies and procedures while meeting state and federal employment and safety guidelines.

· Maintains knowledge of manufacturing equipment and machinery along with its capacity to meet production needs. 

· Proactively identifies any potential barriers and proposes solutions without impeding production.

· Establish departmental goals and objectives with strategic planning.

· Provide support to Continuous Improvement strategies and opportunities through empowering the team to take an active role in participating in continuous improvement opportunities including training and support.

· Directly supervises employees within manufacturing department.

· Carries out management and supervisory tasks in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable federal and state laws.

· Responsible for all interviewing, hiring, and training of employees. Not limited to planning, assigning, and directing manufacturing tasks; appraises performance, rewards and disciplines employees.

· Addresses all complaints or questions specific to manufacturing processes and personnel along with proposing any viable solutions.

· Perform any other duties and/or tasks that may be assigned.

· Ability to travel when required

Requirements

  

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree required – technical degree preferred

· 3-5 years’ supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment

· Ability to read engineering drawings

· Experience with capacity planning, from a people and equipment perspective

· Able to train and motivate employees to create quality product, increase KPI's and growth the  profitability of this plant.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with professional presentation and negotiation skills

· Must be flexible, innovative and comfortable in setting own priorities

· Polished presentation, business acumen and facilitation skills

· Good understanding of lean manufacturing principles

· Experience with high volume manufacturing operations

· Strong organization and planning skills

· Must be able to stand and walk for long periods of time

· Must be able to lift 50lb

· Fluent written and spoken English

· Working knowledge of continuous improvement or lean manufacturing a plus

· Authorized to work in the US