START
Manufacturing Manager Job at START in Rochester Hills
START, Rochester Hills, MI, United States
Responsibilities:
• Provide leadership for the successful day-to-day operations of the facility.
• Encourage and promote operating in a continuous improvement environment.
• Review established production schedules for all manufacturing departments to ensure customer demand is satisfied and an adequate level of inventory is maintained.
• Analyze the current production process to develop plans to increase throughput, reduce costs and establish operating goals for the manufacturing team.
• Work directly with production supervisors to remove production constraints, allocate human and equipment resources and direct production employees to attain all established goals.
• Monitor operation expenses and research ways to reduce costs while maintaining product quality.
• Work closely with management and operations personnel to ensure all members of the manufacturing team are aware of safety policies to provide a safe workplace for our employees.
• Analyze all workforce requirements for all manufacturing positions.
• Coordinate with Human Resources the hiring and training of all manufacturing personnel.
• Conduct performance appraisals and provide coaching and guidance to all operations employees.
Requirements:
• 10+ years progressive experience in a key leadership/management role at a manufacturing facility.
• Previous experience/best practices implementing and using continuous improvement/lean tools such as; Six Sigma, 5-S, Lean Manufacturing, etc. to drive improvement.
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles and applications associated with manufacturing operations, maintenance and engineering.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills, with the ability to balance production and maintenance needs.
• Ability to work with teams and lead decision-making processes in a team environment.
• Demonstrated strong leadership, team building and advanced coaching skills.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate people, assess and develop employee skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and listening ability.
• A strong ability to be adaptable and flexible.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Highly motivated, results oriented, driven personality.
• Previous experience/broad understanding of safety systems and enforcement of safety rules and policies.
Education Required: Bachelor's Degree in Business/Management/Operations or other related field.
• Provide leadership for the successful day-to-day operations of the facility.
• Encourage and promote operating in a continuous improvement environment.
• Review established production schedules for all manufacturing departments to ensure customer demand is satisfied and an adequate level of inventory is maintained.
• Analyze the current production process to develop plans to increase throughput, reduce costs and establish operating goals for the manufacturing team.
• Work directly with production supervisors to remove production constraints, allocate human and equipment resources and direct production employees to attain all established goals.
• Monitor operation expenses and research ways to reduce costs while maintaining product quality.
• Work closely with management and operations personnel to ensure all members of the manufacturing team are aware of safety policies to provide a safe workplace for our employees.
• Analyze all workforce requirements for all manufacturing positions.
• Coordinate with Human Resources the hiring and training of all manufacturing personnel.
• Conduct performance appraisals and provide coaching and guidance to all operations employees.
Requirements:
• 10+ years progressive experience in a key leadership/management role at a manufacturing facility.
• Previous experience/best practices implementing and using continuous improvement/lean tools such as; Six Sigma, 5-S, Lean Manufacturing, etc. to drive improvement.
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles and applications associated with manufacturing operations, maintenance and engineering.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills, with the ability to balance production and maintenance needs.
• Ability to work with teams and lead decision-making processes in a team environment.
• Demonstrated strong leadership, team building and advanced coaching skills.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate people, assess and develop employee skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and listening ability.
• A strong ability to be adaptable and flexible.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Highly motivated, results oriented, driven personality.
• Previous experience/broad understanding of safety systems and enforcement of safety rules and policies.
Education Required: Bachelor's Degree in Business/Management/Operations or other related field.