Responsibilities :
• Overall responsibility for departmental operations to meet Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost goals for the organization and its customers.
• Put together daily and weekly production plans, calculate productivity and cost metrics based on production plan.
• Daily reporting of key metrics and adherence to daily targets
• Provide leadership and technical direction to allow team to improve according to key departmental metrics.
• Maintain shift rotation schedule in accordance with the needs of the business.
• Create a positive working environment which is committed to excellence, by demonstrating personal commitment to these ideals.
• Provide leadership in establishing standard processes and tools.
• Manage personnel performance, including employee reviews, disciplinary action, time and attendance, overtime assignments, employee training.
• Ensure the use of lean manufacturing tools in the development of new processes.
• Lead continuous improvement endeavors throughout the department.
• Regularly communicate departmental updates to Managers.
• HR functions including performance problems through corrective action and sustainment of job performance standards and objectives.
• Departmental health and safety compliance, accident prevention, injury prevention, equipment safety, as well as, compliance with all company goals and objectives
• Other duties as assigned-
Qualification :
• Proven knowledge of machining processes using a wide variety of machine tools
• Understanding of CNC type machines and the processes they use, including set-ups, monitoring, change-outs, multi- pallet use, optimization
• Proficient experience with Lean Manufacturing work area practices including 5-S, Visual Controls, Standard Work, work center metrics, and continuous improvement processes and able to instruct others in these practices
• Familiar with level blueprint reading and machining related math skills
• Strong leadership skills at all levels, good work ethic. Ability to professionally communi-cate and work cooperatively with others
• Basic English language skills and ability to read, follow, and interpret work instructions
• Attention to detail and maintain clean/orderly work area
