Role & Company Overview
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be…
- Maintain focus on the business plan, achieving organizational KPI's and partnering with the finance team to ensure accurate financial forecasts and AOP results.
- Manage and improve financial performance and competitive position through continuous improvement initiatives, cost objectives, efficiency optimization and quality standards.
- Develop manufacturing plans and production schedules that contains cost and reduces overhead.
- Provide leadership to manufacturing operations management, including strategic developments and continuous improvement to ensure the site meets or exceeds customer expectations in quality, delivery and cost competitiveness.
- Manage labor resources and material sourcing to ensure production commitments are met or exceeded.
- Drive operational success through the implementation and sustainment of continuous improvement initiatives.
Your Education Should Be…
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or similar
MBA Preferred
Your Professional Experience Should Be…
5+ years related experience, with a heavy industrial environment strongly preferred. Previous experience managing a manufacturing site and P&L.Plant operations experience should include oversite of scheduling, inventory control, plant layout, and material flow. Experience working in welding and fabrication environments, highly desirable. Familiar with Lean and Six Sigma techniques. Demonstrated ability to lead/develop teams, individuals and drive change. Demonstrated ability to identify/execute continuous improvement activities. Demonstrated ability to effectively write and deliver business correspondence. Promote a safe work environment and champion safety practices and behaviors.
Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…
This position will require the ability to move around the production floor and investigate issues with the production personnel and/or equipment. This position will have exposure to higher-than-average temperatures. Lift up to 15 pounds. Sitting, standing, stooping, bending and other related tasks in an office setting.
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