Production Manager

The Production Manager is responsible for managing the our client's coil assmbly location. The manager provides support and guidance to the supervisor and team members to ensure safety, quality, delivery and cost metrics are achieved. Utilizes 5S and Lean Manufacturing skills in every day work practices.

Client Details

Our Client is an award winning company known for its design, development, and manufacture of high quality components, systems and sub-systems for use wherever precise control, reliability and cost containment are primary requirements.

Their products include servocontrol valves, torque motors, actuators, check valves, pressure regulators, metallic seals and many other products which are used in a wide range of applications.

These applications range from outer space, military, and commercial aircraft, helicopters, ground vehicles, test equipment, and precision controls of all types.

Description

• Complies with and ensure that all personnel working under your supervision adhere and fully comply with the Company Values and Company's Code of Conduct and ethics.
• Ensures the Safety of all team members, reporting all accidents, injuries and near misses timely. Engages the team to identify opportunities for Safety improvements. Assures proper PPE is utilized per requirements and proactively audits for at risk behaviors or conditions. Clearly communicates Safety expectations and policies.
• Utilizes and abides by ISO requirements and complies with all quality policies, specifications, regulations and instructions. Clearly communicates these requirements and leads by examples to ensure team members adhere to documented job instructions and quality specifications.
• Creates a department vision and improvement plan while building a strong, motivated production team capable of safety delivering high quality coils on time.
• Provides feedback and input into process and continuous improvement.
• Drives a culture that prioritizes safety and quality through communication, action, and accountability.
• Empowers the production team to collaborate cross functionally to improve, safety, quality, delivery and cost and provides input into new product develop to ensure efficient manufacturability.
• Ensure production team receives effective training, drives cross training and effective utilization of resources. Partners with the Production Supervisor and Team Leader to establish cross training plans that support the production schedules and their execution. Train supervisor and operators on procedures and policies.
• Partners with the Operations Director to maintain and improve when needed company policies.
• Communicates effectively to ensure the Production Supervisors and team members are informed.
• Drives resolution of issues down to root cause causes and promotes an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Through standard work, ensures production teams utilize standardized work and consistent work practices across shifts and areas to maintain best work practices and drive identification of opportunities for improvement.
• May lead SQDC meetings and/or actively participate in Daily Management process to drive improvements and coach assembly and test staff and supervisors.
• Responsible for staff management and development including assigning and directing work, appraising performance, hiring, training and retention, disciplining, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Manage and maintain the work environment, open the facility, order tools and schedule preventative maintenance.
• Support maintenance of equipment and facilities; recommending replacement of equipment as appropriate.
• Ensures product is received and shipped between facilities efficiently.
• Responsible for staff management and development including time and attendance, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, hiring, training and retention, disciplining, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Profile

How you will be measured:

• Create conditions that allow and encourage safe work practices; Uphold safety as number one priority;
• Associate engagement and Retention rate
• Results in key performance indicators linked to strategic projects (i.e.; Safety, Quality, Planning. Schedule Adherence, Delivery, Cost, Labor Utilization and/or Inventory Metrics)
• Drive and/or lead collaborative continuous improvement team to implement effective and efficient processes
• Evidence of a drive for continued learning efforts to develop one self and those that report to you as well as apply knowledge learned to improve metrics above

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a technical or business discipline, Engineering preferred. Masters degree a plus.
• A minimum of six (6) years of progressive experience in project leadership.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment (Aerospace or equivalent) demonstrating leadership competencies.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have the ability to listen and understand end users' needs.
• Positive attitude. * Must have Lean and Six Sigma application experience; certification a plus.
• Must have an advanced level of business acumen.

Competencies:

• Stakeholder Management
• Capacity for Systems Thinking
• Advanced Decision Making / Critical Thinking
• Advanced Analytical Skills / Thinking

Job Offer

• Strong Compensation Package
• PTO
• 401K Plan with Match
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Strong Company Culture
• Exposure to High Level Leadership
• Opportunity to work with some of the largest Aerospace manufacturers in the world

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.