Production Foreman at Samuel, Son & Co. (USA) Inc. in Marinette, Wisconsin

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as a champion of safety. Encourage all within the organization to perform safely and take immediate action as necessary to ensure the safety of all individuals within our facilities. 


• Uphold Samuel Policies and Values.


• Ensure priorities of Safety, Quality, and Productivity are maintained at the forefront of all activities. 


• Foster a team-based environment in which people are motivated to do their best work; embrace and coordinate opportunities to collaborate with others.


• Champion initiatives such as quality improvement, continuous improvement, and safety.


• Understand the impact of decisions in relation to production and financial metrics/site goals.


• Serve as liaison between Manufacturing, Engineering, Materials, Estimating, and other parts of the organization as needed.


• Communicate clearly and concisely to all levels of the organization.


• Shares information and viewpoints openly and directly with others, both written and verbal. 


• Develop talent in support of building high-functioning teams and in consideration of succession throughout the organization. 


• Support individuals and teams through change.


• Utilize data to maximize capacity such that site revenue goals are achieved.


• Other duties as required.


• Adhere to and abide by all ITAR-specific job standards and training.  Protect and properly safeguard ITAR-sensitive information and work product; ensure dissemination or disclosure of and access to “protected data” occurs only with those trained and approved for exposure to ITAR content.

EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE:

• Proficiency with Windows-based computer applications (i.e. MS Office applications).


• Direct influence over capital plan to maintain plant and or operations as well as address strategic objectives for site.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS: 

• Completion of post-secondary education, with a major in Business Administration or Mechanical or Industrial Engineering preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.


• Minimum of 5-8 years of operations management experience; manufacturing facility preferred.


• Experience in the application of lean principles such as 5S, visual systems, standardized work, and kaizen a plus.


• Limited travel


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LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

• Teamwork & Collaboration


• Talent Development & Coaching


• Communication

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

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  Building customer loyalty – meeting and exceeding customer expectations while cultivating relationships that secure commitment and trust.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully preform the essential functions of this job.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.