Provides leadership for the implementation of the manufacturing strategy for a production facility that produces nutraceutical supplements for key domestic and global customers.
Understands current quality policies and procedures. Is empowered to identify, stop, and communicate or escalate appropriate action regarding product quality.
Understands and adhere to current health, safety, and environmental policies. Empowered to identify, stop, and communicate or escalate appropriate action in safety, health, and environmental concerns.
Champions change and facilitates team related functions to improve the business performance
Promotes and drives the organizations vision and utilization of World Class Manufacturing Standards.
Is accountable for establishing and monitoring product safety related controls.
Provides leadership to the Supply Chain team to ensure inventory accuracy and reduction goals are met.
Works closely with Plant and Advanced Manufacturing Engineering to define cost-effective continuous improvement projects.
Evaluates departmental constraints and supports Lean Manufacturing techniques to improve capacities.
Develops and recommends the annual operating and capital budgets for the operation of the Plant and ensure that all financial plans are met.
Drives accountability through the use of tools and other methods to track performance
Establishes strong and effective working relationships that are conducive to maintaining a positive work and culture environment.
Drives the shop floor management processes with escalation to corporate as needed.
Drives the facility to ensure safety, quality, productivity, delivery, and budget goals are achieved.
Provides overall leadership and guidance to the entire production facility. Managerial responsibility includes the departmental leaders of: HSE, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Human Resources and Continuous Improvement to achieve or exceed facility operations goals.
Desired Skills and Experience:
Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques with emphasis on Standardized Work, Continuous Improvement, 5S, and JIT principles is required.
Greenbelt/Blackbelt Certification preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of manufacturing operations experience in a Lean Manufacturing environment with a focus on UPS, Power Systems, Power Electronics manufacturing environment
Minimum of 10 years of managerial experience leading cross functional professionals.
Strong interpersonal, people servant leadership skills to development a culture of inclusion and collorboration.
Education:
Requires a Bachelor degree in Engineering, Business Administration or similar field.