Ensures increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction while improving the efficiency of operations including quality, scheduling, labor, materials and equipment. Develops and implements optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications, quality standards and on time delivery. Recommends and implements improvements to production processes, methods and controls. Implement effective and efficient workflow in all areas of responsibility.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following for associates. Other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for the operations of the organization in planning, engineering, forecasting, inventory control, estimating, logistics, production, quality and on time delivery.
• Implement a fully functional and accurate supply chain management/production control infrastructure utilizing the Company’s MRP/ERP system.
• Manages policy deployment in the areas of Lean Manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, customer satisfaction, visual controls and plant performance in support of ISO9001:20015 measurables.
• Ensures compliance with company and regulatory standards for all areas of responsibility.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Must lead and direct personnel in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures including federal and state applicable laws satisfactorily.

y. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Must have a minimum 10 years related working experience required • Must be able to improve manufacturing processes and methods for cost-reduction, quality improvement and efficiency. • Must prepare and present plans for the above and coordinate deployment including training of team members and direct reports. • Must be able to direct the Plant Manager, Quality Manager, Draftsmen, Production Scheduler and additional personnel in improving a system of production control, standard operating procedures, safety, quality control, on time delivery and training. • Must have outstanding leadership skills. This Job Description Does Not Constitute A Contract For Employment • Must possess and have proven Lean Manufacturing techniques. • Must be able to plan and have the ability to forward plan over a minimum of a 3-6 month time span. • Successfully obtain a satisfactory level of measurement of performance to company goals and standards and establishment of targets for improvements in safety, quality, cost, and delivery. • Must have excellent management, organizational skills, analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities. • Must have an excellent track record in employee development. • Must be quality oriented and pays attention to detail. • Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. • Must be a high performance team member and a strong team player. • Must have experience in working in a quality standardized environment (i.e. ISO, AS, TS, NQA-1, etc.) • Experience with AutoCAD, nesting, ERP JobBoss software programs or similar preferred. • CNC machine programming experience preferred EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related major from a fouryear college or university; and five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of ten years of education and experience.

TRAVEL

Ability to travel out of state for training as needed.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, write and understand oral and written instructions, information gathered from meters, dials, calibrated scales, visual display units. Ability to receive and understand instructions via radio or phone. Ability to summarize verbal instructions.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to follow instructions, in a logical order, given in oral, written, or diagram form. Ability to apply quality standards against product and determine if defective and degree of defect. Ability to compile gathered information. Ability to solve practical problems with common sense.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

6 Sigma Green Belt preferred 6 Sigma Black Belt preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to talk and hear or see. The associate is frequently required to stand, walk and sit. The associate is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds independently and maneuver up to 00 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This Job Description Does Not Constitute A Contract For Employment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Exposure is frequent to moving mechanical parts, airborne particles - eye protection is required; fumes, machine vibration, and noisy conditions - hearing protection may be required; high temperatures; and occasional to a restricted space work area.