Production Manager

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Production Manager owns the daily operations of production departments and uses continuous improvement tools to improve performance and achieve targets. This person handles the Shop Floor Management structure of each department and leads using Masco’s Talent Principles and Enterprise Leadership Profile.

The position must have the ability to make critical decisions in an ever-changing manufacturing environment while having a bias for action. This role’s focus is on the long-term business strategy in order to improve the performance of production operations. It is meaningful to stay current with significant changes to business strategy and production levels. The position reports to the Plant Manager and has responsibility for Group Leaders, Team Leaders and hourly employees. A close working relationship with hourly employees will develop trust and drive improvements.

PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strive to continuously improve and sustain safety and quality standards/expectations
• Develop and foster an environment and culture that reflects the vision and values of Brasscraft
• Apply concepts of Masco Operating System and Lean Manufacturing principles to production operations
• Lead operations and drive support from Engineering, Planning, CI and Quality to achieve plant KPI targets for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People
• Drive improvements using problem-solving methodologies and facilitate continuous improvement events
• Coach individuals and teams to develop people skills and improve performance with a servant leadership mindset
• Use internal/external relationships and resources to get better outcomes; actively remove barriers to transparent collaboration; accelerate our progress by sharing standard methodologies and learnings
• Oversee operating budget, production strategic initiatives and support CAPEX spend to plan and project status to plan
• Monitor labor efficiency, material variance, scrap, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness
• Ensure TCP cost savings initiatives are identified and implemented to achieve plant performance
• Determine current skill set gaps to properly support the manufacturing organization and create/deploy development plans to close gaps
• Support OEE improvement initiatives to improve overall plant performance
• The ability to travel up to 5%
• Perform other duties as assigned

COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to teach and mentor others at all levels of the organization
• Strategic and Critical thinking
• Demonstrates initiative and flexibility to find creative methods to solve problems
• Overall strong communication skills to energize, listen, and teach all audience levels
• Ability to navigate organizations to leverage the resources available to accomplish initiatives

• Ability to develop high-performance and great teams in organizations
• Ability to build trust, inspire, motivate, and bring people along at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to lead or influence cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement efforts at multiple levels of the organization.

• Demonstrated confidence, decision-making, high resilience, and approachability at all levels in the organization

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• BS in Engineering or Operations Management and 5+ years in a similar role; or a minimum of 10 years experience in a manufacturing leadership role
• Minimum 10 years of experience supporting production in a manufacturing environment
• Minimum 5 years of experience in People Management and Development
• Previous experience working with ISO quality management systems.
• Familiar with Lean Six Sigma principles

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bilingual (English/Spanish)
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification
• Experience leading at the departmental level in a fast paced environment

Company: BrassCraft Manufacturing

Shift 1 (United States of America) Full time

Hiring Range: $83,900.00 - $131,890.00

Actual compensation may vary based on various factors including experience, education, geographic location, and/or skills.

Brasscraft (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit.

It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.