About this role
Role and Responsibilities
- Oversees the production process and schedule for a custom fabrication and production line manufacturing company.
- Review processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments.
- Participate in counting inventory for cycle counts and maintain stock (i.e., tag, stack, sort, keep organized). Clean equipment and all shop areas
- Participate in lean activity and safety regulations
- Regularly make suggestions for improvement and work on continuous improvement projects for lean, quality and safety
- Monitor quality standards and ensure compliance, champion safety, lean and ISO goals
- Directs, monitors, and appraises the performance of personnel immediately reporting and provides the necessary coordination between activities. Coach, develop and motivate personnel to meet objectives.
- May approve some expenditure for shop supplies and materials
- Employ continuous improvement practices/training programs plus promote and enforce Health and Safety Standards
- Perform other work related duties as assigned and be flexible and adaptable to changes that will occur during the course of employment.
Education and Experience
- High school or equivalent (GED) required.
- Minimum of 3 years of shop management experience in a fabrication environment required, 5 years experience preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable.
- Highly motivated and self-starter with the ability to plan and manage multiple simultaneous projects, set priorities, identify and address problems and deliver on time and on budget.
- Ability to accurately develop and update production tools, including contingency plans for unexpected problems.
- Possess outstanding leadership qualities, a never quit attitude, and desire to be part of an integrated team.
- Ability to develop a level of trust with the employees and motivate them to perform at their best and enjoy coming to work every day.
- Must be able to successfully function in a fast paced, high volume environment
- Ability to utilize Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Excel, Outlook, plus demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of industrial hose industry preferred.