Manufacturing Machine Shop Manager

Position Summary:

The Manufacturing Machine Shop Manager will be responsible for the overall planning, organizing and coordination of Mechanical and Set-up teams to insure that machines and molds are properly maintained and staged to insure these are available and handled to meet production goals and customer commitments.  This will include:  training and coordinating of personal and equipment, as well as ongoing activities to driving Continuous Improvement activities.

Reporting Relationships:

The Machine Shop Manager will report to the Director of Engineering.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for shift/departmental operations to meet delivery, cost and quality goals;
• Provide leadership and technical direction to allow team to improve according to key departmental metrics;
• Maintain shift rotation schedule in accordance with the needs of the business;
• Create a positive working environment which is committed to excellence, by demonstrating personal commitment to these ideals;
• Provide leadership in establishing standard processes and tools;
• Manage personnel performance, including employee reviews, disciplinary action, time and attendance, overtime assignments, employee training
• Ensure the use of lean manufacturing tools in the development of new assembly processes;
• Lead Continuous Improvements endeavors throughout the department;
• Regularly communicate departmental updates to Managers.
• HR functions including performance problems through corrective action and sustainment of job performance standards and objectives;
• Training Identification- Cross Training Requirements;
• Departmental Health and Safety compliance; accident prevention; injury prevention; equipment safety as well as compliance with all company goals and objectives
• Support the performance of others to meet the goals and objectives of the business in the delivery, quality and cost of its products

Required Skills:

• Proven experience in a leadership role, with five years in a supervisory capacity
• Expert knowledge of machining processes using a wide variety of machine tools
• Familiar with Lean Manufacturing work area practices including 5-S, Visual Controls, Standard Work, work center metrics, and continuous improvement processes and able to instruct others in these practices, extremely helpful
• Familiar with extrusion and blow molding machines or the plastics industry, extremely helpful
• Thorough understanding of planning processes including time analytics, equipment and human capital needs, and the ability to clearly communicate goals and expectations to insure outcomes
• Expert level blueprint reading and machining related math skills
• Excellent manual dexterity, and the ability to recognize talent and instruct others
• Strong leadership skills at all levels, good work ethic. Ability to professionally communicate and work cooperatively with others
• Basic English language skills and ability to read, follow, and interpret work instructions
• Attention to detail and maintain clean/orderly work area
• Willingness to learn and, as required, help and/or train others

Required Experience:

• 5 - 7 years manufacturing mechanic experience
• 2 – 3 years supervisory experiences in a manufacturing environments
• CNC and or conventional mills and lathes experience