Assistant Manager, PC - Conveyance

At Aisin North Carolina the phrase "Quality People, Quality Products" isn't just a slogan. Our commitment to quality extends not only to our products, but also to our team members, the community and the environment.

Aisin North Carolina is a $1.1billion Tier 1 automotive manufacturer of automatic transmissions and components for Toyota Motor Company. AWNC's corporate office and primary manufacturing facility (1 million sq. ft.) is located in Durham, NC, and home to more than 2000 Team Members dedicated to quality supremacy. At ANC, we are proud of what we do because we are proud of our products, our team members, our customers, and our community.

Job Scope: Assistant Manager of Conveyance is responsible for the daily operations planning, delivery, and execution of the overall assigned PC areas (conveyance, wash/recycle) This includes leadership development of Group Leaders, Team Leaders, and individual development of Team Members in this area. The Assistant Manager will play a critical role in fostering/promoting a quality focused, continuous improvement environment that engages those assigned to the area.

Job Functions:

• Drive and support all company initiatives by promoting, understanding, and taking ownership/accountability for the communication and ultimately the execution of given directives.
• Train and mentor Group Leaders and Team Leaders on all aspects of leading a safe and productive department.
• Identify problem-areas in the department and develop/maintain improvement plans aimed at eliminating all obstacles preventing the department from achieving set targets.
• Ability to create / manage new projects schedules as directed by manager
• Prepare presentations when needed for internal customers - speaking to our internal logistics processes and corrective actions for issues that arise.
• Achieve pre-established/develop new labor performance and productivity targets while maintaining budgeted headcount.
• Manage expenses within the department and provide feedback on overages and corrective actions if necessary.
• Implement Kaizen to support PC Department CP and Targets.
• Manage the necessary PC KPI reports to be reviewed by management.
• Other related duties as assigned, including but not limited to, MHE management and condition.

• Must have at least 10 years of work experience in Internal Logistics/Warehousing
• Must have at least 6 years of experience in a leadership role
• Knowledge of Ecar and Forklift Operations
• Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Knowledge of raw materials, production control processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacturing and distribution of goods
• Proven ability to achieve measurable and sustainable results using multiple lean manufacturing tools including Kaizen and event facilitation
• Proven ability to effectively measure and analyze data to determine process effectiveness and enable data-based decision making
• Strong Microsoft office skills ( Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)