SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The 3rd Shift Operations Manager is responsible for the overall production across the facility on all 3-shifts. Responsible for the work assignments of production supervisors and meeting the customer's quality and deliver requirements, working closely with the technical engineering support teams for current production and future business

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide leadership for all shifts across all divisions by managing employees across all divisions
• Full staff management which includes interviewing, hiring, training and mentoring, as well as providing input on both performance appraisals and disciplinary action
• Recommend personnel changes within area of responsibility
• Ensure elimination/reduction of workplace lost time accidents and incidents, while ensuring consistency and compliance to plant policy and safety procedures
• Provide direction to employees for process optimization and continuous improvement
• Guarantee customer expectations for product quality are met or exceeded.
• Track and maintain maximum utilization of all allocated resources including personnel, equipment, material, and other expenses.
• Adhere to established annual goals including continuous improvement of all key production figures.
• Promote awareness and provide direction to employees to ensure a safe working environment
• Manage facility-wide 3rd shift production activities and activities including the continuous improvement of all changeovers.
• Establish the workforce through proper distribution to ensure that production objectives and customer demands are being met.
• Build a safe, improvement-focused operation, through a workforce empowered by comprehensive training, effective communications, clear operating goals, and recognitions for achievement

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years’ experience of production management in automotive industry or manufacturing environment
• 3+ years' experience with injection molding and/or assembly
• Proven ability to understand & successful application of production systems
• Shown successful leadership over a variety of functional areas
• Effective facilitation, leadership, mentoring, and training skills
• Strong, metric driven personality and methodology to drive the business for continual improvement of key performance indicators
• Capability to provide decisive leadership and team facilitation in the face of adversity - define tasks clearly, identify and coordinate resources, and execute a go-forward plan
• Ability to define goals, metrics, and levels of success for internal customers
• Demonstrated execution of change management within an organization

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Engineering or Management

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION:

• 2+ years of Continuous Improvement experience is strongly preferred
• Six Sigma Greenbelt or Blackbelt Certification is preferred