Position Summary:
Manage a diverse and talented manufacturing team. Properly organize staff members and achieve a reasonable workflow throughout the day. Directing, disciplining, training, and assisting lower-level manufacturing employees in a factory setting.
Essential Functions:
This list is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary from time to time.
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Help manufacturing staff achieve company goals by communicating expectations, planning, monitoring, and evaluating job results.
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Enforce company policies and guidelines.
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Assist workers by offering personal growth opportunities.
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Implement cost-saving strategies and techniques.
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Ensure that production plans are completed by a certain time.
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Contact appropriate sources for repair issues.
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Counsel employees on how to achieve an optimal output or workflow.
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Resolve issues and disputes between manufacturing employees.
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Create and maintain professional schedules.
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Communicate with and assist other manufacturing departments as needed.
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Evaluate the condition of production equipment.
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Maintain a clean and safe environment for all workers.
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Compile and analyze production records, go over production schedules, and make sure all supplies will be available for daily product runs.
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Make sure all of the line’s bottle codes and box codes are correct before running.
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Become familiar with the operation equipment to be able to troubleshoot, diagnose, and prevent mechanical failures.
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Be able to set up and change over machinery, and when needed be able to train new employees to efficiently operate equipment including sorter, labeler, filler, capper, and sleeve machine.
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Assist operators and utility employees on what might be needed to maintain the operation running smoothly.
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Train on how to make flavored honey without interfering with regular production.
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Be able to set up and tear down/wash down equipment when running flavored honey.
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Able to inventory all supplies to maintain consistent inventory.
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Able to wash down finished tanks and train others on the process.
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Able to operate a forklift to fill in when needed.
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Coach and develop employees.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
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Knowledge of process improvement, budgeting, and production standards.
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The ability to head a team successfully and resolve issues relating to personnel quickly and efficiently.
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Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
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Experience with production planning, controls, and instrumentation.
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Must be mechanically inclined.
Minimum Qualifications:
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Previous supervisory experience
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Excellent coaching and communication skills
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Ability to track expenses and compile budget reports
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Broad knowledge of production planning processes
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Strategic planning skills
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Comfortable working in an automotive manufacturing environment
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Understanding of machine controls and instrumentation
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Able to deal with complex issues in a fast-paced setting
Physical Requirements:
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Required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel.
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Required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
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Close vision abilities are required.
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Ability to lift more than 50 pounds continuously.
Description of the Work Environment: This position is part of the Production Department and most of the work will take place within the Production portion of the facility. This position will come in contact with many other employees within the facility and it is the expectation of the organization that we always maintain an attitude of dignity and respect when interacting with each other.
