About this role
What we offer you Medical Rx Dental Vision Disability Life Insurance Flexible Spending Accounts Retirement Savings Plans with Company Match/Contributions What you will be doing Lead daily departmental operations through Supervisors; monitor production schedules, capacity, job assignments, quality, safety, productivity, staffing and man-hours to ensure requirements are met. Provide technical and engineering support for process parameters, process design, material quality, processing deviations, equipment issues and manufacturing problems; perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions. Identify efficiency, scrap-reduction and productivity opportunities; conduct experiments/trials, document results, validate changes, and prepare reports/presentations for management. Develop departmental plans and schedules for new projects; manage implementation of permanent process changes, new equipment and technologies, working with vendors, manufacturing, quality, engineering and production teams while meeting budget and efficiency expectations. Monitor and improve equipment performance, maintenance, process and quality documentation; conduct equipment validations, safety/quality audits and follow up on open issues. Investigate customer product complaints and product-use issues; analyze data, determine causes, recommend solutions, communicate findings and maintain appropriate historical documentation. Communicate production requirements and process/system modifications to production staff; provide employee counsel, coaching and technical guidance to enhance productivity and quality. Determine staffing requirements; define job requirements, participate in candidate interviews and hiring recommendations, support onboarding/training, conduct performance and disciplinary discussions, and recommend changes to pay or status as appropriate. Recommend and manage departmental operating budgets; authorize requisitions, monitor costs and report budget variances. What will make you successful? Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering preferred. Engineering degree from an ABET-accredited university preferred. Minimum 10 years of work experience in a production environment & people management. More than 5 years of engineering experience with prior experience supervising production personnel in a manufacturing environment. Production Management: Experience in operational systems, resource scheduling, KPI management, and continuous improvement.