Supervisor, Manufacturing Operations

Manufacturing Operations Supervisor – Farmers Branch, TX 

 
Come Make the World With Us 
 
It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of nearly 60,000 professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, CRAFTSMAN®, CUB CADET®, STANLEY® and BLACK+DECKER® 

The Job:  

As a Manufacturing Operations Supervisor, you’ll be part of our Operations team working as an on-site employee.    You’ll get to:   

• Drive rapid, significant and sustainable improvement in on-time delivery and lead-time.
• Develop and execute a manufacturing strategy that supports the division’s overall market-driven business strategy.  Specifically, lead expansion of highly successful point of impact manufacturing and delivery models.
• Lead regular strategy deployment & KPI reviews for the manufacturing team ensuring attainment of results and a sense of urgency with respect to the strategic implementation priorities.
• Passionately drive continuous improvement culture while implementing the strategic Roadmap to achieve breakthrough performance in Customer Excellence, Manufacturing Growth, Process Excellence and a Culture of Outperformance.
• Build an outstanding team and evolve the organizational structure, as needed, in order to meet and exceed objectives.
• Ensure key manufacturing metrics and key performance indicator systems are consistently tracking the appropriate measures and driving appropriate response behaviors.
• Periodically present plans and actual results, as well as strategy deployment and KPI progress. Take aggressive action to drive financial performance in the areas of direct and indirect labor, manufacturing overhead cost, and inventory levels.
• Partner with Plant Operation Manager to coordinate manufacturing functions with sales, marketing, design engineering, and other departments.
• Ensure effective allocation of resources across all areas of the operation to accomplish customer-driven priorities.
• Partner with Management to ensure the best possible product and customer satisfaction.
• Play an active and significant role in the S&OP process.
• Continually benchmark best practices and implement as appropriate.

The Person:  

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good?  In fact, you embrace it. You also have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or related field required. 
• 5–10 years operations leadership experience with a demonstrated track record of significant performance improvement required.
• Experience in lean culture development and lean tool implementation required.
• Strong technical knowledge of wrench and forging manufacturing processes, equipment and material.
• Manufacturing experience in metal fabrication, finishing/machining, and assembly preferred.
• Highly customer responsive.
• Resourceful, combining strong manufacturing and technical abilities with overall management acumen.
• Ability to effectively deploy resources to key priorities.
• Sets high expectations (driven by metrics and countermeasures) for self and the organization.
• Ability and passion to rapidly learn and utilize the business system and achieve objectives.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to effectively communicate throughout all levels of the organization.
• Autonomous and self-directed.
• High degree of credibility and integrity.

The Details:

• Competitive salary 
• Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off and tuition reimbursement. 
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs. 

And More:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.  
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our Lean Academy, Coursera® and online university.  
• Belong: Experience an awesome workplace where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity and inclusion. 
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.  

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All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex,