OH - Manager, Production Line

The Manager, Production Line is responsible for achieving employee retention, quality and production goals through strong leadership, development of employees/processes, efficient scheduling of resources and continuous improvement. Achieves long-term strategic goals for the department including budget, project and headcount management.

What You'll Do:

Management

• Develop, maintain and implement policies and procedures to improve production, equipment usage, job performance and quality of product methods.
• Continually and proactively demonstrate strong leadership through training, motivating and developing other team members.
• Ensure employee retention goals are met through recruiting, selection, orientation, training, communicating expectations, developing growth opportunities and providing consistent feedback to employees.
• Ensure company policies and guidelines, as set forth in the Corporate Human Resources Policy manual are followed; maintain a safe and clean work environment and collaborate with other Line Managers to ensure compliance with OSHA regulations.                              
• Make staffing arrangements to ensure line is adequately staffed, approve vacation and sick leave and hire temporary workers as needed.
• Conduct timely and accurate employee performance evaluations; addresses performance issues.
• Review monthly budget with Accounting Department to ensure efficient cost control; make necessary adjustments to keep department running efficiently and effectively.
• Manage Supervisors that report to your line.

Planning

• Develop and implement production plan in order to meet established goals.
• Determine capacity planning and coordinate personnel and machine usage in order to maintain established production goals.
• Determine and establish cost planning and ensure operations fall within established budget parameters.

Production

• Reviews production lists, priority lists, and back order reports generated by Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Controller; prioritize and schedules production schedules accordingly.
• Coordinates daily with Line Supervisor to ensure efficient product output and production numbers are met; adjust machines and allocate employees according to scheduling needs.
• Monitors flow of raw materials, parts and miscellaneous items utilizing KANBAN, visual checks and computer reports generated by Line Supervisor and MRP Controller; prepare purchase requisitions and submit to appropriate purchasing agent.
• Schedules maintenance and setup of all equipment utilizing maintenance schedule and internal maintenance department personnel.
• Reviews metrics including, but not limited to, equipment utilization and efficiency, product output and product waste; prepares associated reports and submits to senior management for review.

Continuous Improvement

• Formally communicates production information to Management on a weekly basis via production boards.
• Drives improvements in production through Viega’s continuous improvement process.
• Suggests equipment and tooling improvements based on production experience and results.
• Drives root cause analysis and proper corrective actions.
• Participate in QIT (Quality Improvement Team) meetings.

Other

• Attends scheduled meetings, including shift overlap meeting, safety meeting, daily management meetings and other operational meetings as necessary.
• Performs related duties as required or assigned.

Special Job Dimensions

• Some travel will be required.

 

What We're Looking For:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Consistent tenses
• Consistent periods vs. no periods
• Knowledge of policies and procedures regarding Health and Safety issues
• Knowledge of computer programs including SAP, Kronos, Microsoft Excel, Word;
• Good organizational Skills
• Ability to carry out instructions in written, verbal or diagram form
• Ability to prioritize and resolve problems
• Ability to comply