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Responsibilities:

Project Management: 

·                     Manage overall department, including budgets, project assignments, priorities, planning, appraisals, and report to next level management.

·                     Manage entire LCs Capital process from annual planning all the way through to implementation until a handover to Operations.

·                     Discover, research, trial and implement automation to reduce the direct manufacturing cost throughout the LC.

·                     Improve LC direct manufacturing cost through improved OEE, cycle times and equipment reliability.

·                     Lead process development including equipment evaluations, testing and improvements.

·                     Lead future state equipment planning and development.

·                     Manage project engineering to drive all aspects of capital projects.  Including justification, budgets, planning, specification, ordering, build, and implementation of equipment.

Leadership: 

·                     Develops and maintains close working relationships between departments to promote exchange of ideas and teamwork.

·                     Assist the team in day-to-day production issues and problem resolution.

·                     Lead cross-functional teams to improve safety, processes, quality, and other KPI’s.

General

·                     Recommend and implement process improvements to maximize productivity, reduce waste, improve quality, reduce costs, and provide a safe work environment. 

·                     Interact with all levels of the organization including other departments. 

Safety: 

·                     Maintain compliance to all company rules and regulations.

·                     Attend and participate in safety trainings as required

Lean: 

·                    Participate in Kaizen events. 

·                    Transfer Lean Methods and principles to the shop floor to effectively eliminate/reduce waste.

·                    Maintain 5S standards with the cells and workspace.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering
• 7+ years’ experience in Manufacturing
• Position requires excellent people and leadership skills - must be able to communicate with diverse levels of employees
• Proven experience in project management and leading technical teams
• Technical background of automation, equipment, process development and capital project management
• Work with minimal supervision, demonstrating excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically
• Ability to prioritize, make decisions quickly, and effectively resolve problems or issues using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices,