Responsibilities
- Drive a safe working environment for all employees while maintaining safety guidelines.
- Ensure the facility is complying with, and is actively engaged in OGEP, corporate safety programs, and to effectively partner with local ‘Safety Coordinators’ to meet those goals and mandates.
- Driver for continuous process improvement and Lean Manufacturing initiatives (5S, Kanban, Visual Factory, Inventory control, etc.).
- Manage and control costs – materials and inventory costs, labor / OT costs, supplies, etc.
- Achieve required financial performance – understand, set, meet, and exceed yearly sales goals and budgets, profit / margins, inventory turns, product needs, and production challenges.
- Reach best in the market lead times, quality control, and OTIF / CSI performance.
Requirements
- 5 years industry experience, with prior management experience
- Must be an effective communicator with logical, organized verbal and written communication
- Strong interpersonal skills including employee relations
Nice to Have
- Bachelor’s in Management or related industry preferred
- Strong understanding of price, cost, and margin relationships; financial knowledge and business acumen necessary to manage facility P&L, budgeting, forecasting and expense control.
