Manufacturing Operations/Production Manager

Onsite in Irvington, NJ - Monday throught Friday - 7 am to 5 pm

1 to 2 Saturdays per month 7 am - 12 pm

Salary starting at $150K dependent on experience

The Medium Voltage Department Manager will oversee all functions of MV Operations.

Safety

• Ensure safety standards are met within the working areas and collaborate with MV Department Manager and the EHS team on actions and sustainability.


• Maintain a culture of safety


• Assist the Department Manager with all EHS notifications added to the EHS notification tracker


• Participate in Gemba walks and report findings during the weekly meeting


• Report, review and fill out MOCs ( Management of Change) as needed

Reporting

• Collaborate with the Department Manager regarding MDI (Daily stand-up) meetings and ensure actions created by the MDI are reviewed and closed in a timely manner.


• Participate in monthly SIOP meetings and work directly with Sales, MV Product Manager and Planner to meet customer demand.


• Drive root cause analysis meetings when targets aren’t achieved.


• Participate in capacity and production efficiency projects


• Maintain the department’s scorecard


• Work with the C&I Team on OEE reporting and any other continuous improvement tasks

Personnel/Human Resources

• Responsible for the department’s head count based on customer demand and department targets. Request new hires as needed.


• Responsible for onboarding new employees and terminating existing employees who do not meet department or company standards


• Manage the direct reports (Assembly/Packaging Manager, Electrical Testing Manager and Molding Production Manager)


• Review and approve all requests for PTO in ADP (direct reports)


• Provide coverage on time card approval though ADP by every week’s deadline

Financials

• Review and approve all Medium Voltage D365 system transactions and provide reason codes for variances


• Assist the Finance team with closing the fiscal month

Maintenance/Facilities

• Ensure proper 5S is followed in the MV production areas


• Coordinate with the Maintenance manager the PM (Preventative Maintenance) plan


• Work with Facilities Manager on projects requiring external contractors

Quality

• Work with QC Manager and Head of Quality on all applicable initiatives


• Participate in Quality related RCCAs


• Support the Department Manager ensuring the department’s conformance during the annual ISO audit

Requirements

• College Diploma is great preferred


• 3-5 years Management experience (Manufacturing preferred)


• Company’s Quality Management System and ISO 9001:2015 awareness


• Strong communication, interpersonal, public speaking, and leadership skills.


• Innovative with motivational mentality.


• Excellent management, leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.


• Confident and goal oriented.