Manufacturing Leader

Job Summary

This position is responsible for the daily manufacturing operation of HWF ensuring timely delivery of product at the highest level of quality and lowest cost possible, ensuring a safe work environment and an even flow of product through the plant.

• Systems thinking – thinks about the entire plant as a system; understands the importance of manufacturing in the context of the entire operation; works to eliminate silos between shifts and departments.
• Measurement oriented – proactive to drive critical measures such as safety, quality, LQ; prioritizes action based on net result.
• Relationship builder – interacts up, down and across the organizational position structure; minimizes escalations through relationship and handles them where they exist; mentors and develops others.
• Facilitator – knows the “how” and “what” of multiple areas of the enterprise; eliminates roadblocks for others; responds quickly to issues and ensures quality; translates policies and planning to supervisory group; able to act on limited information when necessary.
• Advocate – ensures customer specifications are met; represents manufacturing interests with planning group; ensures supervisors have resources and resolution to issues; drives continuous improvement.
• Tactician strategist – understands both the next best move and what needs to happen today; balances the immediate with the strategic; responds and plans; reacts and anticipates.
• Organization and structure – plans daily; coordinates through others to deliver; ensures efficiencies while balancing priorities of multiple projects and stakeholder groups.
• Autonomy – functions well with limited direction; comfortable making decisions and giving direction; accepts feedback and constructive criticism regarding actions taken.

• Supervises an effective team; includes planning and holding meetings to flow down information, preparing and conducting performance appraisals as appropriate, managing staffing levels (including vacations, overtime, and leaves of absences), assisting with career development (motivates, coaches, and trains to acquire maximum quality, productivity, morale, and cooperation), approving time and attendance, and prioritizing and making work assignments.
• Provides effective feedback to employees, both positive and negative; maintains appropriate documentation for all disciplinary actions taken.
• Directs training and orientation of employees to ensure EHS rules are known and understood, to improve work performance and culture, and acquaint employees with company policies, practices, procedures and business initiatives.
• Maintains compliance with the collective bargaining agreement; interfaces between management and union officials; handles grievances.
• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operations, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Investigates and analyzes. Initiates or recommends actions to correct deviations and variables affecting schedules, costs, quality, and other factors.

• High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years working in a manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years supervisory/managerial experience.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

• BS degree in Engineering or Business.
• Experience in the investment casting industry a plus.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, managers, and employees.
• Excellent leadership skills that create an engaged employee environment and have direct report responsibilities for supervisors.
• Able to drive improvement through the implementation of lean manufacturing principles, total quality practices, Six Sigma and 6S.
• Technical understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Good analytical, problem solving, communication, interpersonal, organizational and negotiation skills.
• Good financial literacy.

Paid vacation each year based on length of service; paid holidays; 401(k)…