Manager, Manufacturing

Description

Job Description/Essential Duties:

The Manufacturing Manager assigned to the Assembly Operation manages all functions related to the manufacture of high-end decorative brass faucets. Areas of responsibility includes general assembly, water-testing, and machining.  In addition to these duties, the Manufacturing Manager for Assembly Operations also:

• Directs production in the assembly areas for maximum efficiencies of equipment, materials, and personnel of the assigned shift.
• Oversees and monitors the budget for manufacturing, including capital expenditures, labor, and headcount.
• Drives continuous improvement and lean transformation to create world-class manufacturing processes with a focus on reducing costs and improving lead times.
• Embodies a safety culture and implements safety initiatives that drive the organization to achieve the goal of zero accidents.
• Ensures organizational policies are implemented to conform to corporate compliance areas including environmental, safety, and product liability.
• Determines current and future manufacturing opportunities that support new technologies and long-term growth in support of the strategic plan.
• Maintains customer, market, product knowledge and understanding. Prepares production for product line changes as required to meet customer and market needs.
• Ensures material handling best practices to ensure best-in-class inventory accuracy on an ongoing basis.
• Manages and develops appropriate direct and indirect reports while building leadership skills within the team and improving productivity.
• Develops and promotes a motivated, positive, and collaborative culture in the manufacturing facilities.
• Ensures productive and supportive interaction between departments and shifts.
• Performs additional assignments per supervisor's direction.

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

The Following Personal Attributes/Skills are Required:

•  Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English fluently. Spanish bilingual skill is preferred.
•  Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills. 
•  A sense of urgency and efficiency in all tasks.
•  Ownership of all assigned areas of responsibility. 
•  Excellent time management skills; must be able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously and meet deadlines. 
•  Attention to detail and accuracy; must be able to recognize and resolve discrepancies. 
•  Good judgement and discretion. 
•  Commitment to building and developing a quality team. Ability to delegate and manage a multi-functional team. 
•  Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, honesty, and unwavering commitment to California Faucets ongoing growth and profitability. 
•  Ability and desire to understand the business at all levels, including from a product, marketing, sales, and operational perspective.
•  Demonstrated strategic planning skills and the capacity to provide manufacturing leadership to the organization. 
•  The ability to build and energize a strong positive team environment, with bench strength at all levels.
•  Team player with strong communication skills who can work openly and cooperatively with all company departments and managers.
•  The ability to communicate across all levels, from shop floor to members of the executive team. 
•  The strategic and visionary leadership skills to maintain a long-term focus and the tenacity to achieve results. 
•  Change agent skills that motivate and inspire others with a drive for innovation.

Environmental and Safety Considerations:

•  Possible exposure to heat, cold, dust, and moderate noise when working indoors.
•  May be required to work with adhesives, power tools, forced air.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for managing the Production and Manufacturing department of the assigned shift. The Manufacturing Manager for Assembly Operations will directly supervise a team of up to 3 Department Supervisors and indirectly supervises their direct reports of around 100 employees.

People Interface:

The position requires contact both within the department and between departments on routine matters. Routinely interfaces with management team at multiple levels of the organization. 

Decision Making:

The position requires the use of judgment to plan and execute decisions to solve a problem or select a course of action for a standard or recognized method of operation.

Supervision Received:

Under general supervision, assignments are objective-oriented. Follows established procedures to ensure compliance with company policy. Able to propose solutions and independently make decisions within a framework agreed upon with direct supervisor.

Accountabilities:

Accountable for ensuring factory efficiency, safety, lead time, and other performance metrics are consistently met.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related field highly preferred.
• A minimum of seven (7) to ten (10) years of manufacturing experience in a rapidly growing, production based business.
• At least three (3) years of management level experience in manufacturing operations. 
• Experience managing a team of at least 50 employees. 
• Strong Lean Manufacturing experience and toolkit.
• Familiarity and experience with ERP, MRP, or WMS systems.
• A successful track record of achieving growth targets, reducing direct/indirect costs while increasing operational efficiency, productivity, and quality. 
• Extensive experience with manufacturing process improvement, including budget management, facility enhancement and improvements, cycle time reduction, lead time reduction, workflow enhancements and capacity management planning. 
• Ability to manage with KPIs, participation in Capex project, and analyze operating reports to identify opportunities; the ability to summarize monthly operating results and future plans with executive teams and others. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Windows and all Microsoft Office applications. 

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk and use hands to finger. The employee is frequently required to stand extended periods of time; reach with hands and arms below and above shoulder; climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, twist or crawl. The employee may be required to lift/carry 1-50 pounds when necessary. The employee must be able to visually identify small finish imperfections.