Manage the assigned manufacturing team members to ensure product quality, efficient work habits, and on-time completion of work orders.
Identify, recommend, and implement changes to improve productivity and quality, reduce cost, and decrease scrap and product rework. Direct the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of production standards.
Ensure adequate capacity for current production needs and support analysis to ensure future capacity. This includes ensuring adequate cross-training so that multiple people can operate critical equipment thereby reducing downtime.
Direct and coordinate various programs essential to manufacturing and operations (e.g., safety, housekeeping, worker involvement, security, etc.).
Work in close collaboration with planners to ensure the efficient scheduling of equipment and manpower.
Implement, document, and manage manufacturing equipment logs and standard operating procedure practices.
Ensure the timely reporting and resolution of production build issues with engineering.
Actively produce the product as time allows by achieving a work/management balance (estimated to be no more than 50% of the time).