Value Edge Employment -
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Stratford, ON
Salary:
VEE Inc. is hiring for a Production Manager for our client in Stratford Ontario.
As a member of the Operations team, the Production Manager - Focus Factory Leader reports to the General Manager. The Focus Factory Leader is responsible for overseeing plant operations through the Production Supervisors. Work must be done in a safe and efficient manner and comply with all Stackpole International's Health & Safety policies, procedures and quality systems.
Your responsibilities will be to:
- Improves Safety of workers through reduction of repetitive motions, identification and elimination of Hazards, and improvement of 5S in the facility
- Increases throughput by continual improvement in the process (i.e. reduce downtime, reduce faults, reduce waiting, reduce movement, reduce time spent looking for items)
- Decreases inventory by reduction of setup time and improved reliability of operations
- Decreases expenses by careful management of labour and improvements in efficiency
- Ensures compliance to Stackpole Policy and Procedures and manages employee performance through the annual review process and progressive discipline system
- Manages labour and vacation coverage to ensure that operations are adequately staffed
- Reduces tooling cost by ensuring that employees are adequately trained and setup processes are followed (i.e. ensures error proofing and sensors that protect tooling are properly implemented and utilized)
- Troubleshoots process problems and initiates corrective action to increase quality and productivity
- Coordinates the daily activities of Production Supervisors and hourly employees
- Schedules engineering and maintenance machine requirements
- Adjusts production schedules to maintain flow considering equipment, manpower, available time, and packaging requirements
- Addresses labour concerns, motivates employees, and improves relations between employees and management
- Establishes production goal requirements for each work cell
- Calls or attends Problem Solving / Continuous Improvement meetings as required
- Adheres to Stackpole's policies and procedures
- Adheres and supports Stackpole's Safety and Environmental policies and practices
- Ensure that the requirements of the Quality Management System and Environmental Health & Safety Systems are met.
- Other duties as assigned
Our requirements:
- Degree and/or Diploma and minimum 5 years of experience in a supervisory/managerial capacity.
- Quality System experience in a TS 16949 registered organization.
- Excellent knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office software (i.e. Excel, Word)
- Strong Leadership and Team building aptitude.
- Able to communicate effectively, both written and verbally, at all levels of the organization.
- High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results orientation.
WORK ENVIRONMENT (including Physical Demands):
- Primarily office environment with some time spent in manufacturing facilities
- Day shift