Director of Manufacturing

Director of Manufacturing

JOB PURPOSE

As part of our leadership team the Director of Manufacturing is responsible for day-to-day activities of directing controlling and coordinating all phases of manufacturing. The position supports manufacturing for the entire company in a safe efficient and profitable manner in both Billings MT and Bismarck ND facilities. The Director of Manufacturing is responsible for continuously improving our safety quality and efficiency. Continuous improvement efforts must drive organizational cultural and process changes necessary to identify inefficiencies and improve workflow.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage annual department operating and capital budget control expenses effectively and provide explanation of budget variances to management.
• Responsible for all aspects of the budget for the production operations group including capital and expense planning resource forecasting and cost reductions as necessary.
• Develop maintain and improve metrics monitoring performance and attainment of objectives and key results.
• Working knowledge of factors which impact standard production costs with an eye toward continuous improvement.
• Work with leadership team to minimize cost of goods sold for the company.
• Understanding of annual financial plan and ability to execute against that plan in all areas of manufacturing.
• Collaborate with operations and sales management teams in an effort to improve North America quality indices.
• Direct manufacturing activities to ensure maximum quality is delivered safely efficiently and on-time.
• Responsible for cleanliness and organization of production and storages areas preserving physical appearance of local company grounds and managing machinery and local building repairs assigning and directing projects to the maintenance department employees as appropriate.
• Ability to drive a manufacturing organization to high levels of safety and performance as evidenced by a track record of consistent delivery and development of systems and processes to support customer and business needs.
• Assist manufacturing management with process equipment and product/package troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with leadership teams to ensure reliable and timely launch and ongoing supply of products produced to the marketplace.
• Ensures robust security procedures and training are in place and that operations are following compliance as required by legislation and policy.
• Responsible for safety of employees supervised the protection of machinery and the prevention of widespread breakdown in production.
• Direct maintenance of local security and fire alarm systems.
• Monitor all North America Federal and State communications and audits and implement any necessary changes.
• Interface with all local state and federal authorities with regard to functional areas.
• Work with leadership teams to continuously foster a positive work environment develop employee incentive programs and establish the organization as a premier employer.
• Coach and develop managers and team members to help them succeed providing clarity detecting and resolving issues instrumenting a framework for continuous improvement and ensuring teams have what they need to deliver with quality autonomy and purpose.
• Manages staff selection performance and development to ensure team competencies and capabilities reach business goals and expectations.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong teams with a track record of personal engagement and positive relationships with colleagues direct reports team members customers and suppliers.
• Servant Leader mentality and philosophy passionate about sharing knowledge putting the needs of others first and helping people develop and perform as highly as possible.
• Work with leadership teams to develop strategic direction of company including reviewing growth and expansion opportunities.
• High degree of ownership a growth-oriented mindset and a passion for enabling manufacturing teams to succeed in meeting performance safety and quality goals.
• Implementation of Manufacturing strategy; including KPIs.
• Keep up to date on information and technology affecting functional areas to increase innovation and ensure compliance and cost efficiencies.
• Develop review and implement strategies and actions resulting in continuous improvement in safety product quality product delivery productivity material utilization customer service workforce diversity quality of work life and lower total company manufacturing costs.
• Continuous improvement techniques with manufacturing processes and capabilities
• Analyze statistical data and reports to identify areas for continuous improvement.
• Support cultural improvements and programs that are sustainable and employee engagement driven.
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective internal and external relationships across functional and geographic boundaries in pursuit of business goals
• Conform with abide by and enforce all regulations policies work procedures and processes.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering Science or related field.
• Minimum 2 years previous management experience in a related industry.
• Prior experience with project management.
• Microsoft Office proficiency including Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Familiarity with manufacturing systems.
• Expertise in managing lean manufacturing operations is preferred.

JOB KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Mechanical skills.
• Ability to diagnose problems and formulate solutions on production machinery and building mechanical systems.
• Adaptability Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
• Business Acumen Ability to grasp and understand business concepts and issues.
• Communication Ability to effectively clearly and concisely communicate verbally and in writing.
• Decision Making Display willingness to make critical decisions while following company practices.
• Delegation Ability to delegate work give authority to work independently set expectations and monitor delegated activities.
• Enthusiasm Ability to bring energy to the day to day as well as long-term tasks and plans.
• Judgment Display willingness to make timely decisions and exhibit sound and accurate judgment.
• Leadership Ability to inspire and motivate others to perform well; accept feedback.
• Planning & Organizing Ability to prioritize and plan work activities use time efficiently and develop realistic action plans.
• Reliability Demonstrate regular attendance and availability to staff and management.
• Quality Management Demonstrate commitment to improve and promote quality in all operating areas.
• Safety & Security Promote and personally observe safety and security procedures and use equipment and materials properly.
• Honesty Integrity Trust & Respect Must be seen as truthful and credible and exhibit respectful behavior in all actions representing the company.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan direct supervise and coordinate work activities of maintenance and production staff
• Coach and mentor staff in developing and achieving goals and objectives.
• Provide regular performance feedback.

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

• Continuing education to maintain certification and a current working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations.
• New Hire Orientation
• Companys Inter-Active Safety Training
• Allergen Awareness Training
• Diversity and Harassment Training
• Reasonable Suspicion Training for Supervisors & Managers

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Work environment is both office and field; must be able to work at a desk and on feet for long periods of time. Field work involves but is not limited to heights confined spaces and outdoors.
• Must be able to lift 75 lbs.
• Work involves walking talking and hearing using hands to handle feel or operate objects. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to focus when using computer terminal or working on small components.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

• Hearing protection dependent on specified areas.
• Hair Nets if working with open containers.
• Steel/ceramic toed boots with slip resistant sole.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The noise level in the work environment can be moderately noisy due to manufacturing and/or warehousing equipment in operation.
• Must be willing to travel to other company locations approximately 15% and attend out-of-town training and/or seminars.
• Some areas are slippery due to the production process.
• Warehouse area has heavy forklift traffic.

Required Experience:

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