Ensure a qualified and highly motivated working team on all levels and carry out our management responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies practices and Code of Conduct as well as all applicable laws and regulatory requirements. Responsible for performance management including coaching training rewards and recognition and corrective action processes for supervisors and hourly associates. Work with Human Resources to select qualified candidates. Support and foster employee engagement through open communications employee involvement and problem resolution.
Lead direct and motivate the Manufacturing team across all shifts to achieve Management Results. Responsible for the effective utilization of manpower and facilities to manufacture quality products at the lowest cost while achieving customer satisfaction. Direct Supervisors for all manufacturing processes. Provide daily leadership and direction to first-line supervisors work group leaders and hourly associates.
Drive safety culture and results through a proactive safety program focusing on risk analysis and accident prevention. Maintain a safe work environment by conducting safety walks audits and inspections. Conduct or coordinate training as required.
Drive for continuous product/material/process cost reduction. Responsible for meeting financial targets for Manufacturing including efficiency labor and machine rates management of OT scrap reduction etc. Control spending against the budget and in response to changes in production volume.
Oversee or create plans and standard operating procedures that improve throughput and minimize manufacturing costs through effective utilization of materials manpower equipment facilities materials and capital. Maximize plant efficiency product quality throughput delivery performance profitability cash flow and return on investment.
Establish and track KPIs in the areas of safety quality cost efficiency on-time performance and other related metrics.
Support new product introduction. Work collaboratively with other functions to facilitate the launch of new products to meet quality cost and schedule milestones.
Ensure a qualified and highly motivated working team on all levels and carry out our management responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies practices and Code of Conduct as well as all applicable laws and regulatory requirements. Responsible for performance management including coaching training rewards and recognition and corrective action processes for supervisors and hourly associates. Work with Human Resources to select qualified candidates. Support and foster employee engagement through open communications employee involvement and problem resolution.

To perform this job successfully the incumbent should demonstrate the following competencies:

Understands Customers and Market- Identifies and assesses information to achieve the most effective analysis of competitive industry market governmental and technological factors that influence our business.
Develop & communicate a shared ambition - Brings fresh insight and forms ambitious plans for the achievement of goals. Consistent communication of these plans to a wide audience ensuring that all employees understand the way forward and their role in the achievement of team department and organizational goals.
Inspire people - The ability to energize and inspire others with an unshakeable belief and passion for the success of Schindler by providing purpose and direction showing courage and encouraging others to do the same.
Promote teamwork - Builds strong cohesive teams and work across organizational functional geographic and zone boundaries. Leverage best practices from different parts of the organization and maximize economies of scale.
Develop people - Creates a learning environment and commitment to building capability of people within the organization. Establishes feedback and development opportunities to bridge knowledge and skill gaps allocates challenging responsibilities for development purposes and adopting a coaching mentoring and facilitative approach to leadership that continuously nurturing of talents and aspirations.
Think & act like an entrepreneur - Demonstrates the capacity to view a situation problem or opportunity from multiple perspectives at the same time and to develop alternative solutions to support business decisions.
Drive for results -Focuses on the achievement of business results for a team branch or organizational unit by overcome obstacles and barriers and deliver to the highest possible standards. Consistently hitting goals and objectives and pushing oneself and others to achieve stretch goals.

• Bachelors degree in Business Management or Engineering
• Experience with lean manufacturing and 5S
• Previous experience with a complex variable product in a fast-paced manufacturing operation with tight lead times preferred
• Experience with Shipping Receiving inventory management and production scheduling desirable
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with and influence all levels of management and employees
• To perform this job successfully an individual should have knowledge of MS Word Excel Project and PowerPoint SAP or other similar systems
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical situations
• Lean and/or Six Sigma certification preferred