PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The BBF Complex Leader is accountable for providing support for our 24/7 manufacturing operation, shift leaders and associated processes. This person must have a strong sense of personal commitment towards the business and our customers; an ability to foster teamwork throughout the organization; communicate effectively with all levels ranging from primary workforce to plant leadership. The BBF Complex Leader must build a culture of trust, respect and accountability in a Union environment. In addition, the individual in this position helps to implement organizational strategies, standards and practices enrolling employees to achieve the Plant's business strategy and deliver results.
Reports to: Operations Leader
Span of Control: 3 Day shift hourly employees
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Safety & Environmental Leadership- Promote a strong safety culture where safety and sustainability are core values and personal responsibilities.
- Ensure manufacturing processes, control plans, and work instructions are designed and executed to protect employees, contractors, and visitors.
Manage Operations- Identify and drive continuous improvement efforts through standardized work to improve cost, grow year-over-year productivity and reduce quality related issues for our customers
- Lead operations in the hot end area of the plant to include the Batch, Binder, and furnace processes.
- Partner with Manufacturing Engineers (Line & Furnace) to identify and drive continuous improvement efforts through standardized work to improve cost, grow year-over-year productivity and reduce quality related issues for our customers
- Set clear and measurable performance expectations, in line with plant goals; communicating and ensuring results are achieved for self and direct reports
- Proactively analyzes and manages all relative operations performance metrics making improvements to efficiencies, quality and cost
- Assign and coordinate work in a manufacturing department to include supervising first line leaders
- Operate with zero environmental non-conformities to applicable company, government and regulatory policies
- Ensure the quality systems are utilized to provide a consistent product that meets manufacturing specifications
- Ensure effective deployment of employee/labor relations practices (building strong partnership)
- Operate with zero environmental non-conformities to applicable company, government, and regulatory policies
Talent Development/Employee Relations- Set clear and measurable performance expectations for self and direct reports aligning with the Kansas City Plant, Division and Corporate goals
- Establish an engaged workforce characterized by mutual trust, open communications, teamwork, and recognition
- Create and sustain a culture where talent is developed through effective performance management, talent evaluation and utilization of people
- Maintain documentation, track, counsel and execute coaching and corrective action when performance issues occur
- Create work standards for the hot end and partner with the Learning & Development Lead to execute training for employees in the BBF group.
Customer Focus- Partner with peers, manufacturing engineers, process engineers, etc to clearly understand process and customers FFUs so Kansas City can meet/exceed customer expectations
- Assists in driving to zero defects or failures to customer
JOB REQUIREMENTSMinimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering or related discipline required
- Minimum of 3 years manufacturing experience
- Minimum 2 years leading people in a complex manufacturing environment or successful completion of the Manufacturing Leadership Program
Preferred Experience:
- Experience leading in a Union environment
- Manufacturing Engineer experience preferred
- Six Sigma certification and Lean manufacturing experience preferred
- Willingness to relocate in the future with OC
- Experience driving TPM and 5S preferred
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- Advanced knowledge of the people, process and equipment for the hot end operation of the plant
- Business and financial acumen
- Ability to compile and utilize data and/or Six Sigma methods for problem-solving and decision-making to eliminate manufacturing losses and unnecessary costs
- Creating and implementing strategic and operations plans
- Leading and motivating peers, direct reports and primary workforce
- Effective with verbal and written communication
- Strong planning, resourcing and effective delegation skills
- Able to engage and care for others starting with safety
- Capable of achieving results fast both individually and through teams
- Experience in managing environmental compliance programs, preferred
