This posting reflects a current vacancy. We are seeking an emotionally intelligent, dynamic and motivated manager to lead a team comprising of salary and hourly employees.
Duties include but are not limited to the following:Safety, Environmental Responsibilities:
- Lead and Manage all health and safety aspects for your area and team ensuring a safe work environment.
- Comply with Health & Safety and Environmental Policies, maintaining compliance with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.
- Support JH&S meetings and initiatives.
- Manage and support job risk Assessments within area of responsibility.
- Lead continuous improvement through safety projects and improvements.
- Carry out accident investigation activities, ensure near miss reporting.
- Ensure teams comply with the Lock out Tag out Procedure (where applicable), and adhere to all PPE requirements.
- Ensure teams comply with all safety standards and policies.
- Lead 3R5S (cleanliness) processes and procedures within your area of responsibility.
Quality:
- Manage internal quality within area of responsibility.
- Manage customer standards and delivery requirements.
- Identify and Manage quality improvements through KPI's, leading continuous improvement initiatives and completing projects.
- Ensure standardized work procedures are in place and followed for all work assignments.
- Ensure adequate process audits are in place to sustain and improve quality.
- Maintain compliance with IATF standards and practices.
Throughput:
- Ensure the daily production plan is met.
- Analyze and Understand losses and coordinate activities to improve performance.
- Manage and support resources to ensure all production needs are met.
- Ensure shift handovers and shift reports are completed at the start and end of each shift, as well as updates throughout the shift as required by management.
- Must be available out of hours to be contacted as required for any significant safety, quality or delivery concerns.
- Must manage salary coverage, overtime, and vacation requests. Must ensure supervisors are managing hourly coverage, overtime and vacation requests.
Cost:
- Operate within budget for area of responsibility.
- Manage headcount and overtime for your department.
- Conceptualize, lead and champion continuous improvement projects to improve departmental KPI's.
- Reduce waste within the production areas, including scrap and consumable waste and usage.
Motivation:
- Foster a culture supporting NextStar Energy's mission, vision and values.
- Create a safe environment for issues / mistakes to be identified and communicated to ensure the product and customer are protected at all times.
- Promote a coaching culture, monitoring / mentoring and developing the team to exceed departmental goals.
- Support hiring, training and development plans.
- Ensure department training requirements (hourly and salary) are fulfilled, growing our team's skill set, and ensuring all required documentation is updated.
- Complete annual appraisals and give regular positive and constructive feedback as required.
- Responsible to accurately and reliably escalate to manager as needed while problem solving and supporting the team through problem solving.
Minimum Requirements:- Bachelor's Degree.
- Ability to work any shift and overtime as required.
- Excellent organization, written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the Plant internally from team members to Senior Leadership as required.
- Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and downstream customers.
- Ability to handle and lead multiple projects simultaneously.
- Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams.
- Ability to coach/mentor/develop team members.
- Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Candidates must be able to work using their own initiative, and be able to liaise with other functions and departments at all levels within the company.
Preferred Requirements:- 5 or more years' experience in production supervision in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Technical automotive-related manufacturing experience supporting the operations across various levels and functions.
- Advanced problem-solving credentials e.g. Green/Black belt in Lean Six Sigma (LSS).
- Experience with PFMEA, Control Plans & Reaction Plans.
Physical Requirements:- Standing/walking for 12 hour shifts.
- Lifting > 30lbs individually and >50lbs with two-person lift.
- Must be able to use a radio and cell phone for ongoing communication.
- Bending, twisting and reaching throughout the shift.
- With the use of tools, pushing/pulling >100lbs.
Thank you for your interest in our company and the opportunity to join our team. We look forward to receiving your application and getting to know you better!
