Responsibilities

• Directs daily department activities in order to meet production goals; reviews and establishes materials, equipment, and manpower resource requirements
• Coordinates production activities with other functional groups such as planning and distribution
• Selects and develops personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the production function
• Confers with management, production, and engineering staff to determine manufacturing issues, cost effectiveness, and customer demands. Provide management with project(s) schedules, updates, feedback, and appropriate reporting
• Responsible for the maintenance of manufacturing equipment, ensuring both preventive maintenance programs and repairs are carried out in time
• Administer safety programs in order to provide a safe and clean workplace for employees
• Generates productivity reports and other operations metrics
• Promote on-time delivery and maintain the quality standards and packing specs on all products
• Oversee daily flow of orders, internal processes, inventory analysis, forecasting, production planning, shipping and receiving, quality control, and driver dispatching        
• Actively lead teams and provide individual contribution in problem solving efforts on selected projects to improve quality, reduce cost and improve cycle time (i.e., wasted time, scrap, rework, etc.)
• Identify and work to remove barriers that slow or prevent the successful attainment of process yield, cycle time and defect reduction and cost goals that will lead to a competitive advantage
• Interface with manufacturing, engineering, customers, and suppliers to identify and implement opportunities for improving manufacturing capabilities and eliminating waste from the operation
• Experience in SMT and box build assembly and management is preferred
• Prior experience of production control and planning with knowledge of master planning and scheduling is preferred
• ERP system experience is preferred
• Knowledge / experience in Lean Manufacturing