Responsibilities

• Directs daily department activities in order to meet production goals. Reviews and establishes material, 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 & Box build assembly and Management is Preferred. 
• Prior experience of production control & planning with knowledge of master planning & scheduling is preferred. 
• ERP system experience is preferred 
• Knowledge / experience in Lean Manufacturing.