An industry leading manufacturer supplying air distribution, critical controls, and noise control products is seeking a Production Leader across multiple sites in the Athens, Georgia area. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly expanding company with significant career growth opportunities.
Responsibilities:
- Improving the Efficiency and Utilization of the Production Department
- Quality of the products built and effective resolution of quality issues
- Identifying problem root cause and implementing corrective and preventive measures to ensure no repetition
- Utilize functional support departments to resolve quality issues
- Identify and resolve Safety concerns
- Ensuring work instructions, procedures and policies are being followed
- Motivating department members through involvement, communication and positive reinforcement
- Provide employees with feedback through formal and informal Performance Evaluations
- Monitor attendance and take disciplinary steps as required up to the termination
- Dealing with grievance and conflict in a clam, controlled and professional manner
- Manpower planning and effective staffing, which includes operators, lead-hands and master crafters
- Ensuring effective training and cross training
- Mentoring and developing lead-hands so they can manage the hour by hour manufacturing operations
- Driving continuous improvement within departments to achieve better quality, efficient productivity and delivery performance
- Driving force behind 5S and Continuous Improvement initiatives
Required Experience:
- A College Degree is highly preferred (Candidates with a High School Diploma + 5 years of hands on experience may be considered)
- 3 - 5 years of supervision role with a proven track record in a high volume, multi-product environment - Preferably in sheet metal and HVAC
- Formal Lean Manufacturing training is highly preferred
- Must be team oriented
- Proficient in MS Office