Summary
Directs the day-to-day functions of Powerex Operations by supervising, directing, and motivating staff. Organizing and monitoring workflow to ensure all efficiency and quality goals have been met.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Accomplishes operational staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and/or disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
- Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees, and developing personal growth opportunities.
- Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting operational results.
- Maintains product quality by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
- Provides operational information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data, answering questions, and responding to requests.
- Maintains a safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all equipment, and resources, maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
- Resolves personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.
- Identifies errors with manufacturing routers, bills of material, and/or assembly drawings.
- Identifying and implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
- Establishes and maintains a close and productive working relationship with other departments and exhibits good cooperation and support of the cross-functional team
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Establishes and maintains a close and productive working relationship with other departments and exhibits good cooperation and support of the cross-functional team
- Demonstrates the ability to lead and motivate a team of 30 people.
- Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work as an individual contributor as well as in a team environment
- Demonstrates excellent decision-making and problem skills including identification, analysis, and resolution.
- Demonstrates ability to resolve conflicts
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products
- Knowledge of manufacturing concepts
Supervisory Responsibilities
- This person will be directly responsible for 30 employees
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or associate Degree with supervisory experience in a production environment.
- Willing to work additional hours, including Saturdays if needed
- Ability to read, write and speak English fluently
- Ability to respond via email or phone to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community
- Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and customers
- Ability to apply basic mathematical concepts to the position
- Ability to apply basic mathematical concepts to the position
- Must be able to problem-solve daily operational and/or long-term planning issues
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is required to occasionally travel by airplane, including extended overseas travel (approx. 10-15% of the time).
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- The individual will spend about half of their time in a plant environment and half of their time in an office environment. Both are well lit, clean with normal/low noise levels (less than 85dbc)
