CE Manager

ARC INTERNATIONAL GROUP•Millville, NJ

22h•$100,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Cold End Manager reports to the VP of Operations and is responsible for the management and coordination of plant operations related to the Cold End Department. The primary objective is to improve the facility’s performance in inspecting and packing glassware. This role involves planning, organizing, and directing manufacturing operations to meet quality and customer standards, minimizing manufacturing costs through effective utilization of resources, and overseeing automated packing and selecting equipment, set and repack activity, and packing methods. The manager will develop and manage training programs, ensure business objectives and product standards are met, and collect and analyze data for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Responsibilities also include reviewing daily results, monitoring manning levels, analyzing labor demand, managing controlled inventories via SAP, implementing manufacturing strategies, driving continuous improvement initiatives, utilizing root cause analysis tools, optimizing manpower utilization, tracking spending against budget, defining yearly CAPEX, improving safety records and housekeeping, and maintaining communication with department personnel.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or the equivalent experience, combined with 3 to 5+ years of operational leadership experience.
High energy level required.
Strong leadership skills, independent thinking, strong organizational and planning abilities and excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
Interpersonal skills with ability to professionally interact with all levels of personnel.
Desire and ability to motivate and develop department personnel to peak effectiveness.
Ability to focus employee skills to ensure problem avoidance, and initiate problem-solving activities.
Must be computer literate including proficiency in Google and SAP.

Nice To Haves

Equivalent experience to a Bachelor's degree

Responsibilities

Plan, organize and direct the manufacturing operations to ensure we meet quality and customer standards.
Initiate plans and processes which minimize manufacturing costs through effective utilization of manpower, equipment, facilities, materials and capital.
Responsible for automated packing and selecting equipment, set and repack activity, packing methods, and lasers
Develop and manage all Cold End Training programs.
Assure attainment of business objectives, ensuring product standards that will exceed our customer’s expectations.
Collect and analyze data in order to manage department Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Review daily results and monitor manning levels to validate corrective/preventive actions.
Analyze labor demand against production schedules to forecast future headcounts, shift models, and seasonal staffing adjustments.
Manage all controlled inventories into and out of the Cold End through SAP
Implement manufacturing strategies and action plans to ensure that the facility supports Arc’s strategic initiatives.
Work with Cold End department personnel and management team to develop and execute continuous improvement initiatives and productivity improvements.
Encourage use of new techniques and focus on fact based problem solving and process improvement.
Utilize tools for root cause analysis and lead initiatives for corrective actions.
Improve manpower utilization within the Cold End department through optimizing lean initiatives; minimize staffing fluctuations by working with scheduling dept.
Track and analyze spending against budget.
Define and validate yearly CAPEX for the department
Continually improve safety records by addressing both physical safety issues, employee safety attitudes (culture), and proactive safety initiatives.
Maintain and improve housekeeping in all areas.
Maintain communication with the Cold end population to drive optimal performance.
Provides supervision to the superintendents and other personnel in the Cold End Department.