M&H Emerging Manufacturing Leader

McWane, Inc.•Anniston, AL

3h•Onsite

About The Position

M&H Valve Company is a manufacturer of water and wastewater products and is part of McWane, Inc. The Emerging Manufacturing Leader role provides training across departments as a path toward management. The position develops a broad understanding of company operations, relationships, and processes, and integrates safety, environmental, quality, and human resources principles into production operations. This is a full-time, on-site position requiring a minimum of 40 hours per week. The role includes training with experienced staff and participation in supervision, production coordination, financial reporting, management activities, operational analysis, and strategic planning. The employee may take on managerial or supervisory responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Management, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent combinations of education and/or experience will be considered.
Manufacturing experience is required.
Ability to manage time, listen actively, solve complex problems, think critically, and exercise judgment and decision-making.
Ability to supervise.
Speaking, oral expression, writing, and written expression skills.
Problem sensitivity and deductive reasoning.
Ability to perform physical activities involving arms and legs, including lifting up to 50 pounds, climbing, balancing, walking, standing, stooping, and handling tools and materials.
Ability to adhere to safety and security procedures, including using protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

Three years of related on-the-job experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Follow safety processes and procedures and promptly report deviations to management.
Evaluate and supervise team members’ performance and progress.
Collaborate with managers to plan organizational work output.
Assist managers and supervisors with daily tasks and performance evaluations.
Perform managerial or supervisory responsibilities as assigned, in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws.
Contribute to developing and implementing policies, performance goals, and objectives.
Analyze company reports to assess inventory activity, gross profit, and sales.
Identify trends and develop recommendations from gathered information.
Collaborate with contractors and clients.
Observe and train with experienced staff to learn department-specific standards, procedures, and methods.
Learn about functions and operations throughout the organization.
Participate in strategic planning initiatives.
Research opportunities to increase profitability and reduce risk.
Prepare and deliver presentations.
Lead team member activities related to production technology, methods, procedures, and performance appraisals.
Calculate standards, scrap, critical metrics, and budgets, and review production costs and product quality.
Balance production activities with procurement, maintenance, production planning, safety, and quality control to optimize resource utilization.
Review reporting data to identify causes of production specification non-conformities and operational issues.
Communicate with stakeholders and implement procedures to resolve operational problems and improve product quality.
Understand and evaluate plant policies, work rules, safety compliance, and the union contract when making decisions.
Allocate resources and direct production employees to meet established goals, remove production constraints, and improve process efficiency and productivity.