Finishing Department Manager

American Packaging Corporation•Cedar City, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Manage the employees in the Finishing Department and maintain continuous production and quality in the Department. This role involves setting production standards, developing plans to meet and exceed those standards annually, and collaborating with process engineers on refining internal operations and improving efficiency. The manager is responsible for the manufacturing segment of new product development, setting personal and department goals aligned with the division, and submitting detailed monthly reports on production, speed, waste, and utilization. The position requires efficient use of business systems like Print Flow and Radius to analyze performance, review production plans, and participate in planning meetings to achieve OTIF and Production Goals. A mechanical aptitude is necessary to address daily manufacturing issues, distinguishing between operator, method, or machine-related problems. The role includes leading quality improvement efforts and acting as a trainer, leader, and coach for safety, actively participating on the Safety Committee. The manager must be available 24/7 to handle production problems, startups, and follow through on development orders. This includes evaluating backlogs and schedules to determine appropriate overtime and managing overtime budgets. Employee evaluations must be detailed, accurate, and timely. Continuous improvement is a key aspect, utilizing PIPs, departmental goals, and problem-solving teams. Responsibilities also encompass managing all Finishing Department employees, including scheduling vacations, approving timecards, personnel scheduling, conflict resolution, conducting monthly meetings, and driving continuous process improvement. Additionally, the manager will monitor costs of purchased supplies, manage inventory of suppliers, create department manuals and procedures, control and prepare paperwork for rejected raw materials, and order/negotiate prices for pallets.

Requirements

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; and 2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Mechanical aptitude to deal with daily manufacturing issues.
Ascertain whether issues are related to the operator, method, or machine.
Trainer, leader, and coach concerning all areas of safety.

Nice To Haves

PIP, long and short-term department goals and coordination of problem-solving teams are preferred methods.

Responsibilities

Setting production standards and development of plans to meet standards.
Refining internal operation methods or sequences as well as improving efficiency of label performance on customer lines.
Responsible for manufacturing’s segment of new product development.
Develop personal goals and department goals, which are aligned with those of the division.
Submit detailed monthly reports focusing on production, speed, waste, and utilization.
Efficiently use Print Flow, Radius and associated business systems to analyze performance of Operators & Equipment.
Use Business systems to review production plan and participate in planning meetings / activities that facilitate OTIF and Production Goals.
Lead the department in Quality Improvement efforts.
Actively participates on Safety Committee working towards elimination of all incidents/injuries.
Must be available to handle production problems, new or difficult startups, as well as follow through on development orders throughout a 24-hour day.
Evaluate backlogs and upcoming schedules in coordination with production control to determine appropriate overtime and is accountable for meeting budgets relating to overtime.
Evaluate employees as per required schedule.
Continually seek out improvement opportunities and take appropriate action to benefit the success of APC.
Manage all employees in the Finishing Department. (i.e. schedule vacations; approve timecards; schedule personnel; resolve conflict, as necessary; conduct monthly department meetings; and continuous process improvement.)
Monitor costs of all purchased supplies.
Inventory control of purchased suppliers.
Create manuals, standards and procedures as pertains to the Finishing Department.
Control and prepare paperwork for rejected raw materials.
Orders pallets and negotiates the price for pallets.
Other duties as assigned.