Manager Plant Operations

Yanfeng•Highland Park, MI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Yanfeng is a global automotive supplier focused on creating the future of mobility. In North America, the company designs, develops, and manufactures automotive interiors, seating, electronics, and passive safety systems. Founded in Shanghai in 1936, Yanfeng has a global presence with over 240 locations and approximately 55,000 employees worldwide. The company emphasizes sustainability, innovation, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Requirements

7-10 Minimum Years of Experience with manufacturing experience.
5-9 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry
Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
Computer literacy.
Excellent oral communication skills.
Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.

Nice To Haves

Position may have some department managers reporting into; CI, Maintenance, Tooling, Launch, Engineering, Supply Chain and Production Managers.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize and direct the manufacturing operation to ensure the obtainment of production schedules in a safe and efficient manner.
Monitor daily established KPI’s to ensure customer requirements are met.
Provide root cause analysis of production and quality issues and make appropriate decisions based on risk analysis.
Develop and implement action plans to meet or exceed KPI’s when they are not met.
Lead YFIMS and YF iOS plant floor initiatives to ensure Operations compliance.
Oversee staff levels within each department by shift and ensure not to exceed authorized levels. Monitor and control planned and unexpected overtime.
Assure that all plant guidelines and procedures are adhered to.
Communicate regularly with direct reports and management and supervise their performance in all functions including performance evaluation.
Provide Plant Manager a daily production update and weekly summary.
Provide Plant manager monthly production information for monthly MOR.
Other duties as assigned.