Manufacturing Manager - Plastics Manufacturing

Velcro•Manchester, NH

About The Position

The position is responsible for managing the daily manufacturing operations ensuring safety, productivity, efficiency, material utilization, order delivery, and quality standards are met while managing staff and production schedules. This includes leading, coordinating and aligning operational resources around employee safety, product quality, order delivery, cycle time, operational productivity and efficiency, and material utilization to achieve company goals and objectives.

Requirements

BS degree in Business, Engineering, or technical discipline
Minimum 7 years’ management/supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
In-depth knowledge of Lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies, with demonstrated experience in application to drive operational excellence.
In-depth knowledge of Strategy Deployment methodology.
Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels in the organization.
Proven ability to motivate, train and develop skill sets for manufacturing supervision, manufacturing technical resources, and manufacturing production staff.
Strong problem-solving skills that drive root cause identification and corrective actions.
Detailed oriented with strong organizational skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Ability to make decisions in a timely manner with the ability to effectively influence decision-making.
Ability to work with great sense of urgency in a fast-paced organization with optimism.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and Oracle (ERP), SPC Programs, etc.
Ability to travel to other company locations, as needed.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt a plus.
Experience in plastics and extrusion operations, as well as discrete and discontinuous manufacturing processes, will be highly valued.
Experience leading the definition and implementation of automation strategies/solutions to enhance productivity per person will be highly valued.

Responsibilities

Promote and drive implementation and adherence to all safety protocols and regulations across the site, taking proactive actions to reduce exposure and promote a safety culture among all employees.
Ensures manufacturing capabilities and performance meet or exceed all industry and customer requirements for cost, volume, quality, and responsiveness.
Manages workforce to support changing demands.
Develops, implements, and optimizes cross-training and labor shortage contingency plans within and across the value streams.
Develop quantitative and strategic action plans and metrics that support the overall improvement of safety, quality, delivery and service levels.
Manages staff with emphasis on accountability and effectiveness; Sets performance objective goals for direct reports that are consistent with and in support of Plant objectives.
Identifies training needs, initiates development of staff, and recommends effective personnel actions; mentors and leads employees with a hands-on approach.
Leads change management and improvement initiatives in a manner that ensures employee engagement and understanding.
Drives lean manufacturing and promote an environment of continuous improvement.
Identifies and implements initiatives to reduce COGS and enhance business profitability.
Utilizes data and established metrics to decisively identify opportunities to improve processes.
Aligns manufacturing work systems and management practices with established best practices and Company global manufacturing standards.
Provides operational support to the plant’s leadership teams, and operational support resource teams.
Ensure policies and procedures are well understood and adhered to by all employees.
Performs other duties as assigned or requested