Manufacturing Manager - South Carolina

L&L Products•Romeo, MI

21h•Onsite

About The Position

L&L Products offers a culture that grows talent and flourishes with innovation. It is a place where you are encouraged take control of your own professional development by using L&L’s extensive training opportunities to craft solutions to the industry’s hottest problems. Here is where quality of work, product and relationships are a priority. L&L Products is built on the basic philosophy that good people working together, listening to each other’s ideas with an open mind and everyone wanting to do a little better each day will ensure our success. Our existence is full of wise principles, sacrifices and victories, laughs, and lasting memories that tell exactly who we are. How we came to be the great company, the caring family that we are today.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Human Resources, Manufacturing Management or business-related field; Master’s degree and 7+ years of experience is preferred. Equivalent experience will be considered.
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Strong leadership skills with the ability to work with all levels of the organization
Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
MRP operations experience preferably in an automotive manufacturing environment,
Five plus years of managing and working in teams.
Must be able to exhibit growth in past positions and forward thinking to be considered for this position.

Nice To Haves

5S (sort, set, shine, standardize sustain)
Production leveling
Continuous improvement

Responsibilities

Maintain and promote the L&L’s Corporate Purpose and ensure that the working environment reflects our values
Lead efforts to provide the safest and cleanest manufacturing facility in the industry while in promoting employee safety in the production processes and activities.
Drive performance in the areas of safety, housekeeping, production, productivity, efficiency, customer and employee satisfaction.
Clearly establish and communicate the goals and objectives in these areas
Drive the organization to achieve the goals and objectives.
Ensure the customer receives quality products and services meeting or exceeding their expectations.
Meet financial objectives and goals by forecasting requirements, preparing and working to an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances and initiating corrective actions as needed.
Facilitate daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reporting requirements.
Implement and champion Lean Manufacturing initiatives within all assigned areas of operation.
Plan, schedule and coordinate the efficient utilization of equipment and facilities
Develop and build resources by recruiting, hiring, training, evaluating, compensating, rewarding, defining and assigning roles, and setting clear objectives and expectations.
Develop plant and equipment resources with the investment of human resource talent and/or capital investment dollars. Establish and implement staffing plan, compensation plan, and capital budget plan.
Work with the planning, engineering, inventory control, purchasing and maintenance managers to establish clear annual goals and plans to improve the work environment.
Enforce company guidelines and policies to all plant personnel in a fair and consistent manner in conjunction with the Human Resource team
Lead and coordinate the training efforts of group leaders and plant personnel with a goal to have a flexible workforce and motivating team
Develop a structure for people resources on the manufacturing floor that has clear responsibilities and expectations
Develop relationships cross-functionally to enable quick solutions and utilize global resources to support production/ trials whenever needed