Manufacturing Manager W/E - Plant 10

Howmet Aerospace•Whitehall, MI

19d

About The Position

The Manufacturing Manager provides leadership in manufacturing excellence, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement of plant performance measures, including quality, productivity, cycle time, delivery, and cash flow. The position directs hourly employees and manufacturing support personnel and is accountable for safety, production and financial performance, budgets, delivery, and improvement initiatives. The manager develops and trains team leaders, cell facilitators, supervisors, and manufacturing support personnel; aligns plant goals with business-unit objectives; and communicates relevant information to staff, customers, and management. The role works with the plant manager, staff, and engineering personnel to improve production processes, product quality, flow, and profitability. It also leads plant HBS and lean manufacturing initiatives, identifies and removes non-value-added work, and applies constraint-management and OEE techniques to improve performance.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
At least 7 years of experience in leadership roles, including at least 3 years as a direct supervisor.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility verification is required at hire. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

BA/BS in Business Administration or Engineering from an accredited institution.
Experience in the investment casting industry and/or manufacturing.
Ability to drive improvement through lean manufacturing principles, total quality practices, and Six Sigma.
Demonstrated results leading manufacturing excellence.
Strong technical understanding of manufacturing processes.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, interpersonal, organizational, and negotiation skills.
Strong financial literacy.
Experience with tolling, molds, and dies related to investment casting, injection casting, injection molding, or stamping industries.

Responsibilities

Follow safety regulations and department-specific safety requirements.
Ensure employee safety by promoting a clean and safe work environment, addressing safety issues or non-compliances immediately, and promoting Injury Free Event (IFE) reporting.
Manage OEE, departmental production value added, daily shipment targets, and profit and revenue performance.
Improve manufacturing planning, execution, and shop-floor discipline.
Lead Plant HBS and lean manufacturing initiatives and identify and eliminate non-value-added waste.
Improve product flow and implement methods to reduce labor content.
Develop and train team leaders, cell facilitators, supervisors, and other manufacturing support personnel.
Manage applicable department budgets.
Maintain good relations and communication with Howmet customers and maintain excellent delivery performance.
Develop budgets, strategic plans, team goals, and objectives with the plant manager and staff, aligning them with business-unit objectives; communicate goals and objectives throughout the organization.
Contribute to location-specific and corporate teams.
Conduct capacity analysis to drive standard work and ensure standards are accurate.
Drive cost reductions to improve profitability.
Use lean manufacturing tools to reduce work in process (WIP) and cycle time.
Communicate relevant information to staff, customers, and management.
Apply constraint-management and OEE techniques to exploit constraints and improve OEE.
Lead continuous-improvement methods and initiatives.
Consult with engineering personnel on process modifications to improve production and product quality.
Demonstrate leadership qualities including empowering talent, flexibility, organization and time awareness, business-minded planning, interpretation of data, rigor, teamwork, relationship-building, ingenuity, and professional conduct.