Melt Manager

Wellman Dynamics Division•Creston, IA

81d•Onsite

About The Position

Manages and leads a team of people to meet production needs of various areas of the melt team. This role is responsible for ensuring staffing meets production needs, keeping attendance records, and issuing paid time off in accordance with company policy and collective bargaining agreements. The manager will ensure all employees are adequately trained, and that training materials, performance reviews, and related records are submitted timely and accurately. They are also responsible for ensuring production teams understand goals, assisting in scrap reduction through effective communication with management and engineering, and administering conflict resolution according to company policies and collective bargaining agreements while following disciplinary policy. The position requires maintaining positive employee relations, effective communication, and ensuring all safety policies are followed. The Melt Manager must be familiar with all areas of production to ensure the flow and quality of all products comply with company and customer regulations.

Requirements

B.S. Chemistry, metal sciences on Industrial Engineering degree or equivalent in experience.
Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing supervisory experience.
Minimum of 5 years of management or supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

Foundry specific manufacturing supervisory experience.
Foundry specific management or supervisory experience.
Aluminum and/or magnesium melting experience.

Responsibilities

Manage and lead a team of people to meet production needs of various areas of the melt team.
Ensure staffing meets production needs.
Keep attendance records and issue paid time off in accordance with the company policy and collective bargaining agreements.
Ensure that all employees are trained adequately, and training materials are turned in timely and accurately.
Ensure all employees receive timely performance reviews and records are turned in timely and accurately.
Ensure the production teams understand production goals and assist in the reduction of scrap by communicating effectively with all levels of management and engineering.
Know the company policies and collective bargaining agreements and be able to administer conflict resolution in accordance with both, while following the disciplinary policy.
Maintain positive employee relations, communicate effectively, and ensure all safety policies are being followed.
Be familiar with all areas of production to ensure the flow and quality of all products comply with company and customer regulations.
Ensure magnesium and aluminum metals meet chemical and physical specifications prior to pouring.
Enforce safety regulations, including PPE and environmental standards.
Coordinate furnace and ladle maintenance, specifically inspecting lining repair.
Monitor quality levels of materials, manpower, machinery and methods to ensure the unit meets both internal and external customer expectations.
Identify and implement corrective action and/or modifications to materials, methods, manpower and machinery to ensure the unit meets both internal and external customer expectations.
Organize and schedule materials, manpower and machinery to ensure products are manufactured on spec, on cost and on time in accordance with master schedule.
Achieve 99% accuracy of inventory count monthly by pounds and dollars.
Achieve dross loss at or below 10%.
Drive productive used equipment by imputing on pour schedule.
Ensure best in class melting processes are fully instituted and adhered to every heat.
Achieve 90% or better first-time sample approval of metal.
Maintain daily production board.
Drive to digital record keeping.
Achieve 0 down time due to lack of supplies.
Promote all company safety programs, policies and procedures including addressing and enforcing unsafe and hazardous conditions and safety rules.
Develop and maintain an aggressive housekeeping system and procedures within the unit to promote maximum efficiency, productivity and safe work environment.
Enforce all company policies and procedures in accordance with the current labor agreement including plant rules, quality, safety, workmanship, attendance.
Promote and maintain positive employee relations through effective communications, interactions, leadership, teamwork, coaching, guidance and regular and constructive performance feedback.
Train and introduce unit employees on product changes and standards, annual safety programs, work methods and departmental expectations.
Optimize resources usage, raw material inventory, and scheduling to align with molding department.
Manage the completion of all administrative documents associated with unit vacation scheduling, attendance verification, payroll and disciplinary actions or discussions in a timely manner and in accordance with the current labor agreement and company policies and procedures.
Research, develop and introduce new and innovative approaches to work more efficiently to ensure increase in productivity levels through Gain sharing program.
Manage employees with fair and consistent treatment and within the guidelines of the labor agreement and the Company’s “Statement of Business Purpose” or Mission.”
React quickly and use critical thinking skills to assess both success and failures within the melt department.