Description

Basic Function:

Responsible for the overall management and direction of the Grandview Missouri manufacturing and

machining operations, ensuring production objectives are met at the lowest cost consistent with product quality

requirements, while maintaining high safety standards and ensuring all legal and regulatory compliance.

Develops business plans, budgets and staffing requirements to support growth to annual sales volumes of

$30M through delegating authority to key direct reports and utilizing inputs from cross-functional peers.

Essential Duties:

1. Manage the daily manufacturing operations, utilizing Lean Operating System best practices (leader

standard work, daily cell and plant KPI reviews etc)

2. Responsible for managing the site safety and environmental compliance programs and for ensuring

that all employees adhere to these policies, including basic housekeeping and 5S.

3. Controls quality assurance, cost of production, warehousing, receiving and shipping of all materials

through appropriate subordinates.

4. Coordinates development of long and short-range plans with corporate operations staff including

annual budgets and strategic plans.

5. Ensure all personnel matters, including salary actions and disciplinary actions, are dealt with in a timely

and appropriate manner and in accordance with Company policy.

6. Works closely with Planning team to ensure sales order demand and manufacturing capacity are

properly aligned.

7. Determines facility policies consistent with corporate policies and directs/supervises the application of

these policies for the site, while working in concert with onsite and offsite cross-functional peers.

8. Ensure compliance with the production schedule to meet or exceed customer service requirements.

9. Plan, propose and execute capital investment projects as required to support operations growth

strategy and consistent with Company pol/icy.

10. Works closely with cross-functional peers in engineering, sales, product management, quality and

supply chain to support local and Company-wide business initiatives.

11. Represents the Company in the community and promotes the Company's goodwill and interest in

community activities.

12. Support direct contact with customers on complaints and service matters as required.

Requirements

Personal Competencies Include:

1. Must possess and effectively apply intellect, judgment, and management skills to achieve desired business

performance results.

2. Demonstrated excellence in driving continuous improvement across operations, engineering and

administrative functions in an industrial product manufacturing environment.

3. Strong analytical skill set and demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams to quickly analyze

problems and develop effective solutions.

4. Demonstrated proficiency in P&L statement analysis and driving year-over-year cost reductions.

5. Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; proficiency in use of MRP systems and knowledge of MRP

work flow.

6. Demonstrated ability to interface with, and maintain effective relationships with, all functional departments

and employees in a team-oriented environment.

7. Flexible and adaptive to change.

8. Inspires and motivates others to perform well and accepts feedback from others.

9. Well organized, dependable, punctual, strong work ethic with exceptional integrity.

10. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Travel: Domestic travel required at times (10%)

Education Required: Bachelor's Degree in technical discipline; formal training in at least one continuous

improvement discipline (i.e. Lean or Six Sigma).

Experience Required: 8 years leadership experience in manufacturing operations with proven track record

for high performance results; 4 years’ experience with machining operations.

This description indicates the general nature of the tasks and responsibilities required of position given this

classification. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities, nor is it intended to

limit or modify the right of management to assign, direct, and control the specific duties of individuals

performing this function. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from,

any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.