ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

· Provide leadership and guidance to the manufacturing team in a continuous improvement environment.

· Champion Continuous Improvement projects and provides leadership support in the development, implementation, and sustaining of process and cost improvement activities.

· Provide guidance to the manufacturing team on the value of Lean Manufacturing methods and principles.

· Provide leadership and training to insure a safe work environment. Implement and monitor 6-S programs to develop and maintain a clean and healthy work environment.

· Ensure all personnel wear personal protective equipment at all times and that safety procedures are followed to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.

· Serve as a key communications facilitator, coach and counselor for production workers.

· Make appropriate work assignments among department personnel and monitor results.

· Ensure the efficient and safe operation of all equipment in the areas of responsibility.

· Assure that quality and cost requirements are adhered to and that production requirements are met.

· Interface closely with internal customers from a scheduling, parts availability and quality standpoint to assure a smooth flow of production.

· Complete daily administrative responsibilities.

· Demonstrate alignment with MEC Northwest values and philosophies.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

· Recommends and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.

· Confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.

· Performs activities of workers supervised as needed.

· Has working knowledge of and enforces appropriate quality policies and procedures.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Directly supervises 6 employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Associates degree and 3 years of manufacturing leadership required. 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

The ability to read and understand internal company documentation for the assembly of product in English.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Basic math skills will be required to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Basic understanding of ability to read performance graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

The ability to understand and determine product quality to written documentation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

MILWAUKEE ELECTRONICS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER