Manager Production

Description

Auria is a leading global supplier of highly-engineered systems for automotive flooring, acoustical, thermal, aerodynamic and other fiber-based solutions for gas and electric vehicles. With U.S.-based operational headquarters in Southfield, Michigan, Auria operates 16 manufacturing, 9 technical and 5 JV locations across 10 countries and employs approximately 3,700 people worldwide. We are currently searching for Manager Production to join our team at our Albemarle Plant in Albemarle, NC.
What you will do:

• Ensure a safe, clean and comfortable environment that complies with all occupational health, safety and environmental laws.
• Develop and foster an environment that creates high employee motivation through positive communication ad excellent leadership.
• Drive and implement continuous improvement initiatives at all levels across the organization 
• Develop and implement plans to achieve plant goals and financial targets  
• Achieve and maintain product quality and delivery service levels equal to or exceeding customer expectations
• Create and manage operational plans that deliver productivity gains through process improvement across all elements of the business
• Develop plans to achieve for caste labor amounts
• Manage the plant OEE tacking and work with the engineering department to prioritize and improve OEE throughout the plant
• Support launch process by participating it the planning process, reviews, and reproductions builds.   
• Maintain effective relationships with key business/operational contacts
• assist and manage the delivery of key projects that have an impact on key operations  
• Determine and monitor performance and service levels. Ensure that services are delivered within agreed resources
• Implement continuous improvement activities
•  Create a work environment that drives continuous improvement and employee engagement
• Ensure effective coordination across all operational functions
• Other duties as assigned   

What you will gain as a part of the Auria Team:

• An opportunity to enroll in full medical, dental and vision plan. As well as voluntary benefits.
• Fertility Benefits available for those enrolled in our medical plan for financial support of treatment options
• Parental Leave and Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits for salaried employees
• Tuition Reimbursement available for eligible employees to continue education
• Auria matches 50% of your contributions up to 8%, for a maximum Auria match of 4%
• Salary Continuation & Long Term Disability (LTD)

What you will bring:

•  bachelor's degree in business or engineering
• MBA is preferred
• 5-7 years of relevant experience as a leader in manufacturing environment
• A minimum of 3 years' experience as Operation/production manager in manufacturing environment preferred

Travel Requirements:

• Travel to other North American plants may be required for training, support and meetings.

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

• Must be proficient in MS Office suit (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Must have the ability to lead and motivate people
• Must have excellent written, verbal and oral communication skills. This includes the ability to present information to all levels in the organization
• Ability to read, write and perform non-complex mathematical calculations 
• Ability to pay attention to detail, multitask, and follow direction
• knowledge of Lean manufacturing concepts
• Ability to work at least 8 hours or more in front of a computer screen
• Ability to move around in office environment as needed to complete job duties. This may involve the ability to climb stairs.
•  Ability to move around on the production floor as needed to complete job duties.
• Ability to work in noisy environment

  When applying to Auria positions, you will be taken to our career site (careers.auriasolutions.com) to apply directly with us even through external job boards. Auria utilizes an in depth interview process and will extend offers to successful candidates only at the completion of our process. Auria reminds all candidates that we will never ask for sensitive financial information throughout our process. We remind all candidates to take caution with any position that they are applying or when engaging with recruiters.