Production Manager

Why join AVIRE?

Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset? Do you like being part of high growth, high impact environments? Are you looking for an opportunity to lead a world class team intent on providing an unrivalled customer experience? If you have answered yes to these questions, we should connect!

The Avire Sussex, WI team is looking for a highly driven, highly motivated individual to take us to new heights. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and deploying the resources necessary to ensure our manufacturing capabilities grow with the organization focusing on continuous improvement--ensuring that our team is supported to effectively build high-quality products for our customers. Our assembly team is critical to our success as an organization as we produce high quality products that surpass customer expectations. You will be a part of a team of dedicated Production, Shipping and Receiving personnel, Supply Chain professionals, Technical Support Specialists, and Operations experts with the collective goal of supplying high quality products with a best-in-class lead-time exceeding our customer’s highest expectations. Further, you will be a part of a team that has a track record of delivering double digit compound growth while supporting each other. This position reports to the Operations Manager.

What you will do:

1. Sets clear, attainable production-level and cell-level production targets and direct the team to meet these objectives.
2. Manage daily production activities for the assembly cells including scheduling, production quality, material shortages and nonconformance reporting.
3. Manage the production employees, including performance management, health and safety, and individual training & development.
4. Work cross-functionally to ensure effective production processes and align resources to meet both customer & business demands.
5. Work directly with product management to ensure sustainable production for critical products while providing guidance to drive design for manufacturing/design for automation improvements. Facilitates new product integration and manages related engineering changes.
6. Build a culture of continuous improvement to ensure effective labor and materials management are engrained in everyday activities. Support continuous improvement initiatives and implement and evaluate outcomes.
7. Work directly with operational leadership to manage production requirements in alignment with business objectives & strategies and prepare monthly production reports.
8. Maintain production standards to ensure accurate labor reporting and costing.
9. Ensure compliance with local standards and maintains a safe working environment.
10. Perform other duties as assigned.

We want someone who displays:

Action-Oriented Curiosity: You readily take on challenges, and you identify and seize new opportunities. You have an outstanding history of delivering on your projects. You work on the problems that truly need solving, and you effectively challenge the organization to be better. You can cut through the clutter and focus on the priorities that align with organizational objectives.

Collaboration: You embrace the unique experiences, viewpoints, and abilities of your teammates and proactively engage those differences to come to the best possible outcome.

Empowerment: You thrive in an environment where you can make decisions. You do not shy away from taking a stand, and you recognize the importance of challenging the team to ensure that we strive for more. You take responsibility to solve customer problems the first time.

Accountability: You take responsibility for your actions, and you deliver on your commitments.

Inclusion: In all aspects of your work, you treat everyone with respect.

Performance Objectives

1. Cells are functioning effectively and team members are deployed in alignment with the needs of the business.
2. Lean principles are implemented and driven throughout the organization.
3. Performance management, including training & development, is process-driven and implemented consistently throughout the manufacturing team.
4. Plan production schedule and allocate resources to drive efficient, timely output, targeting improved productivity.

Job Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven problem-solving proficiency
• Proven ability to lead hourly employees in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in electronics manufacturing a plus
• Experience with KPI metric management and deployment
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills to work effectively with diverse groups of people both within, and outside, of the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering management, supply chain or a related field
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a production environment holding positions of progressive responsibility
• Alternative combinations of education and experience will be considered
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a direct management position
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills at all organizational levels
• Strong decision-making skills and results-driven approach
• Proven analytical ability and familiarity with a KPI-driven operations environment
• Proficiency in Lean Principles a plus: Problem Solving, 5S, Flow, Standard Work, Kanban

Who is AVIRE?

Connecting and Protecting People. AVIRE combines 4 market-leading brands (Rath, Janus, Microkey, and Memco) within the elevator and emergency communications industries; currently offering light curtains, area of refuge, emergency telephones / GSMs, and life safety solutions. Each brand has a strong market presence, a unique identity, a distinct product range, and a long, successful history. The group has manufacturing locations in 2 countries, R&D in 2 countries and Sales & Marketing in 8 countries employing over 400 people globally.

AVIRE is part of the Halma group (www.halma.com). Halma bets on talent! We are looking for bright, ambitious people to join our team and stay for the long term. With over 50 businesses under its ownership, Halma is a great place to start, advance, or accelerate your career.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Organizational bonus plan
• Complete benefits package including health, dental & vision insurance, 401K, paid vacation, paid holidays, and generous parental leave
• Professional development training opportunities
• Company events (i.e. bbq’s, lunches, bowling and much more)!
• 4 x 10 hour schedule Monday – Thursday