What are the responsibilities and job description for the Line Of Product Leader position at Fill-Rite?
Position Summary
Responsible for providing accountable leadership to a Line of Product Team (LOP), Manufacturing Engineer, Materials Coordinator, and direct workforce, ensuring organizational effectiveness by way of continuous improvement activities
Essential Functions and Basic Duties
• Drive continuous improvement activities throughout the line of product with cross functional departments in order to achieve our annual strategic goals in support of our long-term strategy this includes hiring, coaching, and managing employees.
• Coach and mentor team members on a regular basis, deliver status of strategic goals and provide individual feedback.
• Manage Line of Product performance aligning with financial expectations and strategic goals.
• Display a clear understanding of the company work rules, administration and Company Policies while stepping into dialogue when necessary.
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
• Ensure inventory levels and controls are in place for the line of product to meet customer and company demands.
• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.
• Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
• Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations.
• Hire, train, evaluate, or discharge staff or resolve personnel grievances.
• Communicate and implement safety policies and standards ensuring.
• Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports to detect production problems.
• Prepare and maintain production reports or personnel records.
• Review plans and confer with research or support staff to develop new products or processes.
• Develop budgets or approve expenditures for supplies, materials, or human resources, ensuring that materials, labor, or equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
• Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, or statistical studies.
• Coordinate or recommend procedures for facility or equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
• Conduct site audits to ensure adherence to safety and environmental regulations.
• Develop or enforce procedures for normal operation of manufacturing systems.
• Implement operational and emergency procedures.
• Maintain records to demonstrate compliance with safety and environmental laws, regulations, or policies.
• On the shop floor, with the team 90% of time
• Demonstrates excellence in completion of all other duties as assigned.
Education/Certification
• Bachelor’s degree, Business or Engineering preferred.
Experience Required
• 5 years’ experience in operations and 3 years of previous leadership experience in a similar manufacturing environment.
• Hands on utilization of lean tools such as standard work, value stream mapping, 5s, Kanban, practical problem solving.
• Engaging and inviting leadership style for development of a highly motivated and effective team.
• Possesses strong coaching and training skills for use in improving the capabilities and performance of team members.
• Proven problem-solving skills. Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Seeking input from others when making decisions.
• Business Acumen. Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Physical Activities and Requirements of this Position
• Desk located in the Manufacturing environment and the ability to be on your feet 85% on the time
• Manufacturing environment - temperature controlled.
• May be exposed to diesel fuel, mineral spirits, glue, paint, adhesives, and sealant fumes.
• Lifting requirements – occasionally lifting of 35 pounds
• Ability to maneuver in, around, under, and about factory machinery on a regular basis.
• Travel less than 5%
NO RELOCATION