What are the responsibilities and job description for the Area Manager - 2nd shift position at Findlay Products Corp?
This is a 2nd shift position:
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Ensure that team members work safely, produce quality parts, meet production goals, and problem solve on the shop floor.
- Prevent the reoccurrence of making non-conforming parts by generating ideas to either detect or eliminate.
- Audit the team's performance.
- Coordinate the manufacturing activity.
- Set up procedures for the implementation of process control.
- Assist with cross-training team members to create multi-functional employees.
- Teach, train, coach, assist team members with authority to discipline as needed.
- Assist in scheduling overtime and die set.
- Gather and analyze MOS information.
- Prepare daily and weekly production needs report.
- Assist in MPS activities that will reduce cost or increase performance the area manager will oversee and help implement.
- Schedule shift production and overlook time cards.
- Attend production, safety, quality, and current event meetings.
- Maintains established employee relations policies and safety and health regulations.
- Empowered to demand others maintain quality standards set by quality dept. and order job to cease running if in question.
- Authority to demand employees to meet housekeeping standards at the plant level.
- Performs other essential functions as assigned.
Requirements
JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Training and experience: Prefer high school diploma, technical background or the equivalent.
- Need at least one year experience on the floor, good supervisory skills, and need to be cross-trained and know all jobs well.
SPECIAL SKILLS: Computer skills, good verbal and written communication skills.
MAJOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Able to stand on concrete floor for duration of work shift, walk, talk, push, pull, reach overhead, bend to floor, use arms, hands.
- Will exert up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and 50 pounds of force occasionally.
- Visual precision is needed for visually inspecting parts for quality at production equipment speed, and for reading documents, machine gauges, and precision measuring instruments.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Normal factory environment.
- Employees will be subject to hazards such as loud noise from operating machines, physical hazards from operating or moving equipment, and breathing of fumes and dust.
- May be hired to work in a specific area, however, all area managers are expected to be able to work in all production areas in order to promote productivity, quality & safety.