What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Halifax Fan Group?
Location:
Halifax Fan (US)-Syracuse, NY
Reporting to:
Hierarchical Manager Plant Manager
Functional Manager, Plant Manager
Purpose of role:
To maximise the performance of Halifax–Fans (US) Manufacturing Operations, utilizing automation including Fan Constructor and advanced manufacturing techniques.
Quality, Cost, Delivery & Safety (QCDS) responsibilities
Ø Quality: Zero Tolerance for delivered quality defects
Ø Cost: Minimize cycle time from order to product delivery.
Ø Delivery: Meet MPS agreed delivery dates for all orders
Ø Safety: Ensure compliance to the company safety policy: Ensuring the process, tools and capacities utilized to manufacture a given design, NEVER compromise safety
Key Requirements and Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of the manufacturing process. Requires a passion for metal forming, fabrication and welding.
- Own the Master Production Schedule (MPS). Through leadership and example ensure tactical commitment to its achievement
- Develop a user level expertise in the use of SAP
- Ensure absolute discipline to the transactional disciplines dictated by SAP
- Own the development of and adherence to welding procedures and the update of welding qualifications.
- Establish and maintain a paperless environment centred on the working process dictated by SAP, the configurator and design tools.
- Through the identification and removal of all non-value activity and use of Value Stream Mapping:
§ Drive reduction in the hours required to produce product
§ Drive reduction in the total fulfilment cycle time
§ Demonstrate a constant improvement in the operational use of working capital
- Line management of the shop floor team members
- Engage all employees to establish a no compromise 5S environment.
- Maintain a no compromise, SAFE, work environment for all employees
- Understand the legal obligations for Health and Safety and ensure they are met
- Drive the establishment and use of Manufacturing KPI’s as part of the continuous improvement processes.
- Time served with experience of managing forming, fabrication, welding and machining teams.
- Working aptitude for using business software applications and systems.
- Minimum of 5 years team management experience.
- Ability to assess and coach/educate others to the competencies required so they can carry out their duties as defined.