Director of Manufacturing Engineering

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Astec is a global, environmentally focused infrastructure and manufacturing company of asphalt road building and aggregate processing. Our mission is to design and build the most innovative products for the industries we serve. Leveraging innovative solutions and technologies, we serve customers all over the world.

The Director of Manufacturing will lead manufacturing activities while executing strategic initiatives and coordinating resources to fabricate, paint, and assemble heaters, tanks, piping, and accessories. The Director of Manufacturing will provide oversight to management and operations staff with the primary goal being to ensure a work environment that promotes safety, quality, and productivity while driving continuous improvement activities.

• Responsible for all manufacturing operations including the safety, production efficiencies, quality, and customer service.
• Leads team members by managing and executing plant processes.
• Supports continuous improvement processes to ensure safety, quality, goals are cost, and customer service are met.
• Creates and maintains an engaged and team-oriented workforce to meet business demand.
• Comply with all of Astec’s safety protocols.

• Manage the manufacturing facility by ensuring all safety, quality, delivery, and financial goals and standards are consistently met
• Ensure a healthy and safe working environment while complying with federal and state regulations through active collaboration with environmental, health, and safety (EHS) staff
• Lead the manufacturing organization to build a strong culture of employee engagement and involvement, productivity, and accountability
• Assist general manager with long-range operational goals, expansion efforts, and implementation of new and advanced technology to drive improvement and reduce costs in our products
• Organize departmental management structure and teams for optimal, efficient operations
• Work with company controller to develop operating budgets and meet targets for efficiency, costs, hours, and absorption.
• Participate in the S&OP (Sales and Operation Planning) process with other site managers to understand the business conditions and make manpower and continuous improvement decisions to support the operation
• Create and deliver progress and production reports to executive team members on a regular basis
• Work with Operational Excellence staff to drive fact and data based continuous improvement, introduce new technology, new processes, SQDC initiatives, reduce man-hours, improve lead times and product flow, etc.
• Supervise capital planning for the facility, including equipment research and specification requirements, quoting, and purchasing along with maintenance, and facility layout
• Identify current and future training opportunities to build staff skills and support succession planning efforts
• Lead efforts towards standard costing, with an understanding of shop labor routings, standards, etc.
• Work cross-functionally and collaboratively with other departments to meet Astec’s strategic objectives
• Maintain a working knowledge of current trends and practices in welding, fabricating, cutting, painting, assembly and electrical to make sure the business stays current to new technologies
• Assume other special activities and responsibilities as directed
• Actively support Astec’s core values, mission statement and vision statement
• Follow affirmative action and equal employment opportunity program guidelines at all times
• Follow proper safety procedures at all times
• Wears personal protective equipment as required

• BS/BA Degree in an Engineering discipline preferred (ME, IE, etc.). BS/BA Degree in Business Management, Finance, or other related field plus applicable experience is acceptable.
• 10 years of manufacturing related experience required. Manufacturing Engineering or Continuous Improvement specific role experience preferred.
• Experience in shop/production management, engineering, operational excellence, lean manufacturing, or related experience is required.
• Experience in heavy steel fabrication…