Manufacturing Manager

* Direct, lead, and execute the long- and short-term strategy to ensure sustainable results that meet or exceed financial and operational targets.
* Collaborate with the Production Planning and Materials departments to establish production priorities and plans.
* Lead team to meet schedule attainment, on-time shipment, and inventory dollar goals.
* Work closely with the operational excellence team to implement and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
* Prepare capital and operating budgets and allocate resources to meet department and company needs.
* Manage the daily manufacturing operations across multiple departments.
* Identify/prioritize/provide resources to assist the Plant Manager to meet the annual operating plan and budgetary commitments.
* Emphasize training and implement control systems on multiple shifts to eliminate product discrepancies.
* Commit to employee feedback and developmental processes.
* Support and emphasize the Safety and Quality commitments of the plant.
* Understand production priorities and drivers in order to increase or decrease production levels to match customer demand
* Build and maintain credibility in professional relationships with superiors, colleagues, and subordinates.
* Monitor, identify and develop skill gaps to ensure leaders and employees within manufacturing are ready for the next phase of Mueller’s development.
* Work to create/maintain a positive culture based on company and Cleveland Values
* Work to engage employees and ensure high performance.
* Investigate and resolve disciplinary issues up to, and including, suspensions and terminations.
* Build and develop improved operations, processes, and procedures to support the Company strategic direction.
* Facilitate a high level of employee participation on teams and in events to foster high involvement, accountability, and results.
* Strong problem-solving / critical thinking skills: ability to quickly ascertain a situation and be decisive in solving problems.
* Ability to understand profit & loss statements and cost variances for the plant.
* Proven ability to plan and execute strategic initiatives to meet plant goals
* Conflict resolution skills.
* Strong oral, written and presentation communication skills.
* Excellent organizational, time management and prioritization skills.
* Emotional intelligence.
* Exceptional change management skills; very adaptable.
* Forward thinking.
* Prior experience in successfully leading supervisory level employees.
* Coach and develop direct report leaders to be exceptional leaders of people.
* Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, and Teams skills.
* Strong interpersonal / people relations skills.
* Strong multi-tasking skills.
* Must be able to interact with all levels of leadership and hourly team members in a professional and confidential manner.
* Must be an independent thinker and willing to take action when needed.
* Ability to persuade and influence others in a positive manner.
* Focus on continuous improvement of process, efficiency, and people development & engagement.
* A keen sense of urgency.
* Proven strategic and tactical abilities.
* Able to identify and drive important initiatives with minimal supervision
* LEAN Six Sigma implementation.
* Strong prior experience of identifying and closing skill gaps of direct reports.
* Working in manual and automated manufacturing roles.
* Working knowledge of manufacturing support functions, including maintenance, manufacturing engineering, and process engineering.
* Proven track record of driving productive change.
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field of work or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
* 7+ years progressive work-related experience with demonstrated proficiency in the discipline/technology/process related to the position as well as 5+ years managing people directly.
* Strong experience in the successful implementation of LEAN Six Sigma.
* Experienced at developing supervisors with little leadership experience.
* Experience in looking at ways to further automated processes with continued improvement and efficiency in mind.
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