Manager, Manufacturing Operations – 3rd shift

Manager, Manufacturing Operations – 3rd shift

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Manager, Manufacturing Operations – 3rd shift

USA, Decatur, AL

• Supports the Business Leader by overseeing daily operations and driving continuous improvement across an assigned production area.
• Directly manages hourly production team members, including Team Leaders.
• Owns operational performance for safety, quality, delivery and cost. Aligns area goals with plant‑wide objectives.
• Leads daily start‑up of production area. Ensures proper staffing, adjusts for absenteeism and reviews daily production plans with Team Leaders.
• Ensures production line boards are completed accurately and used for performance tracking, issue identification and shift‑to‑shift communication.
• Maintains strong technical understanding of operations and follows escalation protocols to address abnormalities and corrective actions.
• Acts as first responder for production issues, facilitating proper escalation and resolution.
• Enforces Lean Manufacturing principles and escalation processes under the Appliance Production System.
• Participates in daily production meetings, communicating key issues to leadership and cascading necessary information to Team Leaders.
• Oversees implementation of standardized work and coaches Team Leaders to ensure process stability and adherence.
• Ensures Job Instruction methods and cross‑training matrices are followed to maintain skill depth and consistency.
• Maintains 5S standards to ensure a safe, organized and efficient work environment.

• Leads teams in aggressive response to inefficiencies. Drives root cause analysis and sustainable countermeasures.
• Supports the Business Leader in managing cross‑functional teams (PIEs, Team Leaders, KPOs and other lean resources) to identify and reduce waste.
• Serves as first responder within the escalation process to resolve operational issues.
• Participates in department reviews, helps prioritize open items and ensures timely closure with accountability.
• Leads and champions Kaizen Events; ensures countermeasures are implemented effectively.
• Uses tools such as Yamazumi charts to plan and execute work area rebalancing.

• Partners with HR to ensure fair, consistent and timely administration of all employee relations matters.
• Manages staffing levels, job postings, timecards and pay accuracy.
• Oversees overtime needs, compliance with overtime guidelines and posting of overtime schedules.
• Issues timely, well‑documented discipline and supports HR in completing prompt, thorough investigations when needed.
• Communicates company updates, process changes and other written communications promptly and clearly.

• Enforces all quality standards and processes.
• Monitors daily quality performance leads to problem‑solving and escalates unresolved issues.
• Ensures Team Leaders embed quality standards into Standardized Work.
• Partners cross‑functionally with engineering and quality teams to resolve and prevent issues.
• Tracks and reduces scrap through analysis and preventive action.
• Drives improvement in First Pass Yield and Service Call Rate (SCR) through proactive problem‑solving and collaboration.

• Promotes a proactive safety culture and ensures compliance with all PPE, safety rules and procedures.
• Leads and owns accident investigations within 24 hours, identifies root causes and implements corrective actions.
• Maintains the department safety action list and ensures timely closure of corrective actions from incidents and ergonomic assessments.
• Drives accountability for safe behaviors through daily engagement and visible leadership…