Manager, Hung Lines

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Our company culture is built upon YKK’s philosophy called the CYCLE OF GOODNESS. We believe that providing value and being fair to our customers and our employees is what makes us a successful company in return. Guided by our core values and fundamental behaviors, we strive to foster a caring company, committed employees and challenging work that benefits our employees, customers, and communities.

We offer competitive compensation packages, training and advancement opportunities. YKK AP America provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide the security they need to enjoy life at home and  providing a high level of benefit coverage at a reasonable cost to the employee, we hope to foster a long and productive employment relationship.

Manage and direct department to assure effectiveness and efficiency of resources to achieve critical performance goals defined for: quality, safety, delivery, service and productivity.

• Develop, implement, track, and visually report on daily, weekly, and monthly department KPIs (e.g. Efficiency, Scrap Rates, First-Pass Yield, and Downtime).
• Transition of the floor from basic compliance to a continuous improvement mindset using Lean Manufacturing tools (e.g. Gemba walks and Root-Cause Analysis).
• Partner with Industrial Engineering to optimize workflow, eliminate bottlenecks, establish and balance Line cycle times, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Own the department’s annual operating budget. Monitor and manage labor costs, material variances, overhead, and scrap expenses to ensure alignment with plant financial targets.
• Partner with Plant Finance to conduct monthly variance analysis, forecasting future operational costs and adjusting labor/resource allocation based on fluctuating production volumes.
• Identify opportunities for automation or equipment upgrades; build financial justifications and ROI analyses for Capital Expenditure (Cap Ex) requests.
• Manage plant personnel, determine work procedures, and coordinate flexible schedules/workflows to meet fluctuating production demands.
• Design and execute cross-training matrices for line operators to reduce production vulnerabilities, increase employee skill sets, and create clear pathways for internal advancement.
• Transform safety from a compliance metric into a core value where every associate feels empowered to speak up.
• Conduct regular safety audits, job safety analyses (JSAs), and incident investigations. Implement immediate corrective actions to prevent ergonomic injuries, strains, or lacerations inherent to window assembly.
• Partner with Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) teams to ensure 100% compliance with OSHA and corporate environmental guidelines.
• Actively coach, mentor, and develop frontline Supervisors and Lead persons, equipping them with the leadership skills needed to manage and support their teams effectively.
• Support supervisors in structured daily huddles to cascade company updates, celebrate department wins, and address employee feedback directly.
• Build high-moral, supportive work culture rooted in fairness, transparency, and mutual respect.

• Directly manage 2 or more supervisors and indirectly manage all Line Associates.
• Carries out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Own talent development and acquisition process for the department, including interviewing, hiring, and training employees.
• Conduct objective and constructive reviews of the manufacturing team and processes including review of performance and use of company tools such as OPLs and JSAs.
• Manage employee relations, conflict resolution, and disciplinary actions up to termination in collaboration with the Organizational Excellence team in alignment with company guidelines.
• Oversee and audit administrative supervisor task, including weekly timekeeping approval and attendance tracking.

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university preferred (Engineering, Operations, or Business Management is a…