Manager II, Production

Key Accountabilities

• Provide leadership and direction to a group of Production Associates and Leads
• Monitor various metrics related to Safety, Productivity, Quality, and Cost/Productivity. Take immediate actions as needed to ensure goals are met.
• Ensure customers receive high quality products that are delivered on time.
• Develop and provide performance feedback to Associates and make various employment related decisions.
• Drive ownership of Safety/Quality/Delivery/Cost to shop floor associates and production managers
• Demonstrate strategic thinking in regards manufacturing capabilities and capacity
• Continue to reduce lead times
• Drive employee development and grow cross‑functional skill capabilities through implementation and support of cross training
• Support the continuous improvement activities to improve delivery and cost objectives.
• Support lean initiatives that support manufacturing operations – Rexnord Business Systems (RBS)
• Support facility safety initiatives
• Support quality initiatives that support manufacturing process improvements
• Support annual capital expenditures process for capacity growth, cost reductions, etc
• Lead and drive Total Associate Engagement (TAE)
• Drive on time delivery metrics

Under the limited supervision of the Plant Manager, performs the following duties:

• Provides a central point of supervision for the operation of production activities that carries out plant objectives.
• Carries out plans & procedures to reach plant objectives.
• Strong project management approach with the ability to manage medium to long term project plans and lead teams to achieve the objectives
• Self‑motivated individual with the ability to lead/drive through the change management cycle.
• Ability to work well under pressure and handle a variety of tasks simultaneously.
• Maintains & achieves production schedule and takes appropriate action to clear away any difficulties that arise.
• Operates with peers and subordinate to develop a high level of morale, loyalty, cooperation and discipline throughout the plant.
• Assists quality control to assure that established standards of quality accuracy and performance are maintained.
• Reviews expenditures of immediate activities. Suggests means of reducing costs and/or limits potential costs increase.
• Ability to effectively communicate in small to medium groups of diverse backgrounds as well as effective communication with various levels of management
• Proven track record of utilizing sound problem solving skill set and root cause analysis as method of metric driven performance improvements
• Reviews plant reports such as demos, effectivity, daily production, scrap, etc., to ensure operation is within budgeted allowances.
• Strong exposure and demonstrated track record of manufacturing in a lean environment especially in set‑up reduction and standard work implementation
• Experience/Exposure in implementing lean daily management/visual management
• Performs special assignments as directed by the plant manager.
• Plans, organizes, and controls plant operations, utilizing the Regal Rexnord Business System and lean principles to achieve divisional objectives for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Cash Flow.
• Design and implement necessary improvements to maintain a safe, clean, energy‑efficient and well‑organized facility
• Through the Regal Rexnord annual Strategic Planning and Strategy Deployment processes, define improvement priorities which have the greatest impact to customers, stakeholders and associates; deploy strategy to team and engage team
• Represents operations in the Sales, Inventory, Operations, Planning (SIOP) process
• Leads the business including the Engineering, Operations, Quality, Human Resources, Customer Service, RBS, and Finance functions consistent with the annual operating plan for the Regal Rexnord Aerospace Group
• Pro‑actively analyzes operational metrics, making and driving process improvements within manufacturing, supply chain, and sourcing
• Supports divisional growth strategy through improved manufacturing cost, capacity, and process flexibility.
• Fosters a culture of Total Associate Engagement
• Manages and improves salaried and hourly performance through exceptional…