Section Manager

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Job Summary:

The Section Manager is responsible for managing various disciplines of manufacturing processes and coordinating daily production schedules and activities to create a safe and innovative environment for manufacturing operations (one to two product lines). In addition, oversees the assignment of work while verifying tooling requirements, costs, and quality standards are being met and linking communication between strategy and operations.

The incumbent in this position is expected to model the following practices on a daily basis:

• Demonstrate alignment with the company's mission and core business values
• Collaborate with key internal/external resources
• Participate in ongoing self-development

• Hires, develops, evaluates, and influences effective and consistent productivity and teamwork to ensure the delivery of Legendary Customer Service (LCS) and product/service to defined quality levels
• Models, promotes, reinforces, and rewards the consistent use of HOLT’s Values-Based Leadership (VBL) tools, models, and processes to ensure alignment with our Vision, Values, and Mission
• Plans, monitors, controls, and manages personnel to established production and quality control standards for specifications and delivery dates of products/services
• Monitors staffing needs to meet workflow and customer requirements to maintain the effective operations and cost factors
• Initiates and conducts process improvement communication with team members and management staff; daily start-up meetings and communicates touchpoint to relay operational status, safety and quality call-outs, and/or follow-up
• Directs, manages, and participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, and policies
• Coordinates production activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of staffing, machines, and equipment
• Analyzes, evaluates, and identifies production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications, and operating or production problems based on specific performance criteria
• Develops and implements operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality – practice and teach processes to drive Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) identification and continuous improvement
• Coordinates RIW (Rapid Improvement Workshop) or Kaizen mini-events to promote innovation and process improvements (safety, quality, efficiency)
• Revises production schedules and priorities as a result of equipment failure or operating problems; manage priorities to meet schedules and production requirements
• Implement various corporate initiatives such as 5S, Preventive Maintenance (PM), Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, ISO certification, etc.
• Maintains and reports out on KPI (Key Process Indicators) for area/product
• Consults with engineering staff relative to modification of machines and equipment in order to improve production and quality of products
• Works safely at all times and adheres to all applicable safety policies; complies with all company policies, procedures, and standards
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Intermediate knowledge of LEAN manufacturing principles, processes, tools, manufacturing, operations, and asset acquisition with the ability to teach and conceptualize
• Ability to take an active role in self-development and evaluate, assess, and identify development needs for team to include cross‑training, skills matrix, etc.
• Excellent verbal, written, communication, and presentation skills
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and conceptual skills
• Ability to prepare reports and maintain records
• Ability to identify complex problems and to review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Consulting and influencing abilities
• Time management and organizational skills
• Ability to improve processes and reduce costs by eliminating non‑value‑added activities
• Knowledge in analyzing manufacturing operations for continual process improvements while…