Assistant Manufacturing Manager

Benefits:

• Paid Health, Dental, and Life Insurance as well as Long Term Disability
• Generous 401K Plan
• Optional Vision Insurance, Telemedicine, and Short-Term Disability Insurance.
• Paid Vacation and Holidays

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Overseeing daily manufacturing, fabrication and assembly line requirements on all product lines / divisions
2. Ensuring that we are manufacturing kits in a timely manner with a high rate of accuracy in all shifts
3. Overseeing multiple shifts
4. Identifying ways to improve the department’s efficiency and accuracy
5. Responsible for meeting delivery, quality and labor cost goals
6. Meet KPI on output, scrap, attendance and overtime reduction
7. Managing schedules for supervisors and shop employees in all shifts
8. Filling in for production as / where needed (Welding, making hoses, powder coating, QC, etc.)
9. Ensuring that the shop meets safety standards
10. Enforcing company policies
11. Implementing and enforcing department rules and policies
12. Assist with establishing department goals and plans for growth and regularly measuring progress
13. Documenting and maintaining job descriptions with clearly defined procedures for each position
14. Ensuring that the communication between the shop and other departments is clear and consistent
15. Assisting in employee recruitment, reviews and evaluations, promotions, retention, and terminations as needed
16. Ensuring that all production equipment is working efficiently and safely and scheduling/making repairs as needed
17. Ensuring that the shop floor stays safe, clean, and organized

Applicants must:

1. Have an Associates degree or equivalent
2. Have knowledge of manufacturing processes
3. Have welding and fabrication experience
4. Have management experience in a production shop
5. Demonstrate excellent leadership skills
6. Have a positive attitude and work well with others
7. Demonstrate high attention to detail with an emphasis on high accuracy
8. Be able to accurately read blueprints
9. Be capable of working under pressure
10. Be open to working late or early as needed to meet deadlines
11. Experience with coordinating and scheduling is a plus
12. Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desired Qualities & Skills:

• Positive leadership
• Forward thinking
• Honesty and Integrity
• Good problem-solving skills
• Proven team building skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Strong work ethic and discipline
• Continued desire to learn and improve
• Self-management skills / mindset
• Know when to ask for help
• Proactive
• Knowledge of Word and Excel