Manager, Manufacturing

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Job Description/Essential Duties:

The Manufacturing Manager assigned to the Assembly Operation manages all functions related to the manufacture of high-end decorative brass faucets. Areas of responsibility includes general assembly, water-testing, and machining. In addition to these duties, the Manufacturing Manager for Assembly Operations also:

• Directs production in the assembly areas for maximum efficiencies of equipment, materials, and personnel of the assigned shift.
• Oversees and monitors the budget for manufacturing, including capital expenditures, labor, and headcount.
• Drives continuous improvement and lean transformation to create world-class manufacturing processes with a focus on reducing costs and improving lead times.
• Embodies a safety culture and implements safety initiatives that drive the organization to achieve the goal of zero accidents.
• Ensures organizational policies are implemented to conform to corporate compliance areas including environmental, safety, and product liability.
• Determines current and future manufacturing opportunities that support new technologies and long-term growth in support of the strategic plan.
• Maintains customer, market, product knowledge and understanding. Prepares production for product line changes as required to meet customer and market needs.
• Ensures material handling best practices to ensure best-in-class inventory accuracy on an ongoing basis.
• Manages and develops appropriate direct and indirect reports while building leadership skills within the team and improving productivity.
• Develops and promotes a motivated, positive, and collaborative culture in the manufacturing facilities.
• Ensures productive and supportive interaction between departments and shifts.
• Performs additional assignments per supervisor's direction.

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English fluently. Spanish bilingual skill is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• A sense of urgency and efficiency in all tasks.
• Ownership of all assigned areas of responsibility.
• Excellent time management skills; must be able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail and accuracy; must be able to recognize and resolve discrepancies.
• Good judgement and discretion.
• Commitment to building and developing a quality team. Ability to delegate and manage a multi-functional team.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, honesty, and unwavering commitment to California Faucets ongoing growth and profitability.
• Ability and desire to understand the business at all levels, including from a product, marketing, sales, and operational perspective.
• Demonstrated strategic planning skills and the capacity to provide manufacturing leadership to the organization.
• The ability to build and energize a strong positive team environment, with bench strength at all levels.
• Team player with strong communication skills who can work openly and cooperatively with all company departments and managers.
• The ability to communicate across all levels, from shop floor to members of the executive team.
• The strategic and visionary leadership skills to maintain a long-term focus and the tenacity to achieve results.
• Change agent skills that motivate and inspire others with a drive for innovation.

• Possible exposure to heat, cold, dust, and moderate noise when working indoors.
• May be required to work with adhesives, power tools, forced air.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or related field highly preferred.
• A minimum of seven (7) to ten (10) years of manufacturing experience in a rapidly growing, production based business.
• At least three (3) years of management level experience in manufacturing operations.
• Experience managing a team of at least 50 employees.
• Strong Lean Manufacturing experience and toolkit.
• Familiarity and experience with ERP, MRP, or WMS systems.
• A successful track record of achieving growth targets, reducing direct/indirect costs while increasing operational efficiency, productivity, and quality.
• Extensive experience with manufacturing process improvement, including budget management, facility enhancement and improvements, cycle time reduction, lead time reduction, workflow enhancements and capacity management planning.
• Ability to manage with KPIs, participation in Capex project, and analyze operating reports to identify opportunities; the ability to summarize monthly operating results and future plans with executive teams and others.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Windows and all Microsoft Office applications.