Wunderlich-Malec Services has a Production Manager opportunity in our Golden Valley Control Panel Shop. The Production Manager plays a key role in the business unit by providing assembled, engineered systems to our customers. This position is responsible for the financial and technical growth of the Golden Valley production facility.
Major Responsibilities
- Develop, update, manage, and maintain production schedule. This includes the ability to create and modify schedules as developed in Microsoft Project and Excel.
- Setting priorities and to oversee the production leads in making appropriate assignments to other assembly resources.
- Reviews project budgets during production process to set goals for assembly resources and evaluate milestones. Analyzes profitability of assembly tasks and manages overall production rate for competiveness.
- Works with Project Engineers to fully understand system assembly requirements and shipment schedules.
- Assists in preparing panel estimates for corporate business units.
- Assemble electrical equipment per project standards and engineered drawings.
- Proper layout of both front and back panel mounted components.
- Ability to visually locate components and determine proper clearances, etc.
- Manage U.L. certification for facility. This includes the development and submission of special procedures as required for assembled equipment.
- Proper U.L. labeling of equipment, including required documentation procedures.
- Properly label and document component identification and location.
- Manage daily equipment shipping/receiving responsibilities. This includes scheduling of equipment shipments to project locations via special carriers.
- Maintain a clean and organized production area on a daily basis.
- Manage commodity component stock levels.
- Works with Purchasing Manager to assist in project component receipt.
- Reviews BOM (bill of materials) to access equipment receipt and readiness for project assembly.
- Ability to communicate with production staff professionally providing a strong leadership role for the
- Manages staffing levels for the Panel Shop. Determines and initiates hiring or downsizing needs with Business Manager and/or Human Resources Manager as required. Assists in the interview and hiring process.
- Will provide input to Business Unit Manager on any performance issues, concerns and input for yearly and annual reviews.
- Must have a valid driver’s license to travel up to 25% to and from client sites as needed.
Minimum Requirements
Education High school diploma
Experience Minimum five years of directly related panel assembly experience in the areas described above as well as areas indicated below:
- Good employee interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated skill in working effectively with a team of engineers and engineering support.
- Familiar with the use of a personal computer for developing and managing production schedule, entering timesheets, expense reports, printing wire labels, etc.
- Working knowledge of all necessary safety requirements while working in assembly area. Will determine whether additional safety training is required within the department and will assist in that process.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Skill in identifying “non-standard” designs and recommending suggestions for layout, assembly, etc.
Physical Demands of Position Seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, dexterity in hands, climbing, and ability to mount and dismount equipment, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
Working Environment Equipment assembly environment, On-site process environment.
*Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job. They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.
Wunderlich-Malec is proud to offer a comprehensive employee-owner benefit package. Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits: Medical • Dental • Vision • Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D • Long Term Disability • Voluntary Short Term Disability • Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts • Health Savings Account • Paid Time Off (PTO) • Paid Holidays • Tuition Reimbursement • Referral Bonus Program • 401(k)/Profit Sharing • 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) • Employee Assistance Program • Will Preparation Resources • Worldwide Travel Assistance
Salary Range The expected Salary range is $90,000 - $100,000 annually depending on qualifications plus a discretionary bonus and employee stock program