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Manufacturing Unit Manager

Prysmian
  • Abbeville, South Carolina
  • Instant Apply
30+ days ago

Job Description

Prysmian is the world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. Each year, the company manufactures thousands of miles of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, as well as medium low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. We also produce a comprehensive range of optical fibers, copper cables and connectivity for voice, video and data transmission for the telecommunication sector.
 
We are 30,000 employees, across 50+ countries. Everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do, wherever you are based, you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us.

Position Description:
  • Develop and implement plans that execute the daily production schedule.
  • Hold the organization accountable for hitting daily goals and upholding quality/operational standards.
  • Lead, coach, mentor, and develop four frontline supervisors and their production teams.
  • Lead tier communication processes, standard work execution, and daily management activities to drive operational excellence.
  • Develop and execute long-term departmental strategies, capital improvement initiatives, and cross-functional operational improvement plans to ensure sustainable business growth.
  • Use SAP and plant capacity models to determine staffing and work schedule requirements.
  • Initiate and participate in plant continuous improvement projects.
  • Lead point of contact for industrial relations issues and business communication.
  • Improve the technical and decision-making capabilities of the shop floor associates.
  • Use plant data analysis tools for performance metric tracking, reporting, and problem solving.
  • Prepare and deliver daily, weekly, and monthly presentations on plant metrics and project status.
  • Conduct plant appearance and safety audits and improvements.
  • Ensure all product meets requirements as defined by the Plant’s Quality Management Systems.
  • Comply with all applicable safety procedures and ISO guidelines.

Specific Skills/Attributes:
  • Quality and customer focused.
  • Motivated, high energy team player- participate and contribute to a constructive working environment with all levels of the organization.
  • Demonstrate administrative aptitude, time management and ability to multi-task.
  • Capable of remaining calm & professional if dealing with stressful circumstances.
  • Able to work a variety of work schedules, including holiday and weekend emergency coverage.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Must be a “hands on” style of manager with a high % floor interaction.
  • Able to motivate, hire, train, hold accountable, and support a diverse workforce.

Education:
  • Associate's degree or higher in a technical, engineering, industrial, manufacturing, or related field required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Manufacturing, or related field.
  • Lean Manufacturing training.
  • Lean Certification, Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt is a plus.

Experience:
  • 3+ years of leadership/management experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience leading frontline leaders, supervisors, or production teams.
  • Demonstrated Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement project experience.
  • Strong people leadership, coaching, accountability, and communication skills.
  • Capital project or project management experience is a plus.

Safety Requirements/Physical Requirements:
  • Safety shoes and glasses required when working in the production areas.
  • Hearing Protection required in posted areas.

*Prysmian will grant reasonable accommodations for any disability.

Numbers & Facts

LocationAbbeville, South Carolina

Skills

  • Business Growthunmatched
  • Capital Projectunmatched
  • Coachingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Customer Relationsunmatched
  • Data Analysisunmatched
  • Green Businessunmatched
  • ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
  • Industrial Engineeringunmatched
  • Industrial Relationsunmatched
  • Infrastructure Constructionunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Lean Manufacturingunmatched
  • Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
  • Low Voltage (LV)unmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Managementunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Metricsunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Operational Improvementunmatched
  • Operations Planningunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Performance Metricsunmatched
  • Power Transmissionunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Production Scheduleunmatched
  • Productivity Modelunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Requirements Managementunmatched
  • SAPunmatched
  • Safety Complianceunmatched
  • Safety Processunmatched
  • Six Sigma Black Beltunmatched
  • Six Sigma Certificationunmatched
  • Six Sigma Green Beltunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Telecommunicationsunmatched
  • Telecommunications Industryunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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