American Woodmark is now part of MasterBrand, the largest residential cabinet manufacturer in North America. Together, we offer a comprehensive portfolio of trusted cabinetry brands and products to homeowners, builders, dealers, and retailers.
At MasterBrand, our purpose is Building Great Experiences Together. For more than 70 years, our products have helped shape the spaces where people live, gather, and make lasting memories.
The MasterBrand Way guides how we work. It challenges each of us to make the team better, be bold, and champion improvement in everything we do. Our success is driven by talented people who make our products and serve our customers every day. We are committed to providing a safe workplace where associates can learn, contribute, and make an impact.
Come see why joining American Woodmark and MasterBrand is an opportunity to grow your career and help build something great together.
POSITION PURPOSE:
Work with the Plant Manager to direct and lead American Woodmark's production initiatives with the goal of establishing a world class manufacturing operation. Overall development and coordination of plant operations and production processes to optimize the use of all resources and equipment in meeting and/or exceeding established plant goals.
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to excel at the essential functions assigned. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required.
Experience
* Must have a proven track record of cultivating and developing talent in an organizational setting.
* Minimum of 8 years of manufacturing experience; wood working related preferred.
* Minimum of 8 years of supervision experience; multiple departments
* Must have experience in wood drying, machining, cabinet component manufacturing, material flows and inventory management; continuous improvement practices; and process analysis.
* Must have Lean manufacturing experience.
* Six Sigma experience a plus.
Skills
* Excellent personal computer skills in a network environment; Microsoft products experience preferred - Outlook-Word-Excel.
* Track record of successful project management.
* Experience in working in a team environment.
* Management style must be consistent with CITE Principles.
* Strong planning/Organization - Time Management skills.
* Demonstrated problem solving skills.
Education
* Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Business Management/Operations, or related discipline MBA a plus; extensive work experience may be considered in lieu of education.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
* Actively lead the organizational development efforts for the production area and support OD throughout the location/organization.
* Coordinate communication between assigned departments and shifts and foster healthy Client/Provider relationships.
* Improve equipment uptime, capability and reliability through the passionate facilitation of TPM initiatives and the AWC SEE (Strategic Equipment Excellence) program as well as all five phases of Six-Sigma improvement or the Defining, Measuring, Analyzing, Improving, and Controlling of equipment related problems.
* Continuously evaluates plant processes, being the driving force behind continuous improvement and cost reduction.
* Plan and coordinate department's activities to support SQDC targets, and meet and/or exceed client and/or customer's expectations.
* Lead and/or facilitate Kaizen events and actively participate on assigned teams and/or projects.
* Develop documented standard operating procedures related to material, equipment and processes throughout the plant finishing operations.
* Participate in identifying hiring needs; employee selection and training processes.
* Provide communication on departmental expectations, motivates team members, and identifies opportunity for improvements.
* Provide team leadership consistent with company vis