Job Description
Position Purpose:
The Director of Manufacturing will lead teammates at the facility to optimize performance in production, maintenance, quality, safety, environmental and other operation-related activities in Dalton, GA.
Responsibilities:
- Directs and manages all manufacturing operations with overall responsibilities for scheduling and managing a 24-hour production facility.
- Identify, recommend and implement changes to improve productivity and reduce cost and waste/scrap.
- Direct the establishment and implement and/or maintain safety, quality and production standards.
- Coordinate plant activities through the planning with departmental managers/supervisors to insure the total operational objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost effective manner.
- Typically monitors and reports KPI’s related to production and costs.
- Implement cost effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages and salaries.
- Manage capital asset maintenance.
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of PLCs and industrial automation systems.
- Control and minimize labor overtime and repair expenses.
- Provide leadership and training to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
- Implement and maintain preventive maintenance programs.
- Provide direction, development and leadership to supervisors/managers.
- Work closely with Human Resources on the management of the plant employee staff and any issues that arise.
- Establishes shift schedules, ensures labor availability, and maintains staffing consistent with cost targets.
- Provides direction, development and leadership to all direct reports including maintenance and shift supervisors.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, or equivalent work experience in a chemical manufacturing environment.
- 10+ years of operations / production management experience.
- Proficient understanding of chemical manufacturing processes and ability to communicate findings to appropriate employees.
- Hands on experience in a chemical manufacturing environment.
- Excellent Organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Effective problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
- Strong Project Management skills.
- Strong Supervisory and Leadership Skills.
- Demonstrated understanding of financial and operational performance.
- Energetic with ability to inspire all levels of an organization.
- Experience in establishing and maintaining a safe/disciplined manufacturing operations with a focus on delivery quality goods.
- Hands on experience in a small operation with an ability to multi-task.
- Ability to work effectively across functions including procurement, sales, finance, quality, safety, and human resources.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
- Proficient with payroll software for approval of employee timecards.
Work Environment:
- Work is typically performed in a manufacturing facility that is not temperature controlled. Works and travels throughout plant environment of varied temperatures and humidity, and wears personal protective equipment, as required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Various operations in the plant generate noise, dust, vapor, and fumes in the normal course of production. The Company has been and is committed to eliminate these conditions to the extent possible through the application of design engineering. The Company also provides a variety of safety equipment to keep all associates safe and within OSHA standards.
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
We are an equal opportunity employer
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