Production Facilitator

To implement, supervise, and manage press operations to ensure alignment of policies, training, responsibilities, forecasting, processes, and on-time delivery is delivered at the lowest cost through continuous improvement while meeting plant and corporation objectives and financial performance. Oversee all press operations in the facility.

Essential Functions and Key Accountabilities
Priority Function
- Enforce and direct subordinates to follow all safety procedures to achieve plant goal of zero accidents.
- Implement and supervise manufacturing policies and training that facilitates the highest quality product with on time delivery at the lowest cost through continuous improvement activities.
- Oversees daily/monthly production activities, responsible for achieving production targets and reporting issues to area manager which requires adjustments in Client, processes, responsibilities and disciplinary actions.
- Assist area manager in the development of the annual profit plan which involves defining departmental budgets, forecasting, direct labor, identifying equipment requirements, establishes quality goals and outlining continuous improvement programs.
- Provide input and support to new product plans/programs.
- Assist area manager to enhance the business objectives and financial performances of the Plant, Division and Corporation.
- Additional responsibilities as required – this position is subject to change as the needs of the department change

SAFETY - Proactively improve safety in the plant to achieve plant goal of zero accidents - Facilitate and develop topics for communication at daily safety meetings - Champion the timely resolution of all safety concerns and / or near misses - Work with maintenance to ensure all equipment has proper p.m. and is safe to operate - Enforce all area and plant safety procedures

QUALITY
- Work closely with the quality area to create and maintain systems that insure quality products
- Support Team Mates in their efforts to consistently exceed customer expectations, maximize production and quality while minimizing downtime and scrap
-Communicate all potential quality concerns
- Enforce all area and plant quality procedures
- Maintain all customer and TS requirements

HOUSEKEEPING
- Maintain the appearance of a World Class facility - Actively support full implementation of the 5S initiatives

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT/ TRAINING
-Actively encourage participation in idea program by effectively resolving and implementing Team Mate ideas - Identify training opportunities to develop and maintain a highly motivated and capable team - Lead efforts to reduce cost and improve efficiency to meet planned / plant objectives

Academic & Experience Required:
- Associates degree
Equivalent experience, or skill that are minimally required for competent performance
- Participation in a significant role on the MOS, either deploying a practice, training in a tool or methodology, leading problem solving or other applied leadership experience.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Proficient computer skills/Microsoft suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, and Power Point)
- Technical knowledge of Procedures, Products, Planning, Quality, Safety and Processes
- Product knowledge with component identification
- Quality Focus
- Experience with employee involvement teams
- Lean manufacturing
- Quality Management Systems
- Human Development Management Cross functional leadership
- Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Management Fundamentals.
- Core Manufacturing Processes (Stamping, Assembly, Painting, Welding, Hydroforming)
- Logistics

Softskills / Success Factors / Leadership & Competencies:
Integrity and Trust - Compassion - Perseverance - Interpersonal Savvy - Conflict management - Planning - Problem Solving - Organizational Agility - Building Effective Teams - Developing direct reports and others

Physical Requirements:
-While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear.
-The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, and feel.
-The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
-Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to visually focus

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status