Department Manager This position is responsible for the management of their respective department, area, or work centers including safety, work schedules, quality and quantity of output, employee performance, record keeping, and meeting all company objectives. They are also responsible for implementing and maintaining safety standards as required by law and company policy.
Responsibilities include:
Supporting, enforcing, and applying safe work practices
Promoting Lean Manufacturing Concepts, including 5S principles and Kaizen participation and leadership
Executing production schedules and managing process flow
Leading their team to accomplish the cost control, quality, and productivity targets
Managing employees job completion hours against budgeted (standard) hours
Managing employees to meet "on time" deliveries
Confirming proper times and labor reporting is documented
Daily reviewing and approving employee time in time keeping system
Daily reviewing and approving employee time in M2K
Monitoring attendance and implementing discipline in accordance with policies
Conducting daily floor meetings to inform employees of company activities
Communicating employee concerns and implementing corrective action for improper operations, faulty equipment, defective materials, and unsafe equipment
Promoting teamwork and positive environment
Identifying and coordinating training needs of employees in order to develop skills to allow for department flexibility and for personal development
Interviewing, recommend hiring, training, disciplining, evaluating, and developing objectives with employees
Developing and promoting cost reduction ideas and continuous improvement in processes and procedures
Additional items as assigned by manager
Principal Contacts Inside/Outside the Company: This position interacts with shop personnel and management
Competency or Position Requirements:
Leadership skills, with the ability to positively motivate
Excellent communication skills, including ability to clearly indicate expectations, train and help employees improve, and report progress or issues to higher management
Understand manufacturing environment, tools to be used, and safety skills required
Able to read Engineering drawings
Basic MS Office knowledge, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
All Armor employees are also expected to demonstrate Armor's core values of being:
Customer-Focused
Passionate about Work
Solution-Oriented
Driven by Integrity
Understand, promote, train and ensure compliance of the QMS within the managed department.
Education and/or Experience:
HS Diploma or GED equivalent is required
Associate's and/or Bachelor's is preferred
5+ years in manufacturing supervision / leadership position preferred; 3 years required
Equipment Used: This position will use basic office equipment such as a computer, printer/copier, calculator, phone in addition to tools used on the manufacturing floor.
Working and Physical Conditions: Indoor shop environment Manufacturing floor and work space with independent desk and computer
The Armor Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, promotions, or any other condition of employment or career development.
