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SP Industries Inc. is hiring a Factory Focus Leader to oversee a complete value stream and guide continuous improvement initiatives that fuel our operational growth at our Gardiner, NY facility. Join a growing, dynamic manufacturing team and manage the Value stream to include personnel, machinery and materials to ensure production schedules are met. Utilizing the customer backlog reports and factory schedule, ensure that target dates for instrument build and shipping of all SP Scientific units built at the Gardiner facility are met. The scope of this role is to encompass the entire Value stream from the point of order receipt through manufacturing, test and shipment, working closely with planning, materials and customer service teams. The Focus Factory Leader will lead the team to achieve the safety, quality, delivery and cost goals to support customer expectations and the business operating plan.
Job Responsibility:
Manage their assigned focus factory through the use of the Visual Management System, SQDC KPIs, in that priority, ensuring performance is driven with urgency by challenging the status quo
Responsible for implementing staffing plans and coordination with planning, scheduling and purchasing to ensure all customer requirements are achieved in a cost effective and productive manner
Ensure the focus factory team take responsibility for raising appropriate WOs
Ensure cross-product training programs align with the skillset of the team to ensure that all employees are trained to achieve both customer and company goals
Utilise problem solving to drive long term continuous improvements (kaizen)
Drive continuous improvement (kaizen) through the use of Lean tools
Review manufacturing methods and develop process/system strategies to meet company objectives for quality, cost, responsiveness and growth
Recommend and implement processes that will enhance the factory’s capabilities to provide an excellent customer experience while at the same time improving productivity
Ensure all employees are treated with integrity, providing an environment for individual development to the mutual benefit of the customers, business and individual
Promote employee engagement and talent development by providing regular performance feedback in 1-1s, mentoring, developing and motivating and through performance appraisals
Develop an internal talent pool
helping resolve personnel issue, including disciplinary requirements, in order to achieve targeted performance
creating mid-term and long-term development plans for direct reports
and building transparent, cooperative, trustworthy working environments for the employees
Demonstrate leadership in Health, Safety and Environment compliance
Hold team members accountable for health, safety and environmental compliance as part of the annual performance review process
Ensure that the requirements of the health, safety and environment management system are implemented and maintained
Carry out hazard assessments, inspections, and audits as required by legislative framework and/or corporate requirements
Ensure that training is provided to all departmental employees are per established training matrix
Implement appropriate corrective measures for unsafe conditions and unsafe acts
Ensure that appropriate equipment, materials and protective devices are provided and maintained in safe condition
Provide information, instruction and supervision to employees
Take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of employees
Requirements:
An associates degree / equivalent or above in an engineering or manufacturing based discipline
Minimum 5 years manufacturing management / supervisory experience
Knowledge of Operations Management and modern LEAN manufacturing methods
Experience of ERP systems, understand the positive and negative aspects of their use
ISO 9001 experience
Has the ability to energize and motivate people and to effectively communicate to all within the operations organization
Always portrays a positive, can do attitude in both favorable and adverse situations
Demonstrated leadership skills, with a high level of integrity and accountability, and ability to drive change in a fast-paced work environment
Proven track record of creating, implementing and/or sustaining a lean operation with effective problem solving skills to root cause
Good IT skills especially MS Office applications
Experience in developing, implementing and improving key performance indicator metrics through strong data analysis and continuous improvement
Working knowledge of Production and Capacity Planning
Excellent human relations communications, oral and written
Not shy in taking the lead and “getting your hands dirty”
Prepared to do what it takes to get the tasks completed to ensure that customer requirements are fulfilled and that the business needs are met
Must be flexible, including leading/mentoring other production departments as necessary
Required to wear safety shoes on the shop floor, and follow all Health & Safety, PPP and ESD procedures in force as per company rules
What we offer:
Robust health and welfare benefits package that includes Life, Health, Dental, Vision