Area Manager, Assembly

Logisnext Americas Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Hol

Profit Sharing Opportunities

401k with company match

On-site fitness center (Houston)

Job summary

Logisnext Americas Inc. is seeking a seasoned Operations leader to manage Assembly departments and drive production performance. You will oversee capacity planning, manpower, and new product introductions, ensuring on-time starts and continuous improvement.

Daily in-office work with a focus on safety, quality, and productivity. The role requires strong leadership, strategic planning, and excellent communication; you will collaborate with ME and other teams to meet the company business plan and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience; education may be substituted.
• Strong background in production management, production planning and manufacturing engineering.
• 5 years of managerial experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong leadership: capable of guiding people and influencing results.
• Balance safety, quality, productivity, cost and employee relations.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize and direct Operations Assembly Departments to meet business objectives and schedules; achieve KPI targets.
• Coach staff and model MCFA leadership competencies; promote continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Capacity Planning and Material Planning to meet daily/monthly production schedules.
• Develop and implement plans to optimize capacity, manpower, CSD, and materials while controlling overtime.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to introduce new products and processes for cost efficiency and quality.
• Perform other duties, escalate barriers, and review trends with supervisors.

Skills

Production management

Production planning

Manufacturing engineering

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

BPCS System knowledge

Capacity Planning

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Job description

About Us

Logisnext Americas Inc. has supported customers for more than 100 years as a technology-driven forklift manufacturer. In addition to being a forklift manufacturer, we are also a total solutions provider offering scalable products and services from material handling and automation to extensive fleet support.

About Us

Logisnext Americas Inc. has supported customers for more than 100 years as a technology-driven forklift manufacturer. In addition to being a forklift manufacturer, we are also a total solutions provider offering scalable products and services from material handling and automation to extensive fleet support.

About The Role

Manages assigned Assembly departments to produce product for Assembly line, Working with KPI targets in Safety, Quality,Housekeeping, Training, On time starts and CSD. Manages the planning of manpower and production departments to achieve daily department production rates and achieve the company business plan for RTS. Oversee the introduction of new products into the Assembly facilities ensuring all key milestones and evaluations are met and reports progress to the Superintendent. Oversees facility plans/changes to accommodate NPI introductions and efficiency improvements,while working with with his/her team and the M.E group.

What You Will Do

• Plan, organize and direct the Operations Assembly Departments to attain business objectives and production schedules through effective utilization of manpower, equipment, facilities, materials and capital. Provide direction and set goals to achieve KPI's in Safety, Quality, CSD, Training, Housekeeping, hours per unit and RTS targets.
• Model MCFA core leadership competencies and coach the staff on doing the same. Encourage a culture of continuous improvement through training, employee recognition, etc. Spend time on the shop floor monitoring the process and flow, talking with employees to keep open communication at all levels. Encourage employees to be involved in BBS.
• Work closely with the Capacity Planning and Material Planning Departments in order to achieve the daily/monthly production schedules in Fabrication Departments. Establish plans to achieve monthly business plans on forklift shipments while achieving committed ship dates to customers.
• Implement optimal plans on a daily basis by managing trade-offs between available capacity, manpower, CSD, and material availability while managing overtime expenses. Mitigate capacity risks by managing bottlenecks and dependencies across Fabrication departments while working closely with scheduling. Closely Monitor quality issues and address as they arise.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to plan and implement new products, equipment and processes that allow MCFA to build high quality material handling equipment in the most cost efficient and cost effective manner possible. Develop and execute plans to reduce overall product/labor cost without having a negative impact on product quality.
• Perform other duties as assigned, enforce and follow escalation process. Advise Superintendent of barriers impeding you. Perform Random audits to track production on a daily basis. Open lines of communicate with second shift. Print and review trends with the supervisors, schedules, quality, review top 3 impeding problems within the different area's of your responsibility.

When & Where

In office daily

Qualifications

What you need to have:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience may be substituted for the specific education requirement.
• Strong background in production management, production planning and manufacturing engineering
• 5 years managerial experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills, planning abilities and problem solving skills are essential.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong leadership: a demonstrated ability to lead people and influence results through others.
• Strong ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of Safety, Quality and Productivity, Cost and Employee Relations.

What Would Be Nice To Have

• BPCS System knowledge
• Capacity Planning knowledge.
• Lean Manufacturing/ Six Sigma skills.
• Budgeting skills.
• 7 or more years experience in a manufacturing plant operation.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Holidays
• Profit Sharing Opportunities
• Flexible Spending and HSA Accounts
• 401k with automatic company contribution and company match
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life, Dependent Life, and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (Includes 6-8 weeks of maternity leave and 5 days of paternity leave)
• Employee Assistance ProgramEmployee Discounts
• On-site fitness center (Houston)
• On-the-job training and development

The specific salary for a successful candidate will depend upon, among other legitimate factors, education, training, and/or experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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