Assembly Operations Manager — Lean & Continuous Improvement

Summit Polymers; Lawrenceburg (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Polymers in Kentucky is seeking a Department Manager, Assembly to plan, direct and optimize production across shifts for automotive plastic parts. You will lead Supervisors and Team Leaders, develop staffing, and drive safety, quality and cost targets in a lean manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, problem solving with root-cause methods, and collaboration with Engineering on new product launches. A College degree with manufacturing experience is required.

Qualifications

• College degree plus 2 years manufacturing experience or 4 years progressive experience in a technical or management position in a manufacturing environment.
• Wonderlic Select Assessment: minimum 50 (Traditional score 26 on the cognitive portion).

Responsibilities

• Plans and improves standardized production methods and objectives to achieve safety, quality, delivery, environmental, and cost targets.
• Assures proper staffing, development of staff, training, and employee involvement, in appropriate areas.
• Leads department in continuous improvement and cost reduction activities.
• Troubleshoots and develops countermeasures for all departmental problems including quality, productivity, and employee relations using root-cause problem solving methods.
• Assures safe practices and the maintenance of proper equipment conditions.
• Reviews practices and procedures, and leads activities directed toward implementation of Summit Lean Manufacturing Systems to eliminate all forms of waste.
• Interfaces with other departmental units to ensure that customer satisfaction targets are achieved.
• Interfaces with Engineering in KBPD procedures, VE/VA opportunities, and new product launches.
• Manages all production activities in related departments.
• Direction, motivation and review of Manufacturing Supervisors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Staff development

Root-cause problem solving

Decision making

Leadership

Education

College degree

Job description

Summit Polymers in Kentucky is seeking a Department Manager, Assembly to plan, direct and optimize production across shifts for automotive plastic parts. You will lead Supervisors and Team Leaders, develop staffing, and drive safety, quality and cost targets in a lean manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, problem solving with root-cause methods, and collaboration with Engineering on new product launches. A College degree with manufacturing experience is required.