Flow Team Manager

Atlas Copco North America LLC; Town of Saugerties (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture of trust

Career growth

Innovation culture

Comprehensive benefits

Health & well-being

Job summary

Atlas Copco North America LLC in Saugerties, NY is seeking a Flow Team Manager to coordinate and optimize workflow processes with a focus on quality and efficiency.

You will lead the flow team and department shift leaders, align goals, deploy staff by qualifications, and drive Lean improvements while collaborating with planning, PM, and NPI.

The role requires strong leadership, manufacturing experience, and a Bachelor's degree; on-site hours 2:30pm-11pm, with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Engineering, Manufacturing management or Business Administration.
• 10 years' experience in manufacturing operations.
• 5 years' managerial experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the flow team and shift leaders to meet goals.
• Set and evaluate performance goals aligned with area objectives.
• Deploy employees based on qualifications.
• Monitor results and implement corrective actions for quality.
• Drive continuous improvements and Lean principles.
• Represent management in the absence of the Operations Manager.
• Plan and optimize work planning and material flows for Production.
• Collaborate with operational planning including Project management and NPI.
• Ensure delivery meets quality, time, and cost constraints.
• Lead groups and projects, and manage budgets.
• Conduct capacity and space planning for cost centers.

Skills

Team leadership

Lean manufacturing

Quality management

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Manufacturing management or Business Administration

Tools

Encompix MRP

Job description

Your role

The purpose of the Flow Team Manager is to coordinate and optimize workflow processes, ensure quality standards are met, solve problems, facilitate communication, and support the professional development of team members, all to achieve the team's objectives efficiently and effectively.

Main Responsibilities

• Employee Management & Leadership: Lead and coordinate your assigned flow team and assembly/welding department shift leaders, fostering motivation and ensuring goal achievement through workflow coordination and employee development.
• Goal Setting & Performance Evaluation: Collaborate with your team to establish and evaluate performance goals regularly, aligning efforts with AC area objectives.
• Qualification-Based Deployment: Deploy employees based on their qualifications to leverage strengths and encourage growth.
• Monitoring & Corrective Action: Continuously monitor work results, discussing them with the team and implementing corrective measures for efficiency and quality.
• Development & Lean Principles: Drive ongoing improvements within the department, focusing on personnel development and alignment with Lean principles.
• Managerial Representation: Assume tasks and responsibilities in the absence of the Operations Manager.
• Independent Optimization: Independently lead and optimize work planning and material flows for Production Department.
• Operational Coordination: Collaborate closely with operational planning, including interfaces such as Project management and New Product Introduction.
• Quality, Time, & Cost Management: Ensure product delivery meets quality standards within specified time and cost constraints, maintaining alignment with manufacturing.
• Leadership of Groups & Projects: Lead work and project groups, including change meetings and special project discussions.
• Budget Planning & Monitoring: Independently plan and monitor the budget, coverage and costs, initiating necessary corrections or optimizations.
• Capacity & Space Planning: Conduct capacity and space planning for manufacturing and assembly cost centers, deriving assembly sequences and modifying work plans as needed.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously improve work methods, processes and workflows to reduce lead time, lower costs and maintain quality.
• Order Sequencing & Resource Utilization: Sequence orders to ensure optimal resource utilization, performing value stream analyses for process improvement opportunities.
• Quality Monitoring & Support: Monitor and support the resolution of quality problems and the implementation of improvements, tracking scrap costs and excess inventory.
• Production Aid Management: Oversee costs and deadlines related to requested production aids, planning and controlling special equipment costs.

To succeed, you will need

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing management or Business Administration or equivalent experience.

Relevant Previous Experience

• 10 years' experience in manufacturing operations.
• 5 years' managerial experience.

Knowledge areas/Skills

• Experience in managing and motivating teams and in leading safety, quality and other improvment projects.
• Demonstrated skill and achievement in implementing lean practices in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated skill and achievement in successfully delivering quality products on-time.
• Solid experience with computerized MRP programs (Encompix preffered)

Other requirements

• Ability to work effectively with multiple groups to drive goals.
• Excellent writtten and verbal communication skills.

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability
• Lifelong learning and career growth
• Innovation powered by people
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits
• Health and well-being

Salary: $90,000-$100,000

Job location

This role requires you to work on-site at our office in Saugerties, NY 2:30pm-11pm.You will be part of a dynamic team and enjoy the benefits of face-to-face collaboration.

Contact information

Talent Acquisition Team: Kasey Griffin