Team Manager 1st Shift - Production

Alfa Laval; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental and vision plans

Wellness program

401(k)

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Alfa Laval in Richmond, VA is seeking a hands-on Production/Operations professional to drive customer order execution and manufacturing efficiency onsite. You will lead capacity planning, ensure resource availability, and maintain quality through SOPs and audits.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, 2+ years in manufacturing, and strong leadership and improvement experience. Expect a high shop-floor presence and active involvement in cost and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent knowledge/experience.
• 2+ years of experience in a production/manufacturing environment.
• Experience with improvement tools (5S, Six Sigma, Kaizen).
• Knowledge of production finance and cost control.
• Proven leadership and people-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of people, processes and products (quality, delivery, cost).
• Lead capacity and scheduling meetings with managers and team leaders; secure resources as needed.
• Maintain quality via SOP writing, auditing and updates.
• Maintain 70–80% shop floor presence to drive performance and continuous improvement activities (5S, KAIZEN).
• Manage own cost accounts (people costs, consumables, repairs, rework).
• Drive performance and improvement meetings and related activities.
• Control quality deviations and line stops; track targets and break them down to the team level.
• Execute audits per ALPS (Alfa Laval Production System).
• Maintain inventory accuracy with cycle counters and drive improvements.
• Drive ergonomics, standard times, rework and scrap reductions to support business processes.
• Develop standard work for primary areas.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Production finance

Manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

5S

Six Sigma

Kaizen

Job description

Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water and shipping.

As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.

About the job:

As an integral member of our team, you will play a pivotal role being responsible for driving customer order execution, according to agreed plan and in line with our priorities, safety, quality, delivery, and cost. You will coordinate between different processes and support functions. While maintaining a high floor presence to see and reduce the waste from the processes and improve team engagement.

Currently, this is an onsite opportunity located in Richmond, VA.

As a part of the team, you will:

• Secure safety of the people, processes and manufactured/delivered products (quality, delivery, cost).
• Run capacity & scheduling meetings with other team managers and team leaders - Escalate and work closely with other support functions to ensure the resources (man/machine/material) for short & long period of time.
• Secure the quality, via SOP (standard operating procedures) writing, auditing and updating time to time.
• High shop floor presence (@70-80% of the available time) to drive performance of the team and employees and improvement activities like 5S, KAIZENs etc.
• Manage own cost accounts like people cost, consumables, repairs, rework etc.
• Drive performance meetings, improvement meetings and related activities.
• Control quality, deviations and line stops.
• Set and follow up targets for the team and each employee, broken down from unit level.
• Execute perform audits according to ALPS (Alfa Laval Production System).
• Maintain the inventory accuracy in primary areas of work by working closely with the team leads and cycle counter and make the necessary improvements.
• Run improvement activities in the areas of ergonomics, standard times, rework & scrap etc to support the business processes.
• Develop owns and teams standard work for the primary areas.

We care about diversity, inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.

What you know:

You have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent knowledge, or equivalent experience and:

• 2+ years of experience from relevant area in a production/manufacturing company
• Experience from improvement tools, e g 5S, Six Sigma, Kaizen
• Production finance
• Leadership and management skills

At Alfa Laval, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive and dynamic workplace that values diverse perspectives and experiences. While we typically welcome applicants from all locations, currently, we are prioritizing candidates who reside in the US or have an established presence in the area.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value. Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval’s future success. Our benefits-eligible associates enjoy healthcare, dental and vision plans, a robust wellness program, generous 401(k), paid holidays, paid time off benefits, and more. At Alfa Laval, we carefully consider a wide range of factors to determine your total compensation package. We rely on market indicators and consider your specific job, background, skills, and experience to get it right. The base salary for this role is typically $90,000 - $100,000.

Alfa Laval is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, or business need, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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