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Objective of the Position: Ensures that operations meet or exceed efficiency and corporate quality and environmental standards by participating in and directing activities of the Supervisor, Production. Essential Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that Champions safety improvement projects in the department to meet all company, state, and federal health, safety, and environmental policies and standards Leads the department's emergency action plan and provides input to the plant emergency action plan Creates a safety culture to prevent all accidents in the department Reviews incident reports and ensure completion of short- and long-term corrective actions Prepares and presents performance data, business cases, and project plans and updates to internal and external stakeholders Recommends training to improve the department's adherence to the company quality management policy Coaches supervisors and team leaders to conduct effective quarantine of nonconforming or suspect material Leads level 2 red box review Participates in level 3 red box review Reviews, coordinates, and approves rework processes to prevent the delivery of nonconforming material Reviews customer scorecard and implements effective corrective actions Creates a culture of engaged employees to encourage innovation and product and process improvement Leads daily level 2 Top 5 meeting to identify issues, create corrective actions, and validate desired outcomes Attends daily level 3 Top 5 meeting to report constraints and secure additional support to achieve Top 5 goals Validates production plans against manpower, material, and maintenance resources Tracks, analyzes, and creates improvement plans for delivery metrics Communicates delivery and quality risks with internal customers Creates and manages continuous improvement projects to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of the department Creates and manages the department headcount plan to achieve direct labor efficiency and delivery goals Provides input, manages, and controls the annual budget for the department Manages and approves employee timecards and time off requests daily Ensures timely response for employee relations and escalates to Human Resources as needed Communicates shift changes, mandatory overtime, and other information affecting employee well-being Creates a culture that exemplifies the Management Policy, Code of Conduct, Core Values, and Core Competencies Sets and monitors developmental and leadership goals for supervisors and team leaders Performs periodic and annual performance and development feedback with supervisors Identifies talent and performance gaps and creates performance improvement plans and learning opportunities Conducts regular performance coaching with supervisors to empower individual improvement actions Empowers select supervisors to assume some duties in the absence of the manager Provides on-call support for escalation from employees on all shifts Escalates serious issues and other problems in a timely manner according to established procedures Collects and analyzes end of shift reports to identify and correct negative trends Leads weekly focus team meeting to create and execute long-term actions that reduce scrap and increase efficiency Secondary Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that Conduct all business-related activities for, and on the behalf of, Purem within the limits of applicable local, state, and federal legal requirements Provide support to, and compliance with, all local and corporate Purem Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) policies, procedures and other HSE related requirements Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and follows all Purem polices related to TS16949 and ISO 14001; looks for way to improve and promote quality Performs some supervisor duties as needed Other duties as assigned Requirement Profile:Professional Background / Basic Qualification / Work Experience: Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Engineering, Management or closely related field Minimum five years automotive manufacturing experience in operational discipline Minimum three years leading/managing multiple teams in a manufacturing environment Leadership experience in the automotive industry and in a robotic welding environment preferred Ability to travel domestically by car or plane Technical Expertise: Ability to create reports, charts, and presentations with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook Ability to use SAP transactions for purchasing, production planning, material planning, and maintenance planning Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections Ability to analyze statistical data and charts to recognize in and out of control processes Ability to create clear and concise instructions, email correspondence, reports, and memos Familiarity with the principles of lean manufacturing and their application to identify and remove waste Familiarity with engineering fundamentals, mechanical systems, techniques for product manufacturability and continuous improvement Ability to develop project plans, manage project teams, and complete projects on time and budget