Our client, a manufacturing leader in agriculture and construction equipment is seeking a Production Area Manager to join their team. As a Production Area Manager, you will be responsible for the planning, implementation and maintenance of the manufacturing activities in fabrication, machining, weld, and painting.
Job Title: Production Area Manager
Location: Benson, MN 56215
Pay Range: $120,000-$141,000/year + 15% Bonus
What's the Job?
- Accountable for managing people and deploying resources to support the needs of the business. Provide direct supervision and insure organizational objectives align with plant and corporate objectives. Provide feedback and coaching to direct reports, and foster a teamwork environment throughout the business unit.
- Accountable for meeting day-to-day and short-term targets by setting priorities for the team and ensuring task completion.
- Understand long-term vision and provide direction and resources to support World Class Manufacturing objectives and cost reduction targets.
- Sets up equipment operation feed, speed and temperature.
- Resolves issues related to the organization's production, machinery, processing and/or packaging operations.
- As an Area Manager, you will have 3 supervisors. Weld has the most employees with almost 60, fabrication has approximately 30 and the Paint area has another 20 so we are talking over 100 hourly employees below this person.
What's Needed?
- Bachelors Degree preferred. Open to Associates Degrees with more years of experience.
- Experience in Manufacturing of large machinery and even some automobile is necessary especially departments that have several different make part numbers.
- General understanding of MRP/ERP production planning and material flow.
- Experience with World Class Manufacturing (WCM)/Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement
- SAP background preferred
- Experience within fabrication, welding, or painting departments FIRM REQUIREMENT!
MUST BE US CITIZEN OR GREEN CARD HOLDER
OPEN TO PAYING RELOCATION
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