Job Description

Position Summary

The Manufacturing Manager role will direct the manufacturing and assembly of rubber products to meet quality and customer service requirements. The Manufacturing Manager must lead with safety, understand business & manufacturing processes, employe effective staffing strategies, instill a culture of quality, and improve productivity. It is a role that requires drive, problem solving, continuous improvement, and the ability to remove barriers. This role reports to the Plant Manager and is based at Thermoid Bellefontaine, OH location.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for improving the Safety performance of the operations team and maintenance of all elements of process safety management.
• Deploy lean tools, methods and processes that make up the HBD Business System, including Lean Manufacturing, Structured Problem Solving, and Kaizen.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement to support business needs and expectations.
• Strong communication skills and ability to leverage cross-functional resources.
• Works closely with Human Resources as needed to hire operators with required skill sets. Ensures operators are on-boarded and trained via a comprehensive plant training program to maximize their opportunity for success and increase plant expertise.
• Develop operational employees and ensure career success via goal setting, performance management, promotion processes, and employee development plan.
• Proven ability to effectively manage multiple projects amid changing priorities in a fast-paced environment and produce results.
• Develop strong partnerships with support functions such as EHS, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and others to drive improvement in the organization and ensure alignment.
• Develop and implement programs for productivity improvement, cost reduction and quality improvements.
• Holds themselves and others accountable for return on investment of projects and ensures compliance financial reporting rules/regulations within the facility.
• Direct interaction with the union to resolve any conflicts that may occur.
• Ensure factory is executing to ERP schedule.

Experience and Education Required

• Bachelor’s Degree: BS Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience
• 5-10 years of experience in manufacturing or related experience
• Demonstrated leadership required to build teams and achieve results
• Proven track record of leading lean initiatives to achieve business results

Preferred

• Experience in rubber related industries
• Experience in continuous flow operational environments
• Experience in a union environment

HBD Industries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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