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Action Staffing Group

Assistant Manager, Manufacturing Operations

irvington, NJ

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Action Staffing Group lists this Assistant Manager, Manufacturing Operations opportunity in irvington, New Jersey. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Our client is hiring an Assistant MV Department Manager

Onsite in Irvington, NJ - Monday throught Friday - 7 am to 5 pm

1 to 2 Saturdays per month 7 am - 12 pm

Salary starting at $150K dependent on experience

The Assistant Medium Voltage Department Manager will partner with MV Department Manager to oversee all functions of MV Operations.

Safety

Ensure safety standards are met within the working areas and collaborate with MV Department Manager and the EHS team on actions and sustainability.

Maintain a culture of safety

Assist the Department Manager with all EHS notifications added to the EHS notification tracker

Participate in Gemba walks and report findings during the weekly meeting

Report, review and fill out MOCs ( Management of Change) as needed

Reporting

Collaborate with the Department Manager regarding MDI (Daily stand-up) meetings and ensure actions created by the MDI are reviewed and closed in a timely manner.

Participate in monthly SIOP meetings and work directly with Sales, MV Product Manager and Planner to meet customer demand.

Drive root cause analysis meetings when targets aren’t achieved.

Participate in capacity and production efficiency projects

Maintain the department’s scorecard

Work with the C&I Team on OEE reporting and any other continuous improvement tasks

Personnel/Human Resources

Responsible for the department’s head count based on customer demand and department targets. Request new hires as needed.

Responsible for onboarding new employees and terminating existing employees who do not meet department or company standards

Manage the direct reports (Assembly/Packaging Manager, Electrical Testing Manager and Molding Production Manager)

Review and approve all requests for PTO in ADP (direct reports)

Provide coverage on time card approval though ADP by every week’s deadline

Financials

Review and approve all Medium Voltage D365 system transactions and provide reason codes for variances

Assist the Finance team with closing the fiscal month

Maintenance/Facilities

Ensure proper 5S is followed in the MV production areas

Coordinate with the Maintenance manager the PM (Preventative Maintenance) plan

Work with Facilities Manager on projects requiring external contractors

Quality

Work with QC Manager and Head of Quality on all applicable initiatives

Participate in Quality related RCCAs

Support the Department Manager ensuring the department’s conformance during the annual ISO audit

Requirements

College Diploma is great preferred

3-5 years Management experience (Manufacturing preferred)

Company’s Quality Management System and ISO 9001:2015 awareness

Strong communication, interpersonal, public speaking, and leadership skills.

Innovative with motivational mentality.

Excellent management, leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

Confident and goal oriented.

Worksite address

irvington, NJ, 07111, US

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