Manufacturing Manager

Manufacturing Manager

Teledyne Technologies

Kopavogur, Iceland

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the day-to-day operation of production to ensure that departments within the organization reach production goals within budget and a high level of quality;
• Leads the holistic development and implementation of production and material planning strategies that align to the product segments;
• Drive improvements in quality, productivity and the elimination on non-value add processes;
• Implement process improvements that support business goals such as linear shipments, development of standard lead-times for key products, rapid material shortage simulation in response to customer order requests and fully automated Kanban system for hardware/miscellaneous expense materials;
• Develop standard work and ensure all processes and procedures are documented;
• Develop the knowledge and skills of the production team through cross training on all processes and equipment;
• Champion, lead and execute Lean and continuous improvement initiatives; build a continuous improvement culture;
• Work with all levels of the organization on various projects or on cross functional teams;
• Work with engineering and manufacturing engineers on process improvements and new product introduction;
• Participate in cross functional improvement teams;
• Schedule resources accordingly to meet customer commitments and internal targets;
• Identify and implement the necessary training for the production and service teams;
• Perform annual reviews; recommend promotions or terminations. Maintain employee attendance records approve vacation time as appropriate and ensure proper coverage in all departments;
• Ensure proper time reporting of labor in ERP system;
• Ensure accurate planning parameters/data are populated and adjusted in IFS as required;
• Track, monitor and report on KPI’s;
• Ensuring that production meets customer delivery requirements;
• Ensure parts are produced to stated requirements;
• Work with production planning and procurement on delivery needs, parts shortages and developing priorities;
• Provide leadership, coaching and direction to the planning team.

Education and Experience:

• Maters or BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Management, 10+ years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Experience in the production of electromechanical systems and subassemblies for marine applications;
• Practical experience implementing lean principals.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Continuous improvement and lean principals; verifiable lean manufacturing experience;
• Knowledge of using ERP system for running production floor, time reporting, capacity planning;
• Communicate clearly to all levels within the organization (verbal and written);
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment; work to meet monthly, quarterly and annual targets in a rapidly changing and growing environment;
• Proficient with all MS Office products.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervision of exempt and non-exempt employees.

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