Assembly Manager

Directs and coordinates activities of the assembly department processing units or manufacturing products in industrial organization by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate leadmen.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Responsible for work procedures, prepare work schedules and expedite workflow within the Assembly department.
• Issue written and oral instructions to staff regarding work within the department.
• Confer with other managers in the shop to ensure coordination of other functions such as production, inventory management and quality assurance.
• Manage policy deployment in the areas of Lean Manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, visual controls and plant performance measures.
• Manage the activities of the department, under the direction of the Plant Manager and follow established procedures and approved processes.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate departmental activities to fulfill sales orders, meet inventory requirements, and to meet delivery dates.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations.
• Knowledge of all manufacturing methods, techniques, and related equipment.
• Must be able to read and interpret drawings and specifications.
• Regularly communicate with maintenance staff about repair and maintenance needs on all equipment in the department.
• Ensure that proper safety and incident reporting procedures are followed; bring problems to the attention of the Safety Manager/Technician or HR Manager.
• Manage material requirements to increase inventory turns and reduce levels on hand.
• Provide leadership for problem resolution to facilitate fast improvements and improved working relationships.
• Identify, communicate and drive implementation of capital investments and improvement projects.
• Identify employees' skills and develop them by coaching and counseling employees on a regular basis.
• Assign duties and ensure that instructions are carried out accordingly; examine work for exactness, neatness, and compliance to policies and procedures
• Study processes continually and implement process improvements where effective.
• Responsible for unity among workers and resolving grievances swiftly and decisively; interview and hire new employees within the guidelines laid out by Human Resources; identify employees' skills and develop them by coaching and counseling employees on a regular basis.
• Conduct annual performance review and provide continual feedback on both positive and negative performance; conduct weekly safety meetings.
• Monitor quality of work performed in accordance with the company's Quality Plan
• Plan daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly productions to meet the completion dates as stated on the New Generation Operation Schedule (NGOS) report; review and update NGOS schedule, as needed.
• Plan for the number of people required per position in accordance with the budget.
• Responsible to managing the department's budget, including the putting together of the department's budget and monitoring the results each month during the budget year.
• Regular attendance, ability to arrive at work punctually, and the ability to work on-site; ability to work cooperatively with others, ability to deal respectfully with the public, customers, vendors, other employees, managers, and executive management.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, ability to interchange with others in the department.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Assembly department.
• Ability to supervise 50 to 75 non-exempt employees.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Kelvion Inc., Thermal Solution's policies, procedures and applicable laws. Responsibilities will include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Directing employees' work; setting and adjusting rates of pay and hours of work of employees; planning and controlling the budget for department; providing for the safety of the employees; planning the work; determining the techniques to be used; apportioning the work among the workers.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Minimum 5 years in general management experience in a manufacturing environment required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, hear, climb, and smell. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee will be working in a manufacturing area, which has moving mechanical equipment; hazards associated with welding, airborne mists and particles, chemicals and loud shop noises. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee is subject to extreme weather conditions of temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit and/or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit for periods of more than one hour. The employee should also consider the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind, precipitation, and humidity.

Nothing in this position description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the task listed in this job description, as well as other tasks assigned to you. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.