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Job Description:

The Manufacturing Manager will be responsible for driving results in key areas of safety, quality, productivity, delivery, and continuous improvement for all Car Care manufacturing Lines.

This position requires a strong enterprise-minded leader capable of further developing a safety-first culture, a robust ITW-Toolbox operations strategy, building a diverse talent pipeline, leading continuous improvement activities that will span internal operations as well as with key suppliers.

Compensation Information:

+ Directs and drives 4 production lines within the Car Care Division to achieve safety, quality, productivity, on-time delivery, and inventory goals.

+ Drives improvements in safety, quality and operational efficiencies using the ITW Toolbox, 5S and other production/lean methods.

+ Manages the Working Supervisors to assure OEE on each line above 85% safely.

+ Work with Planning (MM) to develop plans to manage and improve inventory and delivery.

+ Work with the Safety Team to Improve safety

+ Continuously improve quality, labor efficiency, inventory, cost and OEE.

+ Drives effective and consistent Toolbox projects.

+ Defines and establishes objectives in the areas of safety, quality, and production, including developing specific short-term and long-term plans which may include budget and capital requests.

+ Identify, lead, and develop talent to maximize individual, team and organizational effectiveness in meeting company goals. This may include selecting and on-boarding talent, communicating effectively to foster a culture of engagement, cascading vision, creating goal alignment; and coaching through feedback, development planning and performance management.

+ Able to build and develop a strong and diverse team of direct reports.

+ Able to collaborate with other Division and functions to continuously improve.

+ Direct Working Supervisors in the coordination, communication, and attainment of daily /weekly production schedules assuring customer needs/commitments are met on an MRD basis.

+ Works with the EHS and Quality teams to ensure functional processes are consistently applied on all Car Care production lines.

+ Apply capacity/scheduling model and manage manufacturing capacity and constraint issues to maintain customer service levels and meet delivery commitments.

+ Support Maintenance team to proactively maintain and conserve capital equipment, including pro-active preventive maintenance and repair programs. Prioritize and align issues and activities to develop sustainable improvement in equipment performance.

+ Perform special projects as requested.

+ Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

+ Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, or similar field required.

+ Minimum of 7-10 years of relevant and progressive manufacturing management experience; experience in leading production/direct labor is required. Leadership experience with direct reports that are managing people is a plus.

+ P&L experience with inventory management, budgeting, and planning capabilities is a plus.

+ Previous ERP experience strongly preferred.

+ Change agent that demonstrates original thinking, facilitation skills, and the ability to develop innovative approaches for improving workflow and processes within the ITW Business Model.

+ Understands a variety of operational excellence competencies including but not limited to: ITW Toolbox, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma, Visual Management, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Kaizen, etc.

+ Knowledgeable of safety and quality processes.

+ Exceptional written and verbal communication/presentation skills with a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

+ Ability to maintain a level of confidentiality required.

+ This role is Hands On – Manager should be able to run lines if required and trouble shoot when issues happen.

+ JDE experience preferred.