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MECO (a Grundfos Company) is a world leader in the engineering and manufacturing of water purification solutions for industrial, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, military, and food and beverage enterprises. This legacy of leadership is the result of our commitment to the highest quality of products and services in everything we do.

MECO is highly selective in our employees. We strive to hire individuals dedicated to quality, continuous improvement and performing in a team environment.

MECO is seeking an 2nd Shift Assembly Foreman based in the Mandeville, LA location. Second shift is Monday-Thursday 12pm-10pm. The Foreman will be responsible for the performance of his/her department or team through the management of tasks, supervision, direction setting and motivation of workforce.

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities:

HSE (Health, Safety and Environment)

+ Ensure that local HSE procedures and requirements are met at the department or team level

+ Take the necessary steps to achieve HSE goals

+ Ensure that everyone is aware of their HSE roles and responsibilities within the team and provide leadership on the subject.

+ Ensure that the principle of "safety first" is practiced (this principle applies to employees, visitors, suppliers and contractors).

Quality

+ Ensure production team is fully trained and adheres to quality policies and procedures and each team member understands product quality standards and their role in achieving it.

+ Lead the use of quality principles to quickly resolve quality deviations. Ensure that corrective measures are put in place and follow up.

+ Distribution

+ Ensure that department team resources are sufficient for workload and assign daily responsibilities to meet work order schedules.

+ Communicate daily with planning to provide updated status on meeting work order budget and schedule.

Production

+ Be responsible for the SQDICP (Safety, Quality, Distribution, Stocks, Cost and People) in the Department

+ Lead the team in defining the standards to be applied in the department. Correct any discrepancies and identify areas of improvement.

+ Manage the control of work order budgets and labor charging.

+ Ensure that the tools and principles of the department are followed. Train production personnel in proper equipment operation.

+ Lead department / team daily action meetings (DAM)

+ Always work to meet internal and external customer expectations.

+ Assume accountability and responsibility for the condition of machines in the department

+ Support the 5S program implementation and lead by example.

Leadership

+ Lead, manage, and performance-manage the team of production personnel (time approval, annual reviews, Employee Motivation Survey/annual motivation survey, etc.) and provide constructive feedback necessary for the team to perform their work effectively.

+ Foster an atmosphere of trust and openness within their scope of responsibility.

+ Cultivate strong collaboration within the department.

+ Train and develop members to meet expected objectives and follow processes and standards.

+ Develop team members skills and capabilities

+ Support and lead the implementation of Grundfos' policies and initiatives within their scope of control

+ Re-enforce the production personnel understanding of Water Treatment's strategy and support actions stemming from it.

+ Participate and/or contribute to any relevant projects for the smooth functioning of the company / division.

Minimum Qualifications:

+ Experience driving execution of processes preferably within Production.

+ Ability to lead a department, processes or project.

+ Ability to lead a group and/or business process within Production.

+ Strong knowledge of applicable production best practices and relevant systems.

+ Proficiency in computer skills and Microsoft office applications.

+ 3-5 years of relevant work experience