Northern Iron and Machine is looking for a Production Manager.

Are you a proven manufacturing leader looking for a new and challenging opportunity? We are a foundry looking for a production manager / foundry coach.

You be responsible for assisting in managing the day-to-day flow of operations throughout the operations. You will be leading operations that are focused on lean as an enterprise solution, and must model those behaviors in day-to-day activities. You will be responsible for cross training and developing the Foundry Coaches as well as encouraging cohesive relationships between the operational functions.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Foundry Supervisors

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Help Manage and direct all production and operation activity to ensure a safe work environment.
• Drive lean culture with a focus on continuous improvement and employee development.
• Mentor and develop staff using a supportive and collaborative approach: assign accountabilities; set objectives; establish priorities; and evaluate results.
• Create measures to routinely document, review, & trend process performance targets & misses.
• Optimize supply chain process
• Reduce maintenance downtime
• Implement & maintain a TPM program.
• Teach and emphasize the use of cause analysis, root cause solutions, and connections with improved performance.
• Passionate about lean as an enterprise solution and model the behaviors doing Lean in one’s own work.
• Exhibit intense commitment to focus on explicitly defining process and disciplined adherence to them.
• Set clear written expectations, regularly uses a process to track and follow up on actual accomplishment of assigned tasks.
• Talk about and promote a Lean future state.
• Eager to empower others in the area through structured ways to elicit and implement their ideas.
• Create measures to frequently document process performance and misses. Establishes regular, frequent review of process misses and trends over time.
• Teach and emphasize cause analysis, root cause solutions, and connections with improved performance.
• Ensure continuous business improvement according to benchmarks and standards.
• Plan, develop, organize, implement, and evaluate company short-term and long-term operational performance.
• Understand and ensure that all company policies and procedures are enforced.
• Work with Human Resources to recruit, hire and handle employee problems / discipline when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Experience: 5 or more years of working with Lean Systems and 5 or more years of managing supervisors in a manufacturing environment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:

• Passionate about lean as an enterprise solution and models the behaviors by practicing lean in one’s own work.
• Exhibits intense commitment and focus on explicitly defining process as well as a disciplined adherence to those processes.
• Sets clear written expectations, using a defined process to track and follow up on accomplishment of assigned tasks
• Routinely communicates about and promotes a lean future state.
• Eager to empower employees improve their own areas through structured programs that are aimed at eliciting and implementing ideas.
• Demonstrate the company values of honesty, caring, improving, and success.
• Strong attention to detail and well organized.

Salary: $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits include:
Insurance 
Holidays and paid time off
401K 
Plenty of growth opportunities and MORE!

You’ll be part of a family culture where your contributions are noticed and recognized. 

Northern Iron and Machine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

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