What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Manufacturing position at AprilAire?
Title: Director of Manufacturing
Role overview:
Reporting to the Senior Vice President-Operations, the Director of Manufacturing is responsible for all aspects of this high speed, 24/5.5 manufacturing facility including budgeting and financial management; metrics, KPIs and reporting; product quality and customer service levels; safety, staffing and employee experience; and continuous improvement. This individual has 3-6 direct reports and a total team of up to 250 employees during peak season.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Responsible for developing the annual Plant strategic plan, supporting the Company's Strategic Plan. This includes all aspects of quality, cost, capital, customer service, safety, staffing and employee experience, and continuous improvement.
- Responsible for establishing a culture of continuous improvement in all levels of the Plant, and for developing and executing plans that achieve continuous improvement in all Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s). This includes the deployment of manufacturing improvement methodologies, such as, Lean principles, 6 Sigma skills, OEE metrics, Line Management Teams, and problem solving skills.
- Responsible for understanding, developing, monitoring, and achieving the financial plans for the Plant. This includes all aspects of the cost: inbound freight, material, labor, variable and fixed overhead, distribution, and outbound freight.
- Responsible for developing and implementing plans that achieve year-on-year reduction in total Plant manufacturing cost, every year.
- Responsible for developing the Plant annual and 5 year capital plans to support the AprilAire Strategic Plan. Also responsible for the effective execution of each capital project.
- Responsible for the effective control of inventory, including the storage and movement systems, cycle count program, and inventory accuracy metrics.
- Responsible for the development and deployment of the total Plant quality system that pertains to suppliers, inputs, processes, outputs, and customers. This includes all elements of the quality policy and procedures, as well as effective process control systems.
- Responsible for all aspects of safety performance in the Plant. Works with the Safety Leader to develop KPI’s, assess risks, develop and implement improvement plans, and maintain compliance with all safety rules and regulations.
- Responsible to work with Business Leaders to establish on-time customer service KPI’s, and for the successful attainment of these metrics.
- Responsible to work with the Materials team to develop effective production planning processes that improve schedule attainment, improvement headcount planning, reduce material outages, and improve cost efficiency.
- Responsible for understanding the drivers of the Plant organizational health, including labor planning, developing leaders, and the overall employee experience. In partnership with Human Resources, implement communication and alignment processes that provide clarity, productivity, satisfaction, and collaboration.
- Lead, develop and build a high-performing Plant organization capable of managing growth, innovation and transformation. Develop leaders in all aspects of plant management including quality, cost, capital, customer service, safety, staffing and employee experience, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with Engineering to launch new product introductions and continuously develop innovative ways to improve our products and manufacturing outcomes.
Knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes:
- Strong project management, leadership and communication skills with the ability to manage diverse, concurrent projects with varying complexity.
- Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration, with ability to build relationships across functional groups, and to drive buy-in and commitment to innovation solutions.
- Ability to solve problems and deal with an array of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Required education and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Engineering or other job-related emphasis is required.
- Job-related advanced degree such as MS Engineering, Manufacturing Management, or Supply Chain, is a plus.
- 10 years in a manufacturing environment, preferably high volume or high speed.
- 5 years of supervisory experience leading a diverse team of salaried professionals and hourly operators.
- 5 years of management experience including responsibility for P&L and continuous improvement
