Manufacturing Shop Operations Team Manager

Description

Job Summary:

The Production Team Manager drives continuous improvement through established processes, championing site goals and objectives in safety, production, quality, and delivery. This role ensures compliance with QS standards and serves as a coach and mentor, developing Team Leaders into efficient and effective goal-oriented leaders. Proficiency in computer skills, including Microsoft Office and Oracle or comparable manufacturing systems, is required. A Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt is preferred. The ideal candidate will have experience in materials management, system inventory, project management, and cross-functional leadership, as well as forklift operation.

In this role you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Manage the daily activities of multiple production teams.
• Ensure team members adhere to housekeeping standards.
• Meet and exceed production targets.
• Work cross-functionally to recommend and engage in safety, productivity, quality, and efficiency improvements.
• Provide guidance and feedback to team members to accomplish tasks and goals.
• Set expectations and clarify responsibilities for team members.
• Coach and mentor team members to enhance their skills and performance.
• Identify training needs and develop and implement training plans.
  
  

Responsibilities

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Collaboration: Fosters partnerships and works collaboratively with others to achieve shared objectives.
• Team Building: Creates strong, cohesive teams that leverage diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Effective Communication: Develops and delivers clear, multi-mode communications tailored to the unique needs of different audiences.
• Decision Making: Makes timely and well-informed decisions that propel the organization forward.
• Talent Development: Cultivates the growth of individuals to meet both their career aspirations and the organization's goals.
• Work Direction: Provides clear direction, delegates tasks effectively, and removes obstacles to ensure work is completed efficiently.
• Engagement: Creates an environment where team members are motivated to perform at their best to help achieve organizational objectives.
• Results Orientation: Consistently delivers results, even in challenging circumstances.
• Conflict Management: Handles conflict situations effectively and with minimal disruption.
• Health and Safety Leadership: Champions proactive health and safety behaviors, contributing to an injury-free workplace by identifying, reporting, and participating in improvement actions.
• Incident Investigation: Conducts thorough HSE incident investigations with accurate root cause analysis, leading to effective corrective actions and preventing recurrence.
• Process Improvement: Identifies opportunities for process enhancement and implements methodologies to reduce costs and improve quality in manufacturing processes.
• Valuing Diversity: Appreciates and leverages the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to the organization.
  
  

Education, Licenses, Certifications

• College, university, or equivalent degree required.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
  
  

Experience

• Intermediate level of supervisory experience required.
  
  

Qualifications

• Drives continuous improvement through the process.
• Champion site goals and objectives in safety, production, quality and delivery.
• Ensure compliance to QS standards.
• Serve as a coach and mentor to develop Team Leaders into efficient and effective goal-oriented leaders.
• Computer skills to include Microsoft Office, Oracle or comparable manufacturing system.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred
• Materials management and system inventory experience
• Management with projects and cross functional leadership experience
• Forklift experience
  
  

Job Manufacturing

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

ReqID 2412022

Relocation Package Yes

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