Assistant Shift Manager - 1st Shift - 7am to 3pm

POSITION SUMMARY – Responsible for guiding production employees in a manufacturing and assembly environment in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications and safety procedures. At the same time, develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with all other departments in order to meet production goals. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   WORK ENVIRONMENT — Must be willing and able to work in an environment exposed to elements that can include but are not limited to coolant, dust, mist, elevated noise, and uncontrolled temperatures.     ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Provide employee coaching and development, assist with employee decisions and work to resolve employee issues through problem resolution Confer with management to resolve worker problems, complaints, or issues Balance quality, productivity, cost, safety, and morale and work to continuously improve in all areas  Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, and efficiency Enforce safety and sanitation regulations Ensure production is meeting quality standards Manage departmental performance measures including visual controls and provide regular progress reports to Assistant Shift Manager Provide leadership through a 30-day planning cycle Manage QDRs Perform accident investigations    Maintain proper inventory levels Manage department priorities Track absenteeism and timekeeping Recommend personnel actions such as hires, evaluations, promotions, and terminations Ensure department receiving’s are being entered correctly through company software Ability to stop the production line and/or prevent shipment of products due to nonconformance or potential nonconformance products to our customers Maintain and support the environmental policy with deployment, governance of the policy and processes, evaluation and taking action for process improvement   SKILLS & ABILITIES  Ability to effectively manage people in a production environment Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines  Excellent communication skills Self-motivated with a results-driven approach Familiarity with equipment and tools being used Strong team building, decision making, and people management skills  Adequate knowledge of business and management principles, budgeting, resources allocation, and human resources   POSITION QUALIFICATIONS   Education: High School Graduate, GED, or HSDE preferred; Associate’s Degree would be an advantage Experience: Two to four years of experience in a production environment; Previous quality experience preferred Computer Skills:  Must demonstrate computer literacy; Proficient using Microsoft Office; Ability to learn in-house software  Other Requirements: Willing and able to work a flexible schedule