Manufacturing Department Manager

KYOCERA SENCO is a leader in designing and manufacturing industrial tools and fastening solutions.

With nearly a century of excellence, we are dedicated to innovation, quality, and fostering the growth of our team members. Our collaborative culture ensures every employee contributes to our success while enjoying a strong work-life balance. As a Manufacturing Department Manager, you will play a pivotal role in upholding our production standards, and this position offers the potential for further advancement.

We are seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Manufacturing Department Manager to lead our production operations in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In this role, you will oversee a busy manufacturing department, manage a large team, and ensure that production targets, quality standards, and safety protocols are consistently met. If you excel at managing people, streamlining production processes, and fostering a collaborative environment, we invite you to apply today!

Basic Function: The department manager oversees a manufacturing department and manages a large group of employees. The manager ensures that the department meets its production goals, trains employees, and manages employees' timecards, attendance, and performance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and correct timecard notes and approvals for employees.
• Accurately manage and record employee attendance, including but not limited to call-offs, paid time off requests, FMLA time, etc.
• Ensure employees adhere to company policies and practices. Address any safety, unsatisfactory behavior, attendance, or job performance-related issues promptly and discipline in accordance with the company's discipline process.
• Enforce and manage the company's safety standards, ensuring employees follow safety protocols.
• Manage the department's production output and ensure that the product meets SENCO's efficiency and quality standards.
• Manage department's scrap rates.
• Heavily involved in the production planning process. Effectively and promptly communicates headcount changes to the production scheduler to ensure production stays on schedule.
• Oversee employee training throughout the department to ensure that employees are trained correctly and safely.
• Conduct unbiased and truthful employee performance reviews, effectively communicating any areas of improvement and highlighting any strengths and weaknesses an employee might have.
• Conduct interviews for open positions in the department. Work within SENCO's interview guidelines to ensure that the interview complies with state and federal employment laws.
• Communicate daily with employees about production quotas, business updates, or other information. Conduct toolbox meetings bi-weekly with all shifts.
• Conduct cycle counts on a monthly basis.
• Complete other job duties as assigned by the manager.
  
  

Qualifications

• Must have at least 5 years of experience in a supervisor or management position in a manufacturing industry.
• Preferably has a bachelor’s in industrial management or other related degree, as well as applicable years of experience, would also be accepted in place of a degree.
• Has experience in managing a team of more than 10 employees.
• Mechanical background is strongly preferred but not required.
• Has clear and concise verbal and written communication, including active listening.
• Has strong adaptability skills and can adapt to changing situations and work with many personalities.
• Has basic math skills.
• Has 1 – 3 years of experience working with JD Edwards.
• Showcases a good attitude to help foster a collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Must lead by example, demonstrating professionalism, integrity, and a strong work ethic in all aspects of their work.
• Is proficient in Microsoft office.
  
  

Requirements

• Required to work weekends on a sporadic basis, depending on business needs.
• Can commute to the office daily.
• Must be able to read and write.
• Must be able to follow oral and written instructions.
• Must be able to withstand continuous exposure to disagreeable noise, dirt, and fumes within the OSHA allowance.
• Must be comfortable working in an environment where there is possible exposure to lost-time accidents, including but not limited to the hands, arms, feet, or back.
• Must be able to walk throughout SENCO's manufacturing campus, up to 530,000 square feet.
• Must be able to work off shifts and/or weekends when assigned, sometimes on short notice.
  
  

Why Join Us? At KYOCERA SENCO, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans: Choose from several plans to fit your needs.
• 401(k) Plan: With company match and immediate vesting.
• Paid Time Off: PTO is granted on a weekly basis.
• Holiday Schedule: 9-11 paid holidays depending on your work schedule.
• Tuition Reimbursement Program: Support for continuing education aligned with business needs.
• Employee Tool Purchase Program: Discounts on SENCO products.
  
  

Our team members enjoy a supportive and dynamic work environment where continuous learning and professional growth are encouraged. Join us to become a part of a company that values innovation, quality, and employee well-being.

For additional information about KYOCERA SENCO Industrial Tools Inc., please visit our web site at www.senco.com. EOE M/F

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