What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager of Manufacturing Operations position at OPW Global?
Key Responsibilities
The Sr. Manufacturing Engineering Manager (MEM) is accountable for designing, reviewing, and optimizing manufacturing and assembly processes for both new and revised product designs. This position plays a critical role in driving operational excellence and maintaining strong supplier relationships.
Main Accountabilities:
- Manage a team of Manufacturing Engineers, Technicians, Engineering Drafter, and CNC programmers.
- Work collaboratively with operations managers and plant leadership to establish and evaluate priorities across teams.
- Analyze and recommend process improvements to reduce costs and enhance efficiency.
- Develop and implement tooling strategies, designs, and manufacturing methods to minimize variable tooling costs and enhance product quality.
- Spearhead CAPEX project planning and submissions.
- Oversight and guidance in plant renovations and expansions, coordinating outside contractors and vendors.
- Responsible for creating and maintaining machine programming data and files.
- Support the Maintenance team in TPM programs to achieve World Class machine availability.
- Contribute to plant lean continuous improvement initiatives to drive operational enhancements.
- Promote plant layout improvements to optimize material flow and floor space utilization.
- Facilitate cross-functional teams to provide process and manufacturability input to designs throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Ensure adherence to health and safety regulations, including EPA and OSHA standards.
- Critical in supporting plant-level make/buy analysis.
- Process time studies and plant capacity planning responsibilities.
- Budget preparation and implementation for the department.
