Bar Mill Manufacturing Manager

Summary

Direct the overall focus of many salaried and hourly personnel concentrating on safety, customer service, productivity, cost, and throughout. Try to ensure a proper, healthy, ergonomically acceptable, and pleasant working environment that results in accomplishing Company goals, department goals, and individual goals.

Essential Functions

Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the Bar Mill functions including Rolling, Cold Finish Processing, Cutoff/Etch, Inspection, Utility, and Shipping with a strong interface with Bar Mill Maintenance. Additional reporting departments include Production Control, Item Engineering, Traffic, Receiving, and MRO Inventory Crib with a strong interface with our Dunkirk Operation. These departments and function relate to the entire New Hartford Operation. This job requires being on call many nights and weekends.

Additional Responsibilities

• Continually work with Bar Mill Maintenance Supervision ensuring that proper preventative maintenance is being performed on all equipment and that all Bar Mill supervision is also supporting these activities.
• Directly support all departments, personnel, product lines and our other Divisions relative to Oracle electronic processing and error correction.
• Work with Production control personnel to continuously refine, debug, and improve our electronic systems to support both customer and Company requirements. Personally provide hands on training and facilitate outside training for improved understanding and ability. Ensure proper planning takes place when customer deliveries are quoted and resulting orders are planned.
• Be a leader in teamwork, the formation and support of teams, and ensure that all subordinate supervision do the same.
• Provide proper manning levels in all departments to support necessary throughput required to meet commitments to customers and upper management. Advise upper management on plant and equipment needs to support existing or anticipated volume requirements.
• Work with our Union Locals to lead them in support of our Company Goals and Objective by honoring the content and intent our negotiating Union Contracts.
• Personally participate in safety tours, safety audits, accident investigation, safety enhancements to equipment and process. Lead a safe working mentality by constantly mentoring supervision and by talking to as many floor personnel as practical. Insist on the maintenance of a physically clean and organized working environment.
• Work with Item Engineering ensuring the timely and correct implementation of new items and maintenance of existing ones.
• Support our MRO, Raw Material (some of whom are our customers), and any other suppliers by providing them with a safe receiving environment and a fair and efficient process.
• Personally comply with all Company policies, rules, and regulations from both a moral and a legal standpoint.

Qualifications

Competencies

• Organization

• Attention to details

• Technical knowledge

• Strategic thinking

• Engagement

• Communication skills

Education and Experience

Incumbent will possess a BS in Engineering, business or related field or equivalent job experience. Must have 10 years of progressive experience.. Desired work experience would include responsibility which reflects success in leadership roles gained though work in a process manufacturing environment, and thorough knowledge of Lean manufacturing skills set using Theory of Constraint, Six Sigma, and Value Stream mapping.

Special Skills

• Ability to interface with any person in the organization

• Organizational skills and attention to detail are critical

• Reliable attendance and good communication skills are essential

• Self-motivated and achievement oriented

• Ability to work in a high stress environment and meet deadlines

Additional Notes

• The Company retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Physical Dimensions

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.