What we offer you • Medical • Rx • Dental • Vision • Disability • Life Insurance • Flexible Spending Accounts • Retirement Savings Plans with Company Match/Contributions What you will be doing • Lead daily departmental operations through Supervisors; monitor production schedules, capacity, job assignments, quality, safety, productivity, staffing and man-hours to ensure requirements are met. • Provide technical and engineering support for process parameters, process design, material quality, processing deviations, equipment issues and manufacturing problems; perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions. • Identify efficiency, scrap-reduction and productivity opportunities; conduct experiments/trials, document results, validate changes, and prepare reports/presentations for management. • Develop departmental plans and schedules for new projects; manage implementation of permanent process changes, new equipment and technologies, working with vendors, manufacturing, quality, engineering and production teams while meeting budget and efficiency expectations. • Monitor and improve equipment performance, maintenance, process and quality documentation; conduct equipment validations, safety/quality audits and follow up on open issues. • Investigate customer product complaints and product-use issues; analyze data, determine causes, recommend solutions, communicate findings and maintain appropriate historical documentation. • Communicate production requirements and process/system modifications to production staff; provide employee counsel, coaching and technical guidance to enhance productivity and quality. • Determine staffing requirements; define job requirements, participate in candidate interviews and hiring recommendations, support onboarding/training, conduct performance and disciplinary discussions, and recommend changes to pay or status as appropriate. • Recommend and manage departmental operating budgets; authorize requisitions, monitor costs and report budget variances. What will make you successful? • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering preferred. Engineering degree from an ABET-accredited university preferred. • Minimum 10 years of work experience in a production environment & people management. More than 5 years of engineering experience with prior experience supervising production personnel in a manufacturing environment. • Production Management: Experience in operational systems, resource scheduling, KPI management, and continuous improvement.