Area Manager - Paint

Description

The Role

In this role, you will lead and direct manufacturing departmental operations or plant operations. Exercise a substantial amount of creativity, perception, and initiative with a significant latitude for independent judgment and action. Manage a large group of hourly and salaried employees over multiple shifts. You will have immediate responsibility over people leaders in manufacturing operations, and the execution of plant business processes. Assure that organizational or divisional production objectives are achieved at the lowest cost consistent with quality requirements. Delegate responsibilities to key Area Managers within production operations. You will also be responsible for meeting production schedules as well as meeting departmental/plant budget in addition to the following.

• Develop and drive a safety culture within the plant
• Manage day to day operations at the facility and coordinate activities within or across plant departments
•  Coaches, trains, develops and evaluates salaried teams. Achieves Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environmental metrics and achieves budget goals.
• Leads through teaching GMS operating requirements and serves as GMS principal lead for regional GMS activities
• Works closely with other departments within and outside of the manufacturing production team and maintains strong relationships with other plants and external customers
• Participates in the selection of salaried people leaders to effectively perform operations
•  Maintains corporate and unit management control systems, budget and other information necessary to monitor performance
• Hire, train, and assess the performance of workers
• Constantly works to improve the “Workplace of Choice” environment. Demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to company policies and procedures. Complies with the terms of local and national labor agreements. Upholds GM’s vision, values, and cultural behaviors.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in Manufacturing Leadership
• Experience in a Union environment
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other industry software
• Proven track record of Process Continuous improvement, productivity and cost reduction

What Gives You a Competitive Edge:

• Paint Experience preferred
• Red X, OPEX, Six Sigma Black Belt or Lean Leader Certification preferred
• Strong knowledge & execution of Global Manufacturing Systems
• Ability to analyze production data and optimize for efficiency
• Ability to plan, monitor and supervise all activities of the Paint Shop
• Project management and strong follow up to bring things to completion
• Adaptability to changing environments and priorities
• Ability to properly deal with ambiguity
• Passionate about innovation
• Familiar with cost management and financial instruments
• Strong leadership skills and ability to manage cross-functional team members – Displays strong collaborative behaviors
• Ability to motivate and lead teams
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities

Additional Description

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