Factory Manager

Graco manufactures and markets premium equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray a wide variety of fluid and powder materials. What does that mean? Well, we pump peanut butter into your jar, and the oil in your car. We glue the soles of your shoes, the glass in your windows and the screen on your phone. We spray the finish on your vehicle, coatings on your pills, the paint on your house and texture on your walls. Graco is part of your daily life.
QED Environmental Systems, a Graco company, is the leading manufacturer of innovative environmental products. For over 30 years, QED's expertise has included pumping systems, landfill products and air strippers. QED is located in Dexter, just west of Ann Arbor, MI.
JOB PURPOSE
The Factory Manager will manage all facets of the factory operations including, but not limited to, factory cells, warehouse, and quality, to achieve key manufacturing measures and corporate objectives while ensuring that employee morale and human capital are effectively managed.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Develop an annual business plan including objectives, strategies and resources required for the operation of factory cells and other operations departments.
• Manage and monitor the performance of key operational measures such as customer service levels, cost to produce, inventory turns, warranty expense, first-pass test yields, scrap and rework, capital expense, spending and productivity and efficiency.
• Identify and implement corporate-wide manufacturing initiatives to improve cost, inventory turns and integrity, quality, and delivery of products.
• Develop and nurture relationships with non-manufacturing managers, leading initiatives across job functions.
• Staff the Business Operation with personnel that have the proper skills. Evaluate, coach, mentor, train and develop factory and operations staff.
• Manage direct and indirect labor to appropriate staffing levels and ensure that skills and abilities are being utilized and employees are continually gaining new knowledge.
• Communicate company and factory policies, procedures, and practices and ensure they are interpreted and applied correctly through C&Is, roundtables, staff meetings, and working in the factory.
• Manage factory capacity to meet targets for deliveries and cost.
• Manage, acquire and maintain capital assets when appropriate and necessary.
• Set expectations, monitor and evaluate performance, coach and mentor, give recognition or take corrective action if appropriate to factory staff and employees throughout operations department.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Support the introduction of new products according to project timetables.
• Identify processes and systems that support the manufacturing objective of continuous improvement.
• Create, implement, audit and support the Graco QMS within the factory.
• Must spend a minimum of 10% of time on the factory floor.
• Other duties as assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Education/Certifications

• B.A. in Business, or B.S. in Engineering or equivalent

Experience

• 8+ years overall manufacturing experience to include methods, process improvement, and capital equipment purchases with a minimum of 5 years previous supervisory experience. Up to 3 years of experience as a Factory/ Plant Manager.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of manufacturing information systems to include forecasting, MRP, SPC, labor, and costing

Skills/Abilities/Competencies

• Leadership ability to include excellent coaching, facilitating and counseling capabilities
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Strong oral and written communicator
• Proven organization, analytical skills and planning skills
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and successfully implement corporate/manufacturing initiatives
• Proven experience in developing and successfully managing annual budgets/plan to meet manufacturing goal

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Power to Be
At Graco, the Power to Be means providing the support, resources and freedom to pave your own way. Bring your unique attributes to the table, along with a commitment to being your best self, and you can be a part of a culture that rewards effort, celebrates uniqueness, and gives you the tools you need to succeed and become your best, fullest self along the way. Our culture empowers employees to chart their own career path. Our managers provide support and opportunities while offering freedom for employees to find their own Power to Be. Whether you decide to move up within the same department or expand to another cross-functional group, you will gain the well-rounded experience to succeed on your own terms.
Graco has excellent opportunities available to individuals who want to be part of a fast-moving, growing company that is committed to quality, innovation and solving fluid handling problems for our customers. Graco is proud to be named a Best Place to Work by Fortune Magazine in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022. Graco offers attractive compensation, benefits and career development opportunities. Graco's comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, stock purchase plan, 401(k), tuition reimbursement and more.
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