Production Manager

At Delta Star, growth meets innovation as we supply one of life's most basic needs - electricity! From being part of the first and largest electrification projects, to now being core to our nation's grid and infrastructure, we are the largest American-owned manufacturer of medium power transformers in North America and the premier manufacturer of mobile transformer substations.

Company Info

Delta Star provides power solutions for utilities across North America. This includes the manufacturing of medium-power transformers, mobile transformers, mobile electrical substations, trailers, and unitized substations. We offer power transformers for utility applications including power and distribution, transmission voltages, system ties, and automatic voltage regulations, as well as industrial applications. Delta Star also provides comprehensive engineering, testing, maintenance services, and parts for any transformer manufacturer through our Field Service business unit, ensuring our customer's transformers and mobiles maintain peak performance.

Purpose

The Fit & Finish Production Manager ensures that manufacturing activities, specifically related to the processes following test through shipping, run reliably and efficiently. Assist with planning and directing the layout of equipment, workflow, disassembly & packaging methods, work force utilization, and customer satisfaction efforts. Leads and directs the work of others. Takes full responsibility and accountability of department's performance.

Main Responsibilities

• Own, control and improve all manufacturing processes post test through shipping. Deliver a transformer and all its components free of defects without any missing items.
• Directs and coordinates production resources to meet DSE goal of 100% Customer Satisfaction measured by units delivered to customer location without missing, damaged parts or requiring rework.

Specific Duties

• Directs and coordinates activities across several departments through subordinate supervisors.
• Organize disassembly and packing operation according to production planning.
• Train and manage employees and processes governing disassembly of the unit parts according to documents drawing, instruction, packing list).
• Ensure all parts are packed and verified for completeness.
• Ensure the components are secured and safely packed.
• Validate that the shipping bill of materials is in line with the product delivery.
• Ensure all components are identified correctly for delivery.
• Use feedback from site delivery issues to implement corrective action.
• Work with QA, Engineering and Supply chain department to implement preventive/corrective action.
• Report any issue, any event to General Manager and QA. Document problems directly into the NC System.
• Improve and maintain instructions related to the department.
• Set standards of performance, measure progress, control interdepartmental workflow, analyze delays or serious problems and take remedial action.
• Provide and arrange for staffing levels, shift requirements, departmental operating schedules, equipment and machinery needs, etc.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Assist in hiring, training, managing manufacturing employees.
• Ensure elevated standards for cleanliness and housekeeping and support facility improvements.
• Implement and ensures DSE standards of workmanship, quality and continuous improvement.

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor's degree in field preferable or similar work history experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of a variety of field concepts, practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of quality systems, health & safety standards, process improvement techniques.
• Excellent technical, project management, problem solving and communication skills.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.

Travel Requirements

• Less than 15%

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to frequently walk; talk or hear; and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is required some of the time to stand and sit. The employee is required to occasionally climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; reach with hands and arms. The employee must some of the time lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. There is no special vision requirement for this job.

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

AAP/EEO Statement

• Delta Star is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.