Lean Manufacturing Manager jobs in Springfield, MA

Description

The TSUBAKI name is synonymous with excellence in quality, dependability, and customer service. U.S. Tsubaki is a leading manufacturer and supplier of power transmission and motion control products. As a part of a vast, international network of corporate and industrial resources, Tsubaki offers its customers the finest state-of-the-art products available in the world and we strive to be the “Best Value” supplier in the industry.  

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager manages assigned resources for dual Divisions (RCD -Holyoke & USTA -Chicopee) and provides direction to direct reports in a manner that ensures all safety, quality, delivery, and cost (efficiency and continuous improvement) objectives are achieved for both the Holyoke and Chicopee manufacturing locations. Responsible for budget controls, tooling design and implementation, in a manner that supports and benefits production output. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES: The essential duties and responsibilities of this job are included but not limited to this job description – other tasks may be assigned and expected to be performed. 

• Manages assigned resources and provides direction to direct reports in a manner that ensures all safety, quality, delivery, and cost (efficiency and continuous improvement) objectives are achieved. Responsible for budget controls, tooling design and implementation, in a manner that supports and benefits production output.
• Manages all resources in a harmonious manner that promotes and cultivates an atmosphere that emphasizes teamwork, respect, accountability, and a desire to improve all Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost objectives.
• Ensures all Safety standards, process and procedures are followed, work directly with Safety Compliance Manager as needed to improve existing program/procedures to ensure all Safety objectives are regularly exceeded.
• Ensures all Quality standards, process and procedures are followed, works directly with Quality and Engineering Departments as needed to improve existing program/procedures to ensure all Quality objectives are regularly exceeded.
• Ensures on-time delivery to all internal and external customers. 
• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff in the department. Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department and collaborates with other manufacturing managers and leadership to set and assess priorities across teams.
• Assesses cost effectiveness and feasibility of manufacturing processes; makes and implements recommendations to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Risk Management Program Operations (RMPO) team member for all special processes. Review manufacturing risk and develop improvement plan through process and capital improvement
• Meet expense budgets and reduce costs related to controllable and non-controllable expenses.
• Has the responsibility of establishing daily/weekly/monthly project schedules and is responsible for ensuring timelines are achieved and communicated accordingly.
• Meets and exceeds planned productivity improvements by increasing the “added value” per person. Monitors manpower and training plans to maintain area targets. Supports PM plans to minimize equipment downtime and improve cycle times.
• Establishes environment of Continuous Improvement to eliminate problems and reduce costs. Training, teamwork, and communication are keys.
• Ensures compliance and consistency with all factory rules, regulations, and collective bargaining agreement. Supports system of progressive discipline and develops consistency among supervisory ranks. Works to develop a progressive approach to union related issues.
• Develops, fosters and leads/mentors team to achieve significant results and develop future leaders/managers.
• Managers will exhibit the characteristics of a leader who is determined, results-oriented, persuasive, and a strong communicator.
• Fully understands personal accountability and responsibility and holds own self to that standard.
• Position has both responsibility and accountability for individually assigned projects, assignments, as well as ability to lead team projects and assignments, (working manager).
• It is the expectation of the company that Managers/Supervisors will accomplish these goals by working to a high ethical standard and consistently complying with all company policies, work rules, Union Contractual agreements, and applicable laws with little to no direct supervision.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering advanced degree preferred. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of six years of hands-on experience in a regulated, high-volume manufacturing environment. 
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in Lean Manufacturing, Project Management, ISO and IAFT procedures experience is required. 
• Ability to understand a wide range of intellectual and practical problems by applying principles of logical or scientific thinking. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables. 

Tsubaki is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability

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