Focus Factory Manager

Purpose Statement:The Manager - Focus Factory Jr will support a non-complex and non-high revenue account being responsible for overall operational leadership, tactical execution, and financial performance of the assigned Factory. Direct responsibility for providing the vision to develop and execute the following: continuous improvement initiatives, operational planning, product quality assurance, staff management, customer satisfaction, and effective communication both within the Focus Factory and with site associates/management.Key Job Accountabilities:- Participate on the production schedules development based on committed financial forecasts, customer commitments and validated by load/capacity analysis.- Drive productivity and financial performance by managing focus factory achievement of corporate and focus factory level metric goals.- Based on financial/customer commitments execute focus factory resource reviews to assure sufficient human and equipment resources exist to meet customer and site business objectives.- Assure that product and process quality are compliant to internal, industry and customer quality standards.- Direct responsibility for representing the focus factory in the development of the quarterly forecast reviews held on a monthly basis.Additional Accountabilities:- Participate in customer meetings, visits and quarterly business reviews as required.- Report on focus factory performance to manufacturing financial, delivery forecast/goals and customer commitments. Specific financial /P&L responsibility as follows:- Labor contribution margin.- Scrap- Material Usage Variance- Focus Factory Fixed cost- Focus Factory Customer gross profit- Conduct focus factory level communications as necessary to provide the tactical direction and drive achievement of quality, delivery, productivity and financial performance goals/objectives.- Participate to develop and promote a Lean/Sigma continuous improvement culture within the factory.- The focus factory manager Jr. has direct responsibility to participate in and provide input to the following financial review activities:- Customer program goal setting.- Factory monthly P&L reviews.- Site quarterly operation reviews.- Minimal travel may be required to meet the needs of the business.- Additional duties as assigned.Education/Experience Qualifications:A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required.Two to Three (2-3) years of related experience is required; Two - Three (2-3) or more years of related experience is preferred.A minimum of two - three (2 - 3) years previous experience in the areas of production/operations management, Engineering and quality assurance is required for this position; a four (4) year degree in one of the following areas: Business Administration, Engineering, or Operations Management is preferred.An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key job accountabilities may be considered.Other Qualifications:- Advanced Computer Skills- Advanced Decision Making Skills- Advanced Verbal and Written Communication Skills- Employee must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team environment- Excellent oral and written communication, organization, and computer skills are essential for the employee to perform successfully in this position- Excellent proactive problem solving, analytical, statistical process control, lean concepts and leadership skills are necessary- Interacts with site focus factory associates, site peers and customer representatives. Communicates focus factory operational needs, objectives and performance results with the Manager- Manufacturing/Director of Manufacturing.- MS Office Applications- MRP/ERP Applications- Human Resource Management Systems- Part Data Management/Configuration Management Systems- Static Control Smock and Strap- ESD steel toes- General office equipment and materialsWork Environment:- The work setting should consist of an office environment with suitable lighting, comfortable temperatures, and a low noise level.- This document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform._