2 Manufacturing jobs in Alma

Director of Manufacturing Operations

48896 Winn, Michigan Alamo Group Inc.

Posted 5 days ago

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**Position Summary:**
The Director of Operations works closely with the President to develop the strategies necessary to achieve the operational objectives of the company and leads a cross-functional team to implement and successfully execute those strategies. The Director of Operations oversees the day-to-day operations of the company and is the champion for driving continuous improvements in lean manufacturing and safety. The Director of Operations reports directly to the President and is a member of the senior management team.
**Essential Duties & Responsibilities:**
1. Prioritize, schedule and delegate work assignments, and directly supervisor the Company's day-to-day operations to ensure the meeting of gross profit goals. Ensure that all groups meet their performance expectations and work within their budgetary constraints.
2. Assist in the development of the short term and long-range strategies, plans, and budgets based on corporate goals and growth objectives.
3. Develop, recommend, and upon approval, implement the operating budgets. Manage the budgets within the budgetary constraints. Analyze the report on variances between actual and budgeted expenditures.
4. Lead and mentor direct reports, building their management and decision-making skills, continuously promoting a culture that is passionate about success, and emphasizing respect, trust and empathy in the workplace.
5. Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing direct labor costs using tools of lean manufacturing.
6. Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on improving supplier performance, controlling costs, and improving product quality.
7. Review data and reports reflecting operating statistics. Evaluate the results of overall operations regularly and systematically and report these results to the President and senior management team.
8. Participate as a member of a safety leadership team to develop and maintain a comprehensive safety program that achieves 100% OSHA compliance and continuously improves the safety of the workplace.
9. Develop and implement procedures, policies and controls to promote efficient operations of the organization and ensure the groups follow those procedures, policies and controls.
10. Ensure the training of new and present employees in the processes and methods required to achieve the organization's standards for quality, quantity, and safety, consistent with the organization's principles.
11. Delegates, prioritizes and oversees projects of Utilities and Production Departments. Initiates or recommends employee actions such as promotions, transfers, disciplinary measures and/or terminations through appropriate channels and/or by following proper procedures. Completes and administers subordinates' performance evaluations.
12. Coordinates and assists subordinates, sales and manufacturing departments in reducing product costs through product design to improve manufacturability, reducing purchased component costs, reducing product duplication and/or combining components to increase run quantities.
13. Work with Department Managers and the President on capacity planning (facilities, tools and equipment, people) to meet current and future growth requirements.
14. Identify and implement the essential requirements needed for successfully managing the company's operations in the JDE environment.
15. Ensure organizational compliance with all local, state and federal regulatory agencies. Promote affirmative action and equal employment opportunity.
16. Ensure the completion of all required paperwork, records, documents, etc.
17. Ensure compliance with all safety and work rules and regulations. Ensure the maintenance of departmental housekeeping standards.
**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's):**
1. Advanced knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality control, raw materials, costs, safety, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
2. Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and resources.
3. Knowledge of LEAN manufacturing methodology with a demonstrated record of successful LEAN execution to include efficient utilization of Lean Manufacturing Principles: Five "S", value stream mapping, waste reduction, takt time, etc.
4. Adept at the leadership and management of change with the ability to diagnose and solve problems, articulate a plan, and implement solutions.
5. Highly proficient PC skills, including financial spreadsheet analysis is also essential (MS Office/Word/Excel).
6. Able to inspire safe work practices/habits across all levels of the organization to promote the development of a safety environment and ensure a widespread understanding of safety program objectives.
7. Able to motivate, develop, and coach people to perform at their highest potential with the ability to select and implement the best people management methods to facilitate desired outcomes.
8. Able to build and foster effective business relationships with vendors, customers and other departments within the organization.
9. Able to diagnose complex issues, review related information, and use logic and reasoning to identify, develop, evaluate and implement options and solutions.
10. Able to read, analyze and interpret common business and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
11. Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with the ability to formulate and deliver ideas and material in a clear, concise and entertaining manner.
12. Able to prepare reports, budgets, memos and business correspondence and effectively communicate to top management, vendors, customers and other employees of the organization.
13. Able to travel as needed to execute responsibilities, and on occasion work irregular and/or extended hours as needed to complete projects and meet commitments.
**Demonstrated ability to exhibit and model Alamo Group's Leadership Core Competencies;**
+ **Leading Change / Change Management:** _Ability to drive improvement of team, division, and corporate goals and objectives through people. Ability to balance change and continually strive to improve business performance._
+ **Leading People / Teamwork:** _Ability to design and implement strategies which maximize employees' potential and foster high ethical standards in meeting the team, division, and corporate objectives._
+ **Communication:** _Ability to explain, advocate, and express facts and ideas in a convincing manner, and negotiate with individuals and groups internally and externally. The ability to develop internal and external networks and identify the issues that impact the work of the organization_
+ **Business Acumen:** _Understands and interprets business financials and metrics and utilizes latest business strategies. Focuses on outcomes and creates opportunities for success. Acquires and utilizes human, financial, material and information resources effectively._
+ **Results Driven:** _Ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through planning and the implementation and evaluation of business metrics, systems, policies, policies, and program; stressing accountability and continuous improvement._
**Personality, Personal Orientation**
Self-driven, works collaboratively; respectful, keeps a professional demeanor; capable of managing and avoiding conflict; results oriented with a clear focus on business profitability. A natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance.
**Education and Experience:**
+ Bachelor's degree with a job related major and 7+ years of related experience
+ An associate degree or two years of college and 10-15 years of progressively responsible related experience, or a combination of education and experience may be considered.
+ Previous experience managing and/or leading in a manufacturing business environment is required.
+ Extensive lean manufacturing experience required.
+ Experience in multi facility environment is desired.
**Working Conditions:**
Standard office and manufacturing shop environment.
Alamo Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing (where permitted by law).
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Healthcare Contract Manufacturing Quality Engineer

48626 Hemlock, Michigan DuPont

Posted 9 days ago

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At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it's providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world's most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. Why Join Us | DuPont Careers ( Contract Manufacturing Quality Engineer**
The Contract Manufacturing Quality Engineer is responsible to maintain the assigned business units' quality management system in accordance to relevant standards and cGMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and drives continuous improvement to meet the performance objectives of the business. The quality engineer drives improvement thru the effective collection, analysis and reporting on trends or isolated events. As this is supporting an FDA regulated business, this role also assures QMS and process streams meet regulatory requirements including cGMP (Good Manufacturing Practices). This quality engineer role will specifically support the contract manufacturing and MPA Liveo product lines for the healthcare business along with special projects. Location for this role is flexible. The Quality Engineer will report to the Healthcare Business Quality Manager.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Responsible for the unit's quality management systems, ensuring alignment with overall management systems and business management system. This includes updates to the unit's quality manual, procedures and ensuring practices are in compliance with all applicable standards. This role will also develop and maintain the program to qualify contract manufacturer and run the business activities for contract manufacturing.
+ SME and lead for the quality aspect of contract manufacturing for the healthcare business. This lead effort includes developing policy or procedures on qualifying and maintaining contract manufacturing resources.
+ Conduct 1st party and coordinate 2nd and 3rd party quality audits such as ISO, contract manufacturer, supplier, customer audits and monitors the corrective action plans.
+ Lead and/or participate in root cause investigation of internal and external (customer complaints) quality non-conformances and determine appropriate corrective action by using tools such as; 5 Why, FMEA's, Root Cause Analysis, etc. and ensure actions are effective.
+ Utilize appropriate business protocol (Product Change Management, Test Authorization, Change of Design), develop and implement quality related plant improvements, lead raw material and finished product qualifications.
+ Identify and performs corrective and preventative actions related to quality management system improvement, customer satisfaction, quality related aspects of supplier, manufacturing and contract manufacturing.
+ Effectively use Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) to anticipate failure modes, design detections and controls to prevent unplanned events and drive improvement.
+ Perform statistical analysis of property data and assesses the capability to meet customer specifications and take action when a risk of non-conformance is identified.
+ Control and disposition of non-standard production.
+ Lead production improvement projects
+ Coordinate customer complaint responses to customer or marketing / sales requests relating to quality information or issues.
+ Initiate, monitor, and execute quality improvement programs/events, to align with and achieve COTs (Critical Operating Tasks) or area goals.
+ Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) resource for quality training, as needed, for new and existing contract manufacturers. Serve as the SME and site resource for assuring compliance to cGMP standards.
**Qualifications:**
+ 5 years' experience in a chemical manufacturing environment with processes certified to ISO9001, GMP, NSF, etc.
+ Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry or related sciences.
+ Ability to understand the quality standards relevant to the industry requirements (e.g. ISO 9001:2015, GMP, NSF) and the controls necessary to achieve and maintain compliance with the standards as appropriate.
+ Demonstrated ability to understand, calculate, establish, and communicate key quality metrics including complaints, complaint frequency, cycle time & audit results.
+ Demonstrated experience and results in auditing, carrying out root cause failure analysis and FMEA's and identify and drive closure on critical corrective and preventive actions.
+ Demonstrated understanding and experience in data analysis and its application to improve manufacturing process capability.
+ Experience in process troubleshooting, operational quality knowledge, customer quality change management.
+ Understanding of quality IT systems (LIMS, SAP, SPC) and tracking.
+ Knowledge of the processes and flow in the operation as it relates to quality.
+ Delivers clear and succinct oral and written messages and able to make complex messages clear both internally and to our customer.
+ Demonstrated influential leadership skills as to drive quality improvements. Required competencies: bias for action, integrity, judgement, strong interpersonal and leadership skills, solid time management skills, change agent behavior, and superior communication skills.
+ Ability to travel up to 20%
**Preferred Skills:**
+ Previous experience with working and qualifying contract manufacturing providers beneficial.
+ ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor Certification is required but may be obtained on the job.
+ Root Cause Investigation training. Lead problem solving activities for significant quality incidents or as needed for site investigations.
+ Proficient in SAP and use of Microsoft programs (Excel, PowerPoint) for data analysis and reporting.
+ Six Sigma Green Belt or higher is strongly desired.
+ Experience with cGMP or an FDA regulated business a plus.
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