BASIC FUNCTION
Responsible for ensuring production schedules are maintained and customer's needs are met by the effective management of the material flow in the plant.  Trains and directs manufacturing supervisors in the performance of their assigned functions in order to achieve production goals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Administers the production schedule for the plant's processes to affect lower WIP inventories, more economical labor costs, JIT programs and better utilization of existing facilities.
• Be responsible for creating annual budgets for the department managed.  Monitor and control spending to achieve or exceed the plan.
• Develop and implement programs to reduce scrap and improve productivity.
• Assist in production production planning.  Coordinate the production activities of the department with the rest of the facility and maintain schedules to achieve a high level of customer service.
• Assure compliance to all work methods and processes that are contained in the HBAS quality system.
• Identify areas for quality improvement and initiate problem solving activities to improve quality performance.
• Maintain departments so that they are in a state of readiness for customer visits and audits.
• Identify training needs, help develop training programs and assist in training of hourly employees.
• Establish an environment conducive to employees participation and facilitate the development of self-managed work teams.
• Conduct periodic audits of work teams to determine their needs and effectiveness.
• Develop programs to elicit and implement the suggestions of employees.
• Be responsible for the appropriate implementation of the labor policies and regulations in the departments managed.
• Participate in the hiring process of the hourly employees.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor's degree in related field.  Prefer engineering degree or other manufacturing related disciplines.
Experience: Five to seven years related experience.  Must demonstrate technical aptitude
Certifications: None required.  Working knowledge required includes a thorough understanding of procedures, orders and policies.  May require interpretations and modifications to these guidelines that are based on past experiences.  Considerable time is required to learn all aspects of the field and gain necessary experience