Manufacturing Manager

Manufacturing Manager

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

The Manufacturing Manager oversees the employee staff within the departments of their responsibility to ensure the departmental goals and targets are met. These areas are but not limited to; completing production work schedules, employee selection and development, training, performance evaluation, rewarding & counseling employees in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. This position is critical for achieving customer service, plant efficiency and inventory objectives. Completes these tasks by performing the following duties personally or through others.

Key Deliverables

Works safely and supports safety within their team across the organization, timely completion of projects and reports, maintains departmental targets, processes and files, optimizes department production schedules, develops skilled and well trained employees, ensures excellent customer service, and inventory accuracy.

Key Accountability Metrics

Safety metrics, Quality metrics, Work Order fill rate target, Inventory turns, Efficiency and Effectivity metrics, production variances, training program, Employee reviews, EBITB, employee turnover and communications.

Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Include the following and other duties may be assigned : Works safely and supports safety within their team across the organization - As required. Directly Supervise Production Supervisors and Area - 55%

• Monitors weekly and Monthly production schedules and support in the manufacturing environment
• Recommends / Sets and monitors departmental goals for areas assigned
• Recommends / Sets and monitors departmental budgets for areas assigned
• Ensures all production work orders are accurately completed in SAP daily
• Works with scheduling to review and analyze inventory accuracy and appropriate levels to support business needs
• Ensures customer Fill rates are met.
• Conduct daily gemba walks to openly discuss departmental actions, metrics, and targets for each production area.
• Provide monthly performance reports to manager
• Works with Purchasing to ensure that all necessary materials are on order and will be received in a timely manner
• Ensures all equipment in their respective departments is maintained to appropriate standards
• Support and enforce company policies, procedures, and safety regulations.
• Motivate, reward & counseling employees in accordance with the organizations policies
• Drives continuous improvement throughout the facility including utilizing lean tools and visual factory concepts
• Educates and motivates production personnel on the importance of attaining key accountability metrics