This position is located in Napoleon, Ohio and is a brownfield plant start-up. The facility will be a Dana final assembly plant for the Ford Bronco and Ranger products.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee, provide leadership for and coordinate activities for production within the plant to ensure quality and productivity measurements are acceptable.
• Supervise all employees in your department and manage the flow of production.
• Encourage teamwork within the lines and across all shifts.
• Monitor shop floor safety. Responsible for training team members in their operations and the safety requirements of that operation.
• Responsible for maintaining high standards for housekeeping, safety and general maintenance.
• Actively participate in all aspects of quality control as it related to daily production.
• Verify work standards/ set up sheets, quality checkpoint sheets and all other production related documents are present at the point of use and up to date. Must also ensure employees follow them.
• Monitor scrap on daily basis and implement corrective actions to achieve yearly scrap goals.
• Focus on improving product and process capability.
• Forward thinking and self-motivated in relation to production floor/ systems improvements.
• Involved in problem solving and corrective actions related to production issues.
• Oversee production meetings with employees in your department.
• Liaison to Team Leaders on all shifts (Coach, Lead, and Direct). Must be willing to accept phone calls during off hours.
• Able to coach and give disciplinary notices to employees when necessary.
• Update and assess employee-training matrix at all times.
• Schedule and post overtime requirements when necessary.
• Monitor vacation and attendance of employees in your department. Responsible for time entry.
• Supports, enforces and complies with all company policies and procedures.
• In charge of completing performance evaluations on employees.
  

Experience Required:

• High School diploma required.College degree or some college preferred.
• 3+ years in manufacturing or assembly experience. Union experience preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Solution oriented with the ability to investigate and analyze data for problem solving.
• Project Management skills and ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to think and act cross-functionally.
• Computer proficiency in a Windows environment utilizing Microsoft Office.
• Basic mechanical aptitude with strong attention to detail focus.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, highly complex setting.
• Excellentorganizational skills.
• Must have the ability to work overtime and weekends as required