Director of Manufacturing

• ◆Manage the manufacturing facility by ensuring all safety, quality, delivery, and financial goals and standards are consistently met
• ◆Ensure a healthy and safe working environment while complying with federal and state regulations through active collaboration with environmental, health, and safety (EHS) staff
• ◆Lead the manufacturing organization to build a strong culture of employee engagement and involvement, productivity, and accountability
• ◆Assist general manager with long-range operational goals, expansion efforts, and implementation of new and advanced technology to drive improvement and reduce costs in our products
• ◆Organize departmental management structure and teams for optimal, efficient operations
• ◆Work with company controller to develop operating budgets and meet targets for efficiency, costs, hours, and absorption.
• ◆Participate in the S&OP (Sales and Operation Planning) process with other site managers to understand the business conditions and make manpower and continuous improvement decisions to support the operation
• ◆Create and deliver progress and production reports to executive team members on a regular basis
• ◆Work with Operational Excellence staff to drive fact and data based continuous improvement, introduce new technology, new processes, SQDC initiatives, reduce man-hours, improve lead times and product flow, etc.
• ◆Supervise capital planning for the facility, including equipment research and specification requirements, quoting, and purchasing along with maintenance, and facility layout
• ◆Identify current and future training opportunities to build staff skills and support succession planning efforts
• ◆Lead efforts towards standard costing, with an understanding of shop labor routings, standards, etc.
• ◆Work cross-functionally and collaboratively with other departments to meet Astec’s strategic objectives
• ◆Maintain a working knowledge of current trends and practices in welding, fabricating, cutting, painting, assembly and electrical to make sure the business stays current to new technologies
• ◆Assume other special activities and

as directed

• ◆Actively support Astec’s core values, mission statement and vision statement
• ◆Follow Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity program guidelines at all times
• ◆Follow proper safety procedures at all times
• ◆Wears personal protective equipment as required

• ◆BS/BA Degree in an Engineering discipline preferred (ME, IE, etc.). BS/BA Degree in Business Management, Finance, or other related field plus applicable experience is acceptable.
• ◆10+ years of manufacturing related experience required. Manufacturing Engineering or Continuous Improvement specific role experience preferred.
• ◆Experience in shop/production management, engineering, operational excellence, lean manufacturing, or related experience is required.
• ◆Experience in heavy steel fabrication and well-versed in all types of welding methods (GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, FCAW) is required. ASME code quality experience is preferred
• ◆Understanding and use of ERP System (Oracle or other) regarding work routings, standards, costing, and scheduling is required.
• ◆Ability to work satisfactorily as a team member and communicate with all levels within the company
• ◆Strong interpersonal skills, communication, and presentation skills (both verbal and written)
• ◆Ability to proficiently operate a personal computer and be familiar with Microsoft Office Suite software applications must possess potential to learn beyond basics
• ◆Ability to handle sudden changes in project/priority and multiple tasks simultaneously in a positive fashion
• ◆Ability to set, adjust and change daily priorities
• ◆Ability to manage conflict and resolve issues in the most positive fashion for all parties concerned
• ◆Ability to identify problems or potential problems at both a strategic and functional level and make or recommend decisions to resolve the same
• ◆Projects strong leadership skills
• ◆Good organization and time-management skills
• ◆Willingness to accept responsibility and take on new challenges
• ◆Ability to influence others via communication to get desired results
• ◆Ability to exercise a high level of independent judgement on a customary and regular basis
• ◆Excellent customer-relations skills
• ◆If supervising welding operations, must understand welding symbols and diagrams.
• ◆Ability to solve practical and complex problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations wher