Job Description

Position Summary:

The purpose of the Production Manager is to provide leadership and coaching, manage daily manufacturing operations, and drive Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity & Cost Improvements that will add value to our Customers and the Company at the Mequon, WI facility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive policy deployment for area including KPI charts, action plans and countermeasures. Coordinate operations and maintenance support for the Value Stream.
• Coordinate Value Stream efficiency and improvement activities.
• Support, use and promote the Rockwell Operating System (ROS) and Lean Manufacturing concepts to drive continuous improvement through Kaizen Develop and monitor operational budget for Value Stream.
• Lead and monitor projects to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity, and Cost.
• Lead 5S initiatives to improve department environment and efficiency.
• Responsible for developing Value Stream strategy/metrics and implementation of related manufacturing strategies
• Operational leadership including successful Lean implementation resulting in productivity gains. Meets with the Value Stream Leaders regularly, reflecting on problems, solutions, and challenges, thereby creating a culture of continuous improvement and contributing towards becoming a learning organization.
• Leads the Value Stream in daily operations and continuous improvements which include but are not limited to: supply chain production control, establishing manufacturing priorities, coordination of activities with off-shift management and order shipments.
• Emphasizes the creation of continuous product flow, utilize pull systems where flow is not currently possible, and works to level the workload.
• Creates the basis for continuous improvement and employee empowerment by ensuring that standardized work/processes are followed, countermeasures implemented, and the area is compliant with safety requirements.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A minimum of five year's manufacturing management experience.
• A minimum of five years of major professional accomplishments, including increasing responsibility and leadership of projects and teams of considerable size, scope, and complexity.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

FUNCTIONAL:

Innovation: Demonstrates curiosity and open-mindedness; addresses novel aspects of an issue when considering a solution; personally generates new ideas and innovative solutions; demonstrates a willingness to experiment with new ideas, with acceptable boundaries.

Use of Technology: Demonstrates understanding of the role of technology in business and as it applies to one's own function area; helps to identify beneficial uses of technology; demonstrates competence in office automation and related technologies; chooses the appropriate technology based on the need and its added value; technological change that impacts own functional area.

INTERPERSONAL:

Adaptability : Works productively in the face of ambiguity or uncertainty; recovers quickly from setbacks and disappointments; remains steady in tense or stressful situations; maintains a positive outlook when dealings with obstacles and constraints.

Inspire Trust: Acts consistently with stated policies and practices; shows consistency between words and actions; demonstrates honesty and fairness in dealings with others; protects confidential information; acts with high level of integrity.

LEADERSHIP:

Influences and Energizes Others: Supports Rockwell's vision, values, and direction; demonstrates ability to gain support; acknowledges others' efforts and accomplishments; demonstrates a "can-do" spirit, a sense of optimism, ownership and commitment.

Focus on Development : Demonstrates awareness of one's capabilities and development needs; seeks opportunities and/or additional job responsibilities to acquire and apply new/broader knowledge and skills; candidly provides constructive feedback when appropriate; shares own experience and expertise with others; accepts feedback openly without becoming defensive.

BUSINESS:

Business & Financial Knowledge : Demonstrates understanding of the business environment in which Rockwell operates; keeps current on challenges, competition, and economic trends that could impact the business; draws accurate conclusions from financial and quantitative information; identifies and estimates contributions to costs in one's own area; accurately forecasts costs and revenues.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job. They are not intended to be an all-encompassing list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel. Reasonable accommodations to essential functions of the job will be made if appropriate. Rockwell Automation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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