Directs and oversees the Alupress LLC manufacturing processes in respective shift. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in manufacturing. Plans and designs methods to improve efficiency in production. Optimizes production, improves material flow within the department.

Achieves production objectives with regards to personnel, material, capacity, equipment efficiency and scrap rate

• Preparation of operation schedules in cooperation with planning and logistics and coordination of manufacturing activities to ensure production, delivery and quality meets specifications.      
• Optimization of production through improved material flow, efficient utilization of available capacity and personal and reduction of scrap.
• Responsible for achievement of company goals with regards to First Time Quality, Internal Delivery, Productivity, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Housekeeping, Headcount, Scrap and Overtime. This includes tracking, monitoring charts and assessing, developing and following through with necessary action plans.
• Optimization of quality controls within production department.
• Responsible for 5S system in the manufacturing area.
• Assures compliance with approved methods and quality standards.
• Supervises the day-to-day operations and people in the areas of safety, quality, efficiency, teamwork and housekeeping.
• Set-up of production equipment and production cells to meet customer timing and quality
• Training of operators on existing and new production systems
• Coordinates appropriate staffing levels including hiring and/or layoff situations. This includes supporting data to affect staffing increases/reductions.
• Has the authorization to stop production to avoid manufacturing of defective or potentially defective components.
• Maintain a high level of employee satisfaction.
• Implementation of 5S program in production area.
• Works with other departments such as Materials, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Assurance, Sales & Engineering, Purchasing, etc.
• Supports planning of the layout of equipment, workflow, manufacturing methods, and workforce utilization.
• Ensure material availability to secure uninterrupted material flow to machines
• Follow pre-validation process of different cavities/molds to avoid production interruption
• Check with shift technician process release, in timely manner, for production release, validate all machines are released per Checklist

Alupress LAU - Kristy Neely - 114 Hunter Industrial Park Rd Laurens SC 29360 - Tel. +1 864 715 3478 - info_laurens@alupress.com 

The machining & assembly production manager is responsible for supplying the customer with good parts on time. He assures that his staff is well trained, motivated and follow the defined procedures. He takes care of the continuous improvement to improve the quality (scrap) and productivity.

He is responsible for the achievement of the goals in the machining & assembly department. 

• Lead/inform/train the employees within the machining & assembly department
• Coach the direct reporting employees (shift leader)
• Assure that all policies and procedures (safety, quality…) are respected and hold people accountable
• Conduct employee performance reviews
• Schedule and conduct plant meetings
• Responsible for on-time and efficient production in coordination with the supporting departments (Planning & Logistics, Maintenance, Quality)
• Optimization of quality control within production department
• Analyze downtime, implement improvements, increase the OEE
• Goal achievement (OEE, scrap…)
• Maintain a clean and safe production floor, improve 5S system.
• Assure compliance with approved methods and quality standards.
• Support launch of new customer projects
• Development, negotiation and management of production equipment, tooling and supplies in cooperation with the headquarters
• Provide technical customer support
• Achieve and maintain a high level of employee satisfaction.
• Implement 5S/Standardization program in production area
• Planning the layout, workflow, manufacturing methods and workforce 

Kristy Neely - 114 Hunter Industrial Park Roars - Laurens SC 29360 - Tel. +1 864 715 3478 - info_laurens@alupress.com