Manager, Manufacturing

Description

Manager, Manufacturing

Overview

At Liquid Robotics, we make the most experienced ocean surface robot on the planet! Our Wave Glider platform services a wide range of missions, whether it’s acting in partnership with environmental institutes to monitor oil spills or supporting a nation’s sovereignty by listening for submarines deep within the ocean, these rugged uncrewed surface vessel have been deployed in high sea states in the North Sea, hurricanes, or tropical storms, for more than 10 years.

The manager of manufacturing position directs single-site manufacturing operations. It oversees management of all areas of manufacturing to produce products and direct activities so that approved products are manufactured on schedule and within quality standards and cost objectives It also ensures increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction while improving the efficiency of manpower, materials and machines, and is ultimately responsible for all direct manufacturing employees.

This role reports to the Head of Production.

Essential Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Manages policy deployment in the areas of Manufacturing techniques, Lean techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, visual controls and plant performance measures.
• Execute the manufacturing plan by ensures timely completion of needed materials (work orders) for the plan, and resolving shortages and issues (working collaboratively with supply chain, manufacturing engineering, and quality departments).
• Supervises employees performing multiple manufacturing processes.
• Oversees the implementation of policies, procedures and manufacturing process instructions (MPIs) in support of daily operational responsibilities to ensure that products conform to established customer and company quality standards.
• Provides leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training, and development.
• Provides leadership for problem resolution to facilitate fast improvements and improved working relationships.
• Hires, trains, develops and evaluates staff. Takes corrective action as necessary on a timely basis and in accordance with company policy. Ensures compliance with current federal, state and local regulations. Consults with Human Resources Department as appropriate.
• Work with internal cross-functional teams to develop and implement best practices.
• Ensures compliance with company standards for cost control, waste reduction, quality, OSHA, safety, and complete and on-time delivery at the lowest possible cost.
• Balances work capacity/loading across the plant.
• Determines operations headcount needs and ensures compliance with company policies.
• Identifies, communicates and drives implementation of capital investments and improvement projects.
• Manages compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Key Attributes:

A successful candidate will embody the following:

• Thrives in an environment where people are encouraged to take ownership and operate with minimal levels of direction.
• Comfortable communicating ideas, in a constructive manner, to a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Willing to “get your hands dirty” in a small tight-knit organization.
• Understands and clearly defines needs and requirements based on data and metrics.
• High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

This job requires the employee to lift at least 35 lbs infrequently.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS in industrial, mechanical or business administration.
• 10+ years of experience working within a manufacturing setting.
• At least 2 years knowledge of the Wave Glider production process.
• Knowledge of formal MRP Inventory control systems—SAP or NetSuite.
• US Person.

Preferred Additional Qualifications:

• Trained in continuous improvement strategies such as Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing techniques.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: 86,000 – 153,000

Liquid Robotics designs and manufactures Wave Gliders®, the world’s first wave and solar powered autonomous ocean robots. With partners, they address challenges facing defense, Oil & Gas, commercial and science customers by making ocean data collections and communications easier safer and in real-time. Liquid Robotics was acquired by Boeing in December of 2016 and operates as an independent non-integrated subsidiary.

For more info, please visit www.liquid-robotics.com

Liquid Robotics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.