Job Description

Job Description:

Position Summary

Ensure the achievement of the units safety production quality and continuous improvement goals through adequate planning organization coordination and control of its human and technical resources and materials.

Primary Responsibilities

• Create a work environment in which each employee is respected feels welcome and safe and is empowered to do their best.
• Responsible for all parts being built to the manufacturing plan and customer specifications.
• Ensure that employees and team leaders are properly trained and empowered to execute the job requirements.
• Communicate work rules and required standards of conduct.
• Assess employee performance and initiate employee coaching and discipline as necessary.
• Identify control and communicate risk in operations.
• Ensure employees are trained to safely perform their jobs.
• Act as a role model and ensure employees model safe behaviors.
• Initiate and participate in incident investigations root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ensure production reports are accurately maintained.
• Organize and schedule work including management of breaks overtime vacation and absence coverage to achieve production requirements.
• Ensure conformance to quality procedures and proper application of quality and process controls.
• Encourage support and communicate improvement ideas from operators and assist with implementation once ideas have been approved.
• Collaborate with Continuous Improvement teams identifying and proposing possible solutions and supporting their effective implementation.
• Ensure communication between shifts and that team meetings occur.
• Participate in meetings with managers to evaluate performance results and planned actions.
• Participate in critical parts meetings as needed and daily walkabout.
• May on occasion be required to perform duties other than those specified in this description.
• Participate in or lead safetyrelated processes such as hazard assessment work instruction development incident investigations LPA 6S safety walks etc.
• Ensure that HSE legal and management system requirements for work areas are met.
• May on occasion be required to perform duties other than those specified in this description

Education and Qualifications

• Four year degree or two year degree in pursuit of a four year degree with two to four years in supervision and / or more than 3 years practical experience in supervision / management
• Ability to identify and resolve day to day technical and operational problems.
• Analytical skills to gather and interpret production information.
• Computer competency required spreadsheet charting and word documentation.
• Uses tact and diplomacy to exchange information and handle sensitive issues.
• Willingness and ability to travel as necessary.

Work Environment / Work Conditions

• Professional Office Environment
• Must wear proper personal protection equipment while on manufacturing floor
• Travel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations when required
• Equipment used requires proper training on the potential for and avoidance of injury

Position Type:

Regular

Additional Locations:

Additional Information:

Cooper Standard is proud of its diverse workforce and committed to providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race color religion sex national origin genetic information physical or mental disability age veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are dedicated to creating an environment at work that not only values diversity but also encourages inclusion and a sense of belonging. We firmly believe that a diverse workplace fosters an environment where our employees can flourish and provide superior service to our customers. Because we recognize and value the range of ways in which people acquire experiences whether personal professional or via education or volunteerism we invite interested applicants to evaluate the key duties and requirements and apply for any opportunities that fit your experience and qualifications. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as certain state and/or local laws. If you believe you require such assistance to complete our online application or to participate in an interview you (or someone on your behalf) may request assistance by emailing with a description of the accommodation you seek. Application materials submitted to this email address will not be considered.

Remote Status:

On-site

Required Experience:

Manager

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Local area, Remote work, Shift work

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