Alltrista - Director, Manufacturing

Primary Functions

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Maintain Safety Incidence Rate below 1.0.
• Drive statistically significant performance improvements impacting quality, cost, schedule delivery, innovation, safety, morale, and sustainability.
• Promote a culture of accountability to ensure adherence to manufacturing processes and company policies.
• Plan, develop and implement lean initiatives to drive lower cost of operations across all product lines.
• Participate in Monthly Business Reviews and Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning meetings and otherwise contribute to the evaluation of operations and development of operational strategy with the executive team.
• Measure, analyze and report weekly manufacturing KPI/OEE performance. identify opportunities and risks and direct changes/actions to achieve business goals.
• Oversee department cost center management, planning, systems and controls.
• Direct the resolution of manufacturing problems to ensure customer satisfaction, minimum costs and prevent operational delays, without compromising safety.
• Manage, mentor and coach direct and indirect reports as appropriate to build a culture of
• accountability, brother’s keeper, integrity, and alignment with the division leadership.
• Work with other functional/departmental managers to understand needs of operational development, and to ensure they are fully informed of operational objectives, purposes, opportunities and risks.
• Determine responsibilities of assigned organization and staff positions, conduct performance reviews and provide applicable feedback to employees.
• Partner with sales to understand customer expectations and resolve manufacturing quality deficiencies.