Press Manager

Description:

PRIMARY JOB FUNCTION:

- Collaborate across all Wolverine departments to deliver successful results

- Multi-task and set priorities under pressure.

- Ability to train all positions/equipment on the press

- Prioritize shift assignments and available staffing/coverage to meet shift safety, quality, and efficiency goals.

- Focus on fundamental quality checks, thermal management, dimensional integrity, and correct data entry.

- Identify potential leaders, create a plan for their growth.

- Ensure team members are effectively trained and developed, maintaining a training matrix tracking employee progression.

- Maintain accurate employee documentation and submit to HR to ensure compliance

- Prioritize shift assignments and available staffing/coverage to meet shift safety, quality, and efficiency goals.

- Focus on fundamental quality checks, thermal management, dimensional integrity, and correct data entry.

- Identify potential leaders, create a plan for their growth.

- Press KPI ownership, driving KPI’s to target through process accountability and team improvements.

- Document and track die issues, working with the die shop to resolution

- Document and track equipment mechanical issues working with maintenance to resolution

- Work closely with maintenance to create a comprehensive PM plan

- Work with maintenance and engineering on long-term equipment improvement projects

- Report data daily to the teams to allow them to be aware of their standing against targets.

- Develop clear action items for improvements for all off target KPI’s.

- Hold a monthly review with all four of the press shifts discussing the previous month’s performance and any other information particular to Wolverine’s growth,

- Assist TM’s with any issues and/or questions they may have.

- Review employee timecards and PTO, correcting as needed to ensure payroll accuracy

- Communicate daily with management.

- Flexibility to work and train on multiple shifts

- All other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

- 5+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, aluminum extrusion a plus - 2+ years supervisory experience or equivalent leadership classes completed

- Wolverine leadership experience a plus

- Strong computer skills

- Basic mechanical components/aptitude

- Strong communication skills

- Ability to work independently.

Essential Physical Functions:

- Ability to work on the production floor with exposure to dust, fumes, odors, loud noise, and varying temperatures.

- Ability to perform physical tasks that are repetitive.

- Ability to do work requiring standing with frequent stooping, bending, reaching overhead and sufficient manual dexterity to perform all aspects of the job.

- Ability to lift, move parts and equipment up to 100 pounds in a team lift.

- Able to work up to 12 hour shifts primarily standing.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, creed, sex, disability, marital status, citizenship status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.