Manager, Shop
AI Summary
Manages production, fabrication, and assembly teams in a manufacturing shop, driving KPIs, safety, quality, and cost targets while coordinating with engineering, supply chain, and maintenance.
About this role
Company Overview
Nikkiso Clean Energy and Industrial Gases is a leading provider of cryogenic pumps, heat exchangers, process systems, services, and solutions for the LNG and industrial gases industry. We are a subsidiary of Nikkiso Company Ltd, a leading industrial manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with over $1.5 B in annual revenue, 8000 + employees worldwide, and publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Job Overview
The Production Shop Manager manages various production/fabrication/assembly teams and activities in the production shop areas. This includes, but it is not limited to production planning, directing and monitoring the production groups to meet production goals while maintaining safety and quality standards and established specifications, schedules and volume/cost/loss targets. The Manager will be liaising with various support groups such as Safety, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, (i.e., Planning), Procurement, among others; these joint efforts will be focused on developing production schedules, managing change, and allocating labor/capital resources. This individual must be able to drive Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) across the production/assembly areas and ensure all projects are delivered in a safe manner, at the highest quality standards, while maintaining budgetary guidelines and strict deadlines.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, industrial or related engineering discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience whereby requisite knowledge, skills and abilities have been demonstrated.
- Minimum ten years’ experience in manufacturing operations in an industrial equipment manufacturing environment with a minimum of five years of management experience.
- Well verse on ASME B31.3 Process Piping and B31 Section VIII Pressure Vessel requirements.
- Complete understanding of P&ID and Fabrication Drawings.
- Computer skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office software, MRP/ERP software, Project Management software.
- Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, work independently, be detail-oriented and thorough.
- Knowledge of raw materials, manufacturing processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacturing operations.
- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, production methods and coordination of resources.
- Verbal communication skills: speaks clearly and persuasively to convey information effectively; actively listens to understand, asks questions as appropriate and responds well to questions.
- Written communication skills: writes clearly and informatively, providing reports, documentation, detailed instructions, or specifications to others.
- Analytical skills: identifies complex problems and reviews related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions or corrective actions; considers the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate solutions or alternatives; determines how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes; identifies measures or indicator of performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance.
- Organizational skills: Manages and completes duties and projects on time and within budget; plans, prioritize, and organize work to achieve production goals and objectives with excellent follow-through and follow-up on assigned duties and projects.
- Interpersonal skills: Builds positive team spirit by developing constructive and cooperative working relationships and interdepartmental group commitments to effectively influence the actions of others to achieve production goals and objectives.
Supervisory Responsibility
- Fabrication/Assembly
- Production Control through work order prioritization/Sales Input
- Material Management and materials handling
- Manufacturing Engineering through job routers and appropriate part drawings
- Maintenance of tools and equipment
- Work Environment through 5S and lean practices
- Open and truthful communications to all associates
- Provide all necessary training and mentoring.
- Promote quality and a high level of workmanship.
Physical Demands
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
- This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Salary
Annual salary: $77,070- $138,765
EEOC Statement
Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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