Long Description

Summary:

Under the direct supervision of the Production Manager, the Group Manager is responsible for managing value stream production operations including execution of production schedules, people management, safety program adherence, quality program adherence, and continuous improvement. This position is a driver of JELD-WEN’s Key Performance Indicators and initiatives in direct support of JELD-WEN’s Mission Statement and business plan.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 

• Under the direction of the Plant Manager, this position will manage and implement the activities on the shop floor, following established procedures and approved processes consistent with JELD-WEN’s Mission Statement.
• Position acts as a liaison between upper management and the production hourly employees providing timely feedback up and down the organizational hierarchy.   
• This position directly supervises all production and production support operations, and drives PSQDCI, MDI, TPS, OTD and CI activities and initiatives during the process.  
• Proactively and regularly develops and manages team member’s performance and capabilities, based upon company Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
• Assures team activities, equipment, facilities, and personnel are operated and maintained in a manner consistent with plant production goals and objectives, as established by the Plant Manager, Production Manager, and other managerial personnel, inclusive of corporate goals and objectives.
• Assist the Plant Manager and Production Manager in establishing and monitoring overall plant performance for production and quality control standards in accordance with PSQDCI, MDI, TPS, and Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies.  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Associate’s Degree in a related field and one (1) to three (3) years experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the window and door industry; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, to be determined by plant management.
• Some related college work and five (5) to seven (7) years of applicable work experience, to be determined by plant management.
• Knowledge of raw materials, preferably for door and window applications.
• Fundamental knowledge and experience in production and manufacturing process improvement techniques including, but not limited to, SQDCI, OTD, TPS, and Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies and activities.
• Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, technical aptitude, and problem-solving skills, and the ability to drive manufacturing process improvement techniques throughout the production process in a skillful and deliberate manner.  
• Travel is primarily local during the business day. May on occasion travel to appropriate seminars and training.

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