Area Manager - #246168

Teijin Automotive Technologies is an innovative and full-service Tier One supplier with a global presence and emphasis in development for lightweight technologies. Teijin Automotive offers employees the opportunity to join a leading edge company within the composite material industry and enjoy the benefits offered by a growing company in North America and internationally.

We are looking for a First Shift Area Manager for our facility in Salisbury, NC.

Essential Job Functions:

• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Project planning and scheduling.
• Leadership, mentoring and coaching.
• Manage multiple program/projects, and tasks simultaneously and efficiently.
• Analytical overview and problem solving.
• Work in a fast-paced comprehensive team environment.
• Oversee the production processes.
• Ensure planned efficiency and performance are met or exceeded.
• Achieve and/or surpass scrap targets.
• Develop and track improvement in reduction of planned hours.
• Coordinate, set up and implement standard operating procedure for all production operations.
• Make sure that products are produced on time and are of good quality.
• Manage and adhere to prescribed procedures to ensure first pass quality meets or exceeds planned goals.
• Ensure complete compliance to prescribed QMS and 5S processes.
• Estimate costs and setting the quality standards.
• Track competencies of subordinates and provide leadership and development as required to achieve the objectives.
• Monitor the production processes and adjust schedules as needed.
• Monitor product standards and implement quality-control programs.
• Implement and drive continuous improvement activities through implementation of change management process and best practices.
• Optimize resource utilization by implementation of an effective production organization.
• Work with production team leads to implement the company's policies and goals.
• Ensure that health and safety guidelines are followed.
• Ensure coaching and development of resources to meet business's objectives.
• Supervise and motivate a team of workers.
• Review the performance of subordinates.
• Maintain 5S Program.