Manufacturing Manager - Fairfield, United States - Toray Advanced Composites

Toray Advanced Composites

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Fairfield, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Toray Advanced

Composites (TAC

) is a leading

supplier of advanced composite

materials for the

aerospace, sporting goods, motor sport and industrial markets

. You will find

our thermoset composite

products on nearly every satellite

, space launch vehicle

,

unmanned aircraft

, military and commercial aircraft

in production today. TAC also provides composites materials to

industrial and recreational

bikes, medical

prosthetics and sports equipment.

Our thermoplastic prepregs

, known in the industry

as Cetex

,

are found in a wide range of commercial and military

aircraft, including large wing

seats and galleys. Our

Cetex products are available in unidirectional

tape or fabric form in

a variety

of engineered thermoplastic

resins including PEEK

, PPS, PEI as well as

a full line of performance thermoplastics including Nylon, PET, PC/ABS

,

HDPE

, and PP.

TITLE:

Manufacturing Manager

REPORTS TO:

President

SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS:

The Manufacturing Manager

is responsible for

all parts and prepreg manufacturing operations, tool

fabrication

, and parts program management activities

The incumbent will work through the Production

Supervisors and

Program Managers to ensure that customer

requirements are met

. The Manufacturing

Manager

will be responsible for safety, quality, on

time delivery, labor efficiency

, and

inventory accuracy. This position will work closely

with the Program Managers

,

Quality Manager

,

Materials

Management

, Customer Service

, and Engineering Manager to ensure that customer requirements are

met

in a timely manner.

MAJOR DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS:

- ̈NBSP;

Lead the lean

manufacturing effort

through the

manufacturing area.

Work directly with Customer Service and Engineering to provide status to customers

and lead time on

new orders.

Ensure that all manufacturing inventory transactions are accurate and

done in a timely

manner.

The Manufacturing Manager must be well versed in inventory control

skills as this

is a key part of the

job

Must be able to

train others

in this area and develop metrics and monitoring methods to ensure

transaction accuracy.

The Manufacturing Manager must ensure that there

is adequate trained

staff to support current

and projected business volume

Takes

feedback from the quality group

and Program Engineers to develop

action plans to correct problems

and improve operational efficiency.

Is a key participant in the plant safety committee and ensures compliance with plant safety rules in

his area of

responsibility.

Ensure that the manufacturing group

does what is needed to achieve on

time delivery

goals.

Is a key participant in all cost reduction and productivity improvement initiatives along with Engineering and

Material Control

groups.

Perform

all duties

in compliance

with regulatory and company requirements.

Perform

s other

duties as assigned by the

Plant Manager or designee.

EXPERIENCE AND/

OR EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

Must have a

minimum of three

to five years of manufacturing management experience.

Must have a

bachelor's degree

, preferably in either engineering or

business administration.

Must be familiar

with computerized inventory control and scheduling systems.

Experience in a build to print and build to specification environment

is required.

Must

have the

ability to read blue

prints

. CAD experience is

a plus.

Ability

to use Microsoft Office tools including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.

Able to

work and communicate as a member of a team and have experience in working

in and leading

cross-functional teams.

SALARY RANGE:

$115,000
- $145,000

DOE

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

There

are no special requirements for the job other than being able to perform normal computer related

tasks. Must be able

to spend extended

periods of time

walking around the plant

as part

of normal job

functions. No significant lifting requirements. Perform all duties in compliance with

regulatory and company requirements.

Toray Advanced

Composites employment

practices offer equal

employment opportunity

and does not discriminate

against its employees

or applicants because of

race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national

origin, ancestry

, age, marital status, physical or mental

disability, medical condition

,

sexual orientation

,

or any other basis prohibited by law

. Equal employment opportunity

will be extended to

all persons in all

aspects of the employer/employee

**relationship,