Role Description:
Provide daily support, knowledge, and leadership to the team to meet all Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Productivity measures.
Responsibilities:
The Area Manager has the authority, responsibility, and accountability to provide leadership to lead the area, department, and line employees. This includes:
- Oversee the function of one or more Team Leaders within an area or several areas within the factory.
- Coordinate the production activities of the department/line.
- Ensure that department employees have adequate tools, supplies, and equipment to perform their job duties.
- Ensure department employees have adequate training for the process they are performing.
- Coach and direct employees in quality expectations, daily task direction, performance, skills development, and housekeeping.
- Review work of department/line employees for compliance to quality standards, tolerances, and material specifications.
- Communicate performance goals to department/line employees.
- Complete timesheets for hourly employees to ensure accurate paychecks.
- Support Quality Policy and Safety Policy.
- Support the Vision & Guiding Principles of Kimball International
- Hold annual performance feedback for applicable team members
- Attendance and performance management
- Performs duties and tasks as assigned.
- Promote and lead teams in CI activities that help to improve the plants KPI's.
- Hold weekly meetings with team leads quality, safety, and process engineering to address/progress on CI targets.
Skills to Perform This Role:
Interpersonal Skills
- Ability to learn and adapt to new situations quickly
- Able to interact with diverse groups of people
- Able to keep matters confidential
- Able to motivate others
- Must have a positive attitude
- Focus on continuous improvement
Technical Skills
- Able to effectively use problem solving techniques and processes
- PC and related technology skills
- High level of manufacturing knowledge related to area of responsibility
Communication Skills
- Able to effectively communicate with teams and leadership management.
- Good verbal/written communication skills
- Able to present information to all levels of the organization.
Leadership Skills
- Open and approachable to employees.
- Able to organize analytical, administrative, and reporting needs.
- Able to lead teams.
- Able to take initiative and take ownership of area of responsibility.
- Works proactively to address needed improvements.
Business Skills
- Must possess good planning skills.
- Able to manage multiple tasks at one time.
- Able to utilize Information Technology.
- Able to understand general manufacturing approaches and implementation.