Job Details

At Gentex Corporation, we've created an environment where great ideas and great people can thrive. Leveraging a history that spans over 130 years, Gentex is a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for defense forces, emergency responders, and industrial personnel operating in high performance environments. Join our multinational team of exceptional and dedicated employees around the world and work on challenging and rewarding projects, grow your skills, and advance your career all while making a positive difference in the lives of our customers. Together, you and Gentex can build a career that's uniquely yours.

ABOUT THE JOB!

This position will be responsible to manage daily operations of the production team, ensuring production goals are met in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner. This includes supervising production employees, resource management, monitoring and reporting production processes and operational issues, and maintaining high standards of quality and safety.

Gentex offers a robust benefit package-including, but not limited to, medical coverages, 401k, paid time off and excellent work schedules including a 9 / 80 work week.

DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Coordinates production schedule and activities with support departments and resolves production problems related to methods, tools, fixtures, materials, and manpower.
• Confirms all line machinery is clean and functioning and all safety devices are used, utilizes 6S methodology.
• Lead Huddle Meetings and motivates team.
• Directs efforts of manufacturing staff, ensuring all work is coordinated, downtime is minimized, and products meet established quality standards. Updates Individual & Department Skills Flex.
• Identifies cost, quality, schedule and inventory variances, and develops and implements corrective actions for negative variances.
• Reviews daily production and operating data and provides reports to manager, updates White Board metrics.
• Participates in interviewing, hiring, training, development and evaluation of staff.
• Plans and develops staffing schedules and assigns employees to specific duties.
• Manages performance and provides progressive discipline and positive recognition as appropriate.
• Tracks attendance and time card accuracy.
• Monitors and controls budgets.
• Projects staffing for daily and future production needs, authorizes overtime when needed for long term planning.
• Ensures compliance with quality, environmental, and safety regulations and standards.
• Platform Skills (group presentation and workshop discussion)
• Written and spoken communication skills.
• Schedule flexibility to support critical deadlines may be required.

POSITION SUPERVISES :

Production employees within a specified area / function.

Requirements

EDUCATION AND / OR PROFESSIONAL LICENSE(s) :

Minimum BA or BS degree or equivalent education and experience.

EXPERIENCE :

• Minimum of five (5) years leadership experience.
• P&L understanding, ability to understand impact of operations on company profitability.
• Experience with selection, development and corrective action for employees.
• 20-25 employees under management.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

• Demonstrate the ability to lead, supervise and guide others effectively to achieve desired outcome.
• Objective and analytical oriented / Problem solving skills.
• Production shop loading and planning skills.
• Fundamental Lean Manufacturing and high-rate production skills.
• Mechanical Measurement and Instrumentation skills.
• Ability to express self clearly in verbal and written form - ability to interface with all levels of staff.
• Project Planning and Scheduling skills.
• Ability to handle multiple programs and tasks simultaneously and efficiently.
• Ability to work in a comprehensive team environment.
• Lean / Six Sigma Green Belt necessary.

CONTACT WITH OTHERS :

Internal : Interacts with all departments within the organization on a daily basis.

External : Occasional contact with others outside the company.

PHYSICAL / MENTAL / COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS :

Employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee may lift and / or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job may include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The individual must have a high level of comprehension, and a high level of general, verbal, written, and numerical intelligence.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

Works majority of the day in a climate-controlled environment, with the exception of or otherwise specified, performing work in the warehouse or manufacturing areas which are subject to changes in temperature and / or noise.

TRAVEL :

Limited travel required.

LOCATION :

Gentex's Rancho Cucamonga facility is in Rancho Cucamonga, CA is a city of about 177,000 residents located just south of the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and Angeles National Forest in San Bernardino County, California, United States. About 37 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles, Rancho Cucamonga is the 19th most populous city in southern California and the 27th state-wide. The city's seal, which centers on a cluster of grapes, alludes to the city's agricultural history including winemaking. Also, the Ontario Reign Hockey and Quakers Baseball teams are located 20 minutes from the Rancho Cucamonga location.

At Gentex, we don't just accept difference-we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. Gentex Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer M / F / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran status or on the basis of disability. Gentex is an E-Verify Participant. Pre-employment drug / alcohol / background screening is required. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Gentex, please call our Human Resources department at (570) ###-####.