Area Manager, Front End Production, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you will use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions, build and lead an agile team to deliver advanced technology, create a culture of trust, and foster leadership in others.

Responsibilities:

• Achieve business results by leading the development and delivery of Key Performance Indicators to ensure department objectives support overall business objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement and Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Motivate teams by leveraging technology and best-in-class manufacturing systems.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for Key Unifying Processes (KUP), partnering with other Area Managers to lead the standardized rollout and continuous evolution of these systems plant wide.
• Leverage manufacturing execution systems (MES) and real-time data to identify bottlenecks and implement sustainable solutions.
• Support employees by removing barriers to their success and developing their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Lead change efforts to construct and achieve manufacturing standards.
• Demonstrate empathy and embrace Gemba philosophy by engaging regularly with employees in production environments to listen and problem solve.
• Champion the formation of the culture required to achieve the Vision, Mission, and Values to deliver performance objectives.
• Enable a culture of learning through demonstration of effective communication skills.
• Develop ‘leaders as teachers’ at all levels by ensuring all employees receive necessary training, coaching, and support to optimize performance and advance both the overall organization as well as self.
• Lead and align diverse, multicultural teams to achieve a unified business strategy.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing, engineering, or operations experience in leadership roles.
• Proven ability to communicate complex operational concepts to all levels of leadership, from shop floor operators to executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrated track record of attracting, developing, and retaining high-performing, results-oriented teams.
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally as required.

Benefits:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.