Focus Factory Manager

The Focus Factory Manager will oversee daily manufacturing operations at Virginia Transformer’s Pocatello ID facility, ensuring production, planning, materials, and labor management run smoothly. The Focus Factory Manager will focus on meeting manufacturing objectives, driving process efficiencies, and ensuring safety compliance across the plant. The role involves close coordination with teams to ensure that manufacturing schedules and key performance targets are achieved, all while maintaining a safe and well-organized work environment.

• Safety and Compliance: Maintain the highest standards of safety for both employees and equipment. Ensure compliance with safety regulations and promote a culture of safety within the plant.
• Planning and Controls: Develop and implement effective planning and control measures to meet production objectives and align with overall business goals.
• Operational Leadership: Manage day-to-day manufacturing operations, including production, planning, material management, and labor allocation. Ensure safety protocols and housekeeping standards are met throughout the facility.
• Resource Management: Ensure that trained personnel and necessary resources are available to meet production goals, including efficient utilization of labor and equipment.
• Performance Management: Drive the achievement of Manufacturing Production Schedule (MPS) targets, including revenue, RTS (Return to Service), FPY (First Pass Yield), and other key objectives by ensuring processes are executed with precision.

• Knowledge of quality control measures and process improvements in a manufacturing setting.
• Engineering degree preferred.
• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to meet key performance objectives through effective resource and process management.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in manufacturing or production management, with a strong preference for experience in an assembly shop and union shop environment.
• Experience in production planning, labor management, and safety protocols.